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<x-charset iso-8859-1> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Albert" <uluafish@attbi.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:52 PM Subject: Front Speaker Mounts > Hello all! > > I think I just came up with a great solution to the front speaker > location problem faced by many of us. I have always wanted a four-speaker > system in my '69 Square and have contemplated several different options > available. About a year ago I ordered the "Innovations" setup for both front > and rear speaker mounts. I don't know how many of you are familiar with > these products, but I was very dissapointed. The front mounts were truly > bizarre looking and did not come close to fitting without modification. The > rear looked good but was slightly too narrow to fit nicely. I returned both > sets and got a refund. > My problem was not yet solved. I started going over possible > configurations and finally came up with one that is cheap, easy, and works > great! For the front speakers I started with a set of 4" PVC pipe coupling > pieces (the double female connection pieces). I cut each at a angle on my > bandsaw, then cut and shaved them to fit the contour of the front kick panel > areas. The angle is such so that each speaker is directly aimed at the > driver and front passenger. Then I took some 1/8" closed-cell foam that I > got from a local upholstery shop and glued some onto the outside of the two > pipe pieces using some 3M 90 spray adhesive and wrapping the ends over the > top and bottom lips of the PVC. I wrapped the foam around the pieces and > left the one inch seam facing the front of the footwell area where it was > out of sight. To cover the foam I first thought of taking it to get covered > in vinyl but then came up with a really cheap and easy alternative. I > sprayed them both with a high-quality rubber undercoating and was pleasantly > surprised by the results! It really looks just like vinyl on the small > pieces and is very durable. To mount the units I just screwed on some tabs > to the inside of the pieces and screwed them right to the footwell. The new > units fit any 4" speaker and the thickness of the PVC provides good material > for attaching the speakers. > I'm very pleased with the results and I hope some of you might find > some of the info usefull! As for the rear speaker, I'm still working on that one! > > Jason Albert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <type3@vwtype3.org> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 5:35 PM > Subject: type3 Digest #310 > > > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>