

| Subject: | Re: Speakers for the front |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Sun, 5 Jul 2015 19:57:59 -0700 |
isn't by chance you flip the wire polarity on the speakers? On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote: > So, I'm planning to give you a review later, but here's a sneak-peak. > I've been wanting to replace my front speakers ever since I bought my > van in March, 2000. I've gotten all kinds of recommendations, all bad. > I think I may have finally found the right speakers, albeit with some > quid pro quos, but I have a problem with my system that I need to get > fixed first before I'll know for sure. > > The upside: These speakers fit. HOWEVER, you have to extend the window > crank handles. There ain't nothing out there that I've been able to > find that will obviate this need. > > Here's what I've got: > Blauplunkt Blue Magic, CL-100: > http://www.crutchfield.com/p_023MGCL100/Blaupunkt-Blue-Magic-CL-100.html > Had to turn the grill sideways because they have this bar with the > Blauplunkt name on it that got in the way of the window cranks. > > High-clearance window crank from Go-Westy: > > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23349&category_id=&category_parent_id= > This still can scrape across the surface of the speaker, but I'm > probably going to take them off and file down the back, behind the > knob, just a bit so they don't. If you pull out on it just a bit it > doesn't scrape the speaker. > > After installation, of speaker and Dynamat, the driver's side sounded > great. Only problem is my system isn't wired right or something. The > right side doesn't work and the back speakers sound fuzzy for one > radio station but not another. I have a lifetime warranty on the > Crutchfield installation, so I'll let you know what they find out in a > week or two. > > That's all for now. > Marc Perdue, in central Va., home of Crutchfield. >
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