On Dec 11, 2012, at 7:40 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

Old problem, how to get front door window cranks to clear the speaker
grills on replacement speakers.  I just went through the archives, and
the most promising lead was "rear window crank spacers" for a 91-93 VW
Cabriolet (dealer item) which were said to be a direct fit.  I'll see it
those are still available tomorrow, but is there more recent wisdom on
how to deal with this?

danke sehr

One popular/common replacement is:

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23349&category_id=253&category_parent_id=

bob