Did I hear someone say Dr. Laura has BIG Blaupunkts?  Call the tabloids
immediately.

Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay & Kim Schmidt <schmidt5@HSONLINE.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: westy speaker location.

>Erik und alles,
>    A couple years ago, I wanted to upgrade my 77's stereo. I installed
>large(6x9) speakers and an amp without molesting the interior.  I bought a
>couple of those felt-covered boxes and dropped the speakers in, installed
an
>amp under the rear seat sitting right on that converter housing, then ran
>wires from the amp to the boxes. This setup has the following pro's:
>    1. No hacking for mounting the speakers.
>    2. Nice anti-theft quality built in...it's easy to just unhook the
boxes
>and throw them in the underseat or other cabinetry. Nobody knows they are
>there.
>    3. It added 2 big ole speakers to the other 4 I had.
>    4. wiring is a breeze.
>    5. They are foreward of the kids in the rear seat so I don't blast
their
>little ears just trying to hear them up front.
>    6. Those big ole speakers with that amp pushing them will make you
>forget about that 10-week , labor-intensive soundproofing job you are
>considering. Man can you hear those even on the freeway with the windows
>open.
>    7. Position the 6x9's anyway you want. Let the wiring be on the long
>side and set them outside the sliding door if you like...not recommended
>while driving;)
>    8. No, they dont look like a cheesy, cut-rate install.
>    9. The big blaupunkts make Dr. Laura sound kinda sexy. He He He!
>
>There you have it. EASY, CHEAP, EFFECTIVE. Oh, My other speakers are 2 in
>the door panels- just replaced the old, didn't cut there either. 2 more
tiny
>ones in the very back facing down out of the back of the overhead
>cabinet..same story with those.
>Jay