Re: Replacing stock speakers

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 11:08:13 EDT


Not everyone buys from crutchfield...they didn't carry some of the really
high end stuff that I bought.

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- Josh
Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L

""Kenneth Eng"" <engkyq@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:b7mem0$ain$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > 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 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > > > > > > >



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