Thanks for the recommendation. The grills will not be an issue on my 1983
with the speakers mounted low on the doors. I have been wantinf to ask for
a good speaker model.

Jim

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:38 AM Chris Szpejankowski <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
wrote:

> There are speakers that will fit INSIDE factory speaker housings, you just
> bend speaker mount tabs. I fit Infinity 3.5'' speakers in my '85 Westy
> using that method.
>
> You may also install speakers on the inside of door panels and use an
> aftermarket generic thin grille.
>
> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>
> Dnia 5 lip 2015 o godz. 22:35 Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
>
> > 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.
>