I replaced the 4" stock Blaupunk door speakers with 4" JBL
performance/competition speakers ($70 made in USA - some non-comp JBL's are
cheaper, less range and power handling, and made in China). They sound
great and handle the power and volume.  They also deliver some really good
bass and exceptionally crisp treble.  I replaced the rear stock speakers
with a new set of Blaupunks, and they pretty much suck.  They're muffled
and have no crispness in them at all.  Now I'll have to find some JBL's
again.

Whatever you replace your stock 4" speakers with be certain to check for
window crank clearance and that the speaker cover doesn't smash into the
side of the dash.  I've seen vans with larger speakers that didn't account
for these differences.

Karl Vochatzer
86 Westfalia GL
88 GL

RubatoGuy@AOL.COM on 08/21/97 07:11:09 PM

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In a message dated 97-08-21 14:48:29 EDT, avitakis@PIPELINE.COM (Alexander
Vitakis) writes:

<< Also, in replacing the rear speakers I just used a large screwdriver and
 hammer to punch through the factory pieces of crud and mounted some nice
 Polk speakers of the same size that fit perfectly. >>

Hmmm, in my '88 Westy I can take the rear speakers out without removing the
ceiling cabinent. They must have made a mounting change.  But I was
considering the Polk speakers as well..

What is the largest speaker that people have fit in the door? I measured
the factory enclosure and it seems that you could easilly fit 5.25" and
perhaps 6" speakers in the front doors in place of the stock units.

What do people do to solve the weak bass ??