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hey jay, Send us pictures of it. It sounds like it's gonna sound great. dennis --- Jason Albert <uluafish@attbi.com> wrote: > > ----- 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/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/