Re: Replacing stock speakers

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 09:47:11 EDT


Just an fyi, but if you don't feel like paying the $10 for the adapter
rings.... if you've got some spare time and about $3, you can make them
yourself out of a 1/4" piece of masonite. Just use a nice agressive looking
screw to hold the speakers in place and you're golden.

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- Josh
Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L

""Charlie Marino"" <cmarino12@cox.net> wrote in message news:000b01c304d2$3db8f280$0201a8c0@hewlettmi4yof2... > > Eric, > Thanks for the reply. Don't concern yourself with the > time.............I've been busy as hell myself. This is a great list and > appreciate everyone's responses. > > Charlie Marino > Yorktown, VA > 1999 Dakota Club Cab SLT > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Eric > Jerman > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:46 AM > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > Subject: RE: DML: Replacing stock speakers > > > > Charlie, > Yeah the factory openings are larger than what our books list...but I > believe Gabe beat me to the punch in stating that we have 6.5" oversized > > speaker provisions in our daks. Most of the time you need an adapter to > fit > the 6.5" or 5.25" speakers in, but some manufacturers like infinity make > the > speakers oversized as well so that you don't need an adapter ring. I > know > that my clarions needed them, but my infinity 2 ways don't. They make > the > basket/ frame bigger on the speaker that way they can increase the cone > area > of the speaker so that you can achieve a little higher sound quality > than > speakers of actual 6.5" size. HTH some. Sorry it took so long to get > back > to you on this. > Eric Jerman > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > >



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