Something else good to know is that if just a centimeter or so more
clearance is required, then the window cranks can be (carefully) bent to
clear the grills.  You'll want to have extra cranks on hand since you'll
probably break a few trying to do this.  But as someone else mentioned
somewhere, the cranks are $2 each so you could break a bunch and still come
out better than buying the spacers.

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:11 PM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
wrote:

> > I have both speakers and like the sound of the MB
>
>
> I've had the MB's for about 10 years. They survived the demolition of my
> '89
> Westy by a huge tree, and will be in my new '87 shortly. They sound great,
> but like many higher-end speakers they're relatlvely inefficient (meaning
> that they suck a lot of power from your radio's amp).  I can't say I'd use
> them with a typical radio's built-in power (it would play them, but with
> higher distortion since it would be straining), but I can tell you that
> with
> a good quality external amp they sing!
>
> For those who want to be widen their speaker options, I do sell a kit that
> increases the clearance behind the window crank:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=155898595
>
> They run $29 a pair (sorry, dealer parts, not my fault :-) , but you might
> save much more than that on speakers since they increase your options
> tremendously.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
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