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Subject:removing overhead in a westy
From:Boroko
Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:30:12 -0700

HI all,
I just ran into a problem with the overhead A/C cover in an '87 Westy that I
found a novel solution to.  It seemed that one of my stock speakers had went
bad and was in desparate need of replacement.  I looked through the Bently
and the description for removing the housing was for an earlier westy and
had not addressed the A/C unit model.  Since the speaker was already shot, I
took the aggressive direction and decided to remove it from the front
without lowering the housing.  The thought of removing a couple of hundred
screws and fighting with the unit did not impress me.  I found that with a
little care, the front grill of the speaker could be "torn" form the rest of
the speaker mount without doing any damage to the formica housing.  I was
careful not to damage the front in case I decided to glue it back together
again and use in in the future. Like I said, with a little prying, it
separated from the ring that holds it and I was able to remove it through
the hole.  I proceded to install the new speakers and within about 20
minutes, I had new speakers installed.  The sacrifice of the one good
speaker was well worth the time saved.
Mark

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