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Subject:Re: Sound System Suggestions needed
From:Mike Collum
Date:Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:54:53 -0500

If it were mine, I'd measure it's thickness and if it would fit I'd put
it under the driver's seat.

In a 7 passenger, access to the underseat area is no problem but in a
Westy, you might have to cut out the metal at the upper front of the
seat pedestal ... which I would certainly do for such a nice powered
subwoofer.

Mike
'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy

Michael Edwards wrote:
> "exactly wher ere the tweeters on the dash?"
>
> A lot of speakers these days are actually two different speakers in one.
> Inside the main body of the speaker is a "tweeter" for the high end sound.
> On many models these tweeters can be mounted separately.  Tweeters are also
> sold separately as components of a larger system.  The problem with these
> tweeters is they are not recessed like the factory speakers and actually
> protrude beyond the speaker mounting surface and interfer with the dash,
> window crank, or both.  Some people deal with this by mounting the tweeters
> apart from the main speaker and then they have a flush mount speaker.
>
> While we're on the topic...
> I recently picked up this Kenwood Sub/amb combo.
> http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2B4j5cftiEf/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=kenwood+sub&i=113KSCSW1
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions on mounting locations for an 87 Westy?  I
> don't want to put it under the rear seat for two reasons.
> Fist, it's already packed under there.  The rear heater takes up so much
> space I don't want to give up any more.
> Second, on long trips it's nice to turn the fader up front so the driver
> can
> have music but passengers and dogs can sleep without boom, boom bass under
> them.
> I was hoping there might be an option somewhere under the dash, but have
> never had my dash apart to explore options.
> Anyone have any suggestions?  Ive heard there is some space above or behind
> the glove box, but would prefer to center as much as possible?
> What's immediately behind the center plastic piece that goes to the floor?
> Thanks,
> Mike
>