85 and up have a little more room for clearance on the window handles. It's
worth taking a few seconds to spray paint the grills before you install
them. The ones I had were black and worn -- I sprayed them brown to match my
interior and was very pleased with the results.  YMMV :-)

Cheers,
Doug

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks, Doug.  I do not have PW, just mirrors(don't work). I will pull the
> panel and measure depth before i order.  BTW-I put in 4" Blaupunkt last year
> and they popped right in and the window crank does not get near touching
> them. I don't like the Blaupunkt grills, so will grind off the stock grills
> andd use them on the install this time.  Thanks again.
>
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>
>
>   On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> The problem is the thickness not the diameter -- I recently put new 4 inch
>> speakers in my front doors. I have an 84 Westy -- had to take speaker grills
>> from an 85 and up to allow a little more thickness --- and then grind the
>> window winders so they would clear the new grills.The 84 speaker grills are
>> flush with the door and the 85 and up ones protrude about 1/8". I see you
>> have a 91 GL so you may have power windows --- so depending on where all the
>> wiring and switches are you have more room --- still the thickness that is
>> the problem.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doug
>>   On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Michael Sullivan <
>> sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone tell me the mx diameter of speakers that can be installed in
>>> front doors?  I will mount from the back so I can get bigger than 4"
>>> Thanks.
>>> Michael in San Antonio
>>> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
>>> 73 Beetle
>>>
>>>
>>>  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 9:44 AM
>>> Subject: Stereo Upgrade Project
>>> To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>>>
>>>
>>> I know iI have brought this up before, but have a few extra bucks this
>>> month
>>> and would like to get going on this stereo upgrade.  In the interest of
>>> planning ahead, I would eventually like to have an aux battery to run
>>> laptop
>>> and incidental stuff.  I would also like a jumpseat behind the driver.
>>> IMO,
>>> it makes sense to tackle the battery first to be able to incorporate the
>>> amp
>>> and stereo stuff and have them run off the aux battery.  So a couple of
>>> questions:
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> http://www.dougalcock.com
>>
>
>

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