Robin, fellows and fellaws:
I had similar problems with my radio.  I recently installed two front-door
speakers (acquired from a fellow list member) in the panel headliner of my
'84 Westfalia.  Centered them six inches from the front border of the panel
and aligned with the first screw to either side of the center, they fit just
in the cutoff of the sunvisor.  Wired them tapping into the speakers cables
running on the passenger side over-the-door pillar to the rear cabinet.  I
just crossed the channels, left speaker on the panel is connected to the
right channel and right speaker to the left channel.  It has improve a lot
my sense of hearing even under highway running (NOS 75MPH) which is not so
long in Puerto Rico, maybe something over 15 minutes maximum before
encountering a hill or a detour.

----- Original Message -----
From: Robin Davies <rodavies@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: Interior noise, how much is normal

> I've got pretty beefy tires on my Syncro and it is too loud.... We
> joke about getting an intercom so that we can talk to the kids in the
> back seat. Our stereo -a decent aftermarket unit by Sony is a waste
> of space on the Highway as we really can't hear it for crap. Yes I
> could insulate and tie everything down, but we just grin and YELL
> REALLY LOUD TO THE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT.
>
> Peace  R.
> 87 Syncro Vanagon Westfalia(Leslie)
> 94 Corrado SLC(Jade)
> 95 Passat GLX(Wolfie)For Sale!