Oh, yeah. Good point. On my passenger syncro the manual window cranks
do hit the speakers that were installed.

On Sep 3, 2008, at 4:52 PM, rubatoguy@comcast.net wrote:

> You also have to be aware if you have power or manual windows.
> Manual windows offer even less clearance.
>
> I mounted Polk 5 1/4" coax speakers in the stock location and they
> just fit and clear the dash.
> I cut the vapor barrier, but used aftermarket XTC foam speaker
> baffles. I was able to cut the overhead A/C Westy box and put 6 1/2"
> speakers in the back.
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>
> > You are dealing with 2 problems in the stock location.
> >
> > Depth of the speaker inside the door. And Height of the speaker
> above
> > the door panel.
> >
> > Anything more than flush mounted speakers, will hit the side of the
> > dash. Anything more than about 2 1/2 inches deep, will require you
> to
> > cut the vapor barrier pocket.
> >
> > With that said, a previous owner did fit some 5 or 5 1/2 inch
> speaker
> > in my passenger syncro. As they aren't flush mounted they hit the
> > dash. I wish they had gotten MB Quarts and flush mounted them
> instead.
> >
> >
> > On Sep 3, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Robert MacDowell wrote:
> >
> > > What's the biggest speaker i can get into the same area as the
> > > facto ry installed. I'm thinking 5 1/4 inch would be the biggest.
> > > That's if i can even get those in. What's the opinion of the
> > > experts. I don't want to cut the bottom of the door panel. I
> already
> > > have them on the old panels and don't want to do that on the new
> > > ones. Thanks