My '88 Westy had separate grounds for all the speaker wires.
VW much have changed this at some time during production.

Todd
'88 Westy

Stan Wilder wrote:

> Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> It wasn't a big deal running the four wire setup on my 83 Westfalia.
>
> Disconnected the wires in the overhead storage compartment in the rear.
>
> Agressively taped them to a 4 wire (telephone cable) and pulled them
> carefully down through the winshield pillar to enough length reach my
> radio.(use about a 4" wrap of tape on the cable side by side) A little
> silicone would probably help but I didn't need it.
>
> If you loose this wire then you have to go at it the hardway removing
> your headliner and trim all the way to the rear.
>
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 20:14:31 -0400 "David M. McClelland"
> <sdaveemt@IX.NETCOM.COM> writes:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David M. McClelland" <sdaveemt@ix.netcom.com>
> > To: <CMathis227@AOL.COM>
> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 18:57
> > Subject: Re: Re: rear speaker installation for westy
> >
> >
> > > Along the same line, My rear speakers share a common ground. Most
> > newer
> > > radios do not use the common ground approach. If I have to run one
> > new
> > wire
> > > I amy as well run a whole new set of wires. So the question is:
> > Does
> > anyone
> > > know of any decent radios that still use a common ground and what
> > would be
> > a
> > > good route to run wires?
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Chuck Mathis" <CMathis227@AOL.COM>
> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 16:10
> > > Subject: Re: rear speaker installation for westy
> > >
> > >
> > > > Jen,
> > > >
> > > > If you have the rear A/C unit you'll need to remove the A/C vent
> > face
> > > plate thingy.  Once that's out of the way you can reach inside the
> > cabinet
> > > and unscrew the collar that holds the speaker in place. The
> > speaker will
> > > come out of the front of the cabinet.  Unless you're using stock
> > speakers
> > > you'll probably need to splice in some new connectors.  I don't
> > know what
> > > the non-A/C arrangement is but I assume the arrangement is similar
> > -- the
> > > speaker are.
> > > >
> > > > Chuck
> > > > '85 Wolfsburg Westy -- 'Roland the Road Buffalo' With new
> > Blaupunkt
> > > speakers
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated Mon, 9 Apr 2001 12:28:22 PM Eastern Daylight
> > Time,
> > > Jenny Loerzel <jensmiles2@HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
> > > >
> > > > << One more question. (yeah, right)
> > > >
> > > > I recently purchased rear speakers to install into my '87 Westy.
> >  Could
> > > > someone with past knowledge help me figure out how to get at the
> > speakers
> > > > and how tell me how difficult are they to install?  I would
> > greatly
> > > > appreciate it.  Please p-mail me as I am on digest.
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Jen
> > > >
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