Re: Speaker Survey, Gen I and Gen II's

From: Josh Battles (jbattles@bankfinancial.com)
Date: Tue Jan 06 2004 - 11:50:10 EST


""Mike Meyerhoff"" <mike@mypants.org> wrote in message
>
> I've been happy with my Diamond M3 6 1/2" components. You may as well go
> with 6 1/2s... the stock hole is a goofy shape uses a plastic adapter
plate
> (that isn't very sturdy). To fit the bigger driver you have to make a
> different plate which is a good thing.
> mm

I made new plates when I installed the 6.5" speakers that are in there
now... 1/4" masonite works very well for that type of application. I had
bought the scoche adapter plates from crutchfield, but they were a touch
small for the speaker baskets and I didn't feel like modifying them.
Crutthfield refunded the money and I used the masonite. TonyC has the
adapter plates now, and apparently they work very well for him.

We used to make all sorts of mounting stuff out of masonite when I worked in
the stereo shop... it works very well, and is inexpensive. Just use a
nut/bolt combo for fastening the speaker to it and you can re-use the
factory speaker screws to hold the whole unit into the door.

-- 
- Josh
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