I have both speakers and like the sound of the MB over the blaupunkts. So better sound and a good fit, not sure about the $$; but 2 out 3 so far :)

Dave

--- On Tue, 5/27/08, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:

> From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
> Subject: Re: a speaker recommendation
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 10:37 PM
> While that is a great price, the fact that they don't
> clear the window
> cranks is a bit of a let down.
>
> The MB Quart PCE210 4" speakers are flush mounted and
> DO allow for the
> clearance of the window cranks. I believe these are
> discontinued now,
> but they still seem to be available in the market place. I
> got mine a
> couple of years ago from Crutchfield, when Crutchfield
> carried MB
> Quarts.
>
>
> On May 27, 2008, at 9:16 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
>
> > We're installing a "real" sound system
> so we can listen to tunes in
> > the
> > van.  I found this site midwest electronics that is
> the main
> > blaupunkt us
> > seller.  Anyways, they have a bunch of things (last
> years models?)
> > marked
> > down at ridiculous prices (75-80%).  For example, I
> just finished
> > installing
> > four of these in our westy:
> >
> http://www.midwestelectronics.com/blaupunkt-thx402-p-68.html
> > They're marked down to $35 a pair right now, which
> seems ridiculous
> > to me.
> > Be careful, they have the same model number elsewhere
> on the site
> > listed at
> > $90.  I guess that is this year's
> "edition".
> >
> > They fit in all of my stock speaker holes.  The grill
> was shallow
> > enough to
> > clear the dash, but not the window cranks (bent the
> cranks to get
> > them to
> > clear, broke a few cranks in the process).
> > I had to "trim" my a/c plastic face in the
> rear (this is westy a/c)
> > to clear
> > the grills.
> >
> > Tomorrow I'm installing a subwoofer I got from the
> same site, but if
> > I had
> > known how great these would sound, I probably
> wouldn't have bothered.
> > There's no deep bass of course, but for 4 inchers,
> they have a very
> > full
> > range.
> >
> > I have no affiliation with blaupunkt or the midwest
> electronics place.
> >
> >
> > By the way, I was expecting to have to run wires to
> the rear
> > speakers, since
> > I've heard the old vans have just a single ground
> going back there.
> > I had
> > two complete pairs of speaker wire in the back, so I
> didn't have to
> > after
> > all.  Does this mean some PO ran the wires?
> >
> > -Wes
> > 1.9l '83 westy