George,

On my '85, I removed a few screws and pulled the front vent piece from the
A/C housing and was able to hold the retaining ring.  I know the A/C system
is different on an '87 but I think the rear cabinet/housing is the same.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

In a message dated 1/10/2002 3:12:43 PM Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of George Becker
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Rear Speaker Removal '87 Westy
>
>
> I've searched the archives for help on rear speaker removal, but have found
> no helpful information.  The '87 speakers are held in with screw-on
> retaining rings.  The front speaker removal is no problem because I can
> reach the retaining ring to keep it from turning, but the rear rings are
> seemingly inaccessible because of the AC housing.  When I turn the speaker,
> it spins freely because the retaining ring tabs don't bite on anything.  I
> don't want to destroy the speaker housing...
>
> George Becker
> e-mail: George.Becker@sce.com
>