I've got JL Audio's in the front and Polks in the rear. The JL's are much
better sounding for not much more money.

Can't help you with removal on the '87. On my '89 there were screws in the
front of the speakers. Definitely run new wire. I think the '87's still had
a common ground to the rear speakers.

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 6:53 PM, Ron Komoroski <ronkom@vaguzzi.com> wrote:

> Hey Y'all,
> Rear speakers in my '87 Westy (w/air) are blown. They are mounted into the
> front of a "box" hanging from the air conditioning enclosure on the ceiling
> at the back of the van. Not obvious how it comes apart to get at the
> speakers & wiring. I looked in the archives, only hit was from 2001 & the
> writer had to cut the old speakers out from the front & use new ones that
> had front mounting screws. While I'm in there I want to run new speaker
> wire, the stuff used in my van is pitiful. From the way the wire is routed I
> can't believe it's factory, so it must be jack-leg aftermarket.
> Any updates on rear speaker replacement since 2001?
> Thanks
> Ron Komoroski
>