Ok, never mind.  I figured out exactly what you were talking about.  I
figured I'd try it and hope I did it right, and it worked like a
charm.  Got the old driver out of there (the gorund wire was broken -
explains why the speaker didn't work at all!  Good to go for
installing the new speakers...

Thanks for the tip.  It worked out great.

On 3/31/06, Luke Sponholz <lukesponholz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rich:
>
> I'm a little confused as to what you're referring to as the seam
> lines.  I This is pretty much one piece of molded plastic - the only
> seam is where the front grille is glued onto the box, which is not
> halfway back on the pod but more like 10% back on the pod.  I see you
> also have an '85 GL, so I would think they would be exactly the same,
> so perhaps I'm not understanding what you're saying...
>
> Ok, update.. I took a hacksaw to it and sawed it apart at the seam
> line.  You had to remove the front grille to get at the speaker to
> remove it, is what you are saying?  I had hoped to preserve the
> grille, but I guess the tweeter covers will look better anyway...
>
> Thanks,
> Luke
>
> On 3/31/06, Richard Koerner <RKoerner@avantmedical.com> wrote:
> > Luke,
> > I cut mine apart with a bandsaw, very carefully, right along the seam
> > line between the front and back halves.  Four cuts, on each of the four
> > sides.  Take your time watch your fingers!  (Could probably do the same
> > job with a hacksaw; much safer albeit slower.)  Inside, the speakers are
> > "molded" into the front half; used diagonal cutters to remove "web" to
> > take out old speakers.  I epoxied in new speakers on their mounting
> > face, and then epoxied the two case halves back together. Turned out
> > real nice; could also neatly apply black electrical tape along seam line
> > to hide it, but I didn't need to do that.
> >
> > Rich
> > '85 GL Vanagon
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Luke Sponholz [mailto:lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM]
> > Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 9:11 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Rear speaker pods
> >
> > Hello all -
> >
> > Happy Friday.
> >
> > I am installing new separate component speakers all around in my '85 GL.
> > I
> > had thought it would be nifty to use the speaker pods in the back to
> > house
> > the tweeters, but when I pulled one down yesterday it appears they went
> > out
> > of their way to make it an inaccessible self-contained unit.  Anyone
> > have
> > any luck getting one of these things open?  Any tricks?
> >
> > Otherwise I guess I'll just have to improvises my own speaker pods for
> > the
> > tweeters - what a shame!
> >
> > -Luke
> >
> > --
> > 1985 Brown Vanagon GL 4spd "Compost"
> >
>
>
> --
> 1985 Brown Vanagon GL 4spd "Compost"
>

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1985 Brown Vanagon GL 4spd "Compost"