Re: Speaker fitment...

[Jim Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

|#1| Wildfire wrote:
> 
> RE: Brakes & Speakers
> 
> > SPEAKERS:
> > On the speaker issue: Be wary of speakers which say they are "stock
> > replacements". The ones I purchased even listed my 84 rocco on the back of
> > the box as being a car where these speakers fit. They did NOT fit. I ended
> > up trimming the speaker braces w/ some tin snips and a file until they
> > actually fit inside.
> > Take measurements and buy them from a place that'll take em back if they
> > don't fit.
> 
>      Rest assured, none of the speakers on the market that have the full
> sized tabs on the corners have fit in the stock 4x6 locations in the front of
> either the Scirocco OR the Jetta.
> 
>      Sean
>      wildfire@albany.net
>      SYSOP: BOB'S WORLD BBS
> 
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The difficulty I have experienced with replacing the door speakers is
this:  the gasket on the ring of the speaker cone seemed to protrude too
far for the factory grille to be snapped back on.

Jim
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