Re: Replacing stock speakers

From: Kenneth Eng (engkyq@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 10:45:16 EDT


The 6.5" speakers from Crutchfield will come with the adapter if they are
needed free of charge.

Ken

""Josh Battles"" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote in message
news:b7mbbn$5ta$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> 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.
>
> --
> - 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
> >
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