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On 1 Jul 2003 at 22:39, Kevin Guarnotta wrote: > Is there a stock speaker location or were these an aftermarket installation. > some PO of mine cut holes in the door for the speakers...one of which was > missing when I bought the car, and the other was disintegrating.... There is only a single stock speaker location: under the center of the dash. For stereo installations most people cut holes in the door panels, which is a real shame if the OE door panels are still nice. Speakers mounted in the doors usually fail quickly because they get water on them. This could be done differently, but it takes too much time and most people don't realize how much water comes down there when it rains. The wires to the speakers are also a problem. They are usually installed so that they flex quite a bit every time the door is opened and shut. The wire usually breaks within a couple of years, sooner in cold weather. This is a bigger problem with the driver's side door, because that one gets more "exercise." -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org