[Shotimes] Speakers 89

[Hartberger, Jason M. AT2 (AW)]

Good thing you didn't go my (dumbass) route and read the SHOTIMES
website that said "6x9s possible with a little metalwork"... it's not "a
little". Especially when the only 'metalwork' tool you have is a
dremel... but the (also Pioneer) 6x9s are worth it in my opinion... oh,
and I believe the front speakers are 6.5" round... they have this little
adapter plate they fit in that may or may not fit new speakers
completely. 2 out of 3 screws usually work. YMMV.

Oh, and it's 85 degrees over here in sunny Dubai, UAE. Merry belated
Christmas, y'all.

V/R
AT2(AW) Hartberger, Jason M.
DX Production Supervisor
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
AIMD/IM-3/Shops 8&10
01-54-0-Q/j-7877

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Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 7:01 PM
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Thought I would share what I found in my 89.

Under the back deck I have two 6x8 woofers.  Above the deck in brackets
angled forward I have two 6x8 plate speakers with seperate mid and
tweeter
and what looks like a crossover built in.  Both the plates and woofers
are
the same size.  The woofers are made of plastic or something similar and
looked very good.  The plate speakers had paper cones for mids and
simply
can't be expected to be any good 17 years later.  They were deformed and
were probably the main reason the music sounded muffled.

I replaced the plates with a pair of 240watt Pioneer (I said Alpine
earlier,
the fronts are Alpine) 6x8 speakers designed for Fords.  The Pioneers
are
not plates, normal speaker types.  They fit in perfect.  I put the
factory
woofers back in.  I am using the factory amp.  The system sounds pretty
good
considering the fairly small amount I have invested in it.

> Since nobody seems to know the sizes of the speakers above
> the woofers I will take advantage of the gorgeous weather
> we are having in Kansas and go look for myself.
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