Tom,

Drop the head liner up front and the vent duct above the sliding door,  Run
the wires from the radio to the right above the glove box, up the right side
pillar, back along the channel above the right door, through the vent
ducting above the sliding door (there may be clips to hold the wires
installed here), and into the cabinet.  On the stock factory set ups VW used
three wires since the speakers shared a common ground.  If you are using a
factory radio this will work okay but if you are using an aftermarket unit
run an extra ground.  Do yourself a favor and buy, beg, borrow or steal a
fish tape.

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

on 6/2/03 11:00 PM, Automatic digest processor at LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
wrote:

> Date:    Mon, 2 Jun 2003 20:33:13 -0700
> From:    Tom Young <tomyoung1@ATTBI.COM>
> Subject: Wiring rear speakers on the Westy
>
> Hi all:
>
> I've found a couple of factory front door speakers.  They look exactly the
> same as the "false speakers" (plastic fronts, no inners) that reside in the
> rear ceiling storage cabinet in my Westy.  So, how do I go about sneaking
> wires back there?  Is there a preferred - maybe even "factory" - routing
> that anybody can describe to me?
>
> TIA.
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> Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
> Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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