3.5 Dash Speakers Too Tall?>

[1972C10]

Anyone else run into this problem with aftermarket speakers? There holding my dash pad up a tad bit.

Here is a pic of the speakers i got. Its the High thats hitting.

[Smokin86]

i bought some kicker 3.5's. They did the same thing. Ending up selling them to a friend of mine for about 10 bucks more than what i bought them for.

[badone07]

I placed the dash on and mine are too high also. I'll probably just screw around with them, so they can be mounted from under the dash in the spring. For now I'll live without the dash pad a little longer.

[flip66]

try mounting them from the bottom of the bracket that mounts to the dash.

[useRc10]

yeah, mine did that and cracked the pad a little on the "grill" part...i'm just going to live with it for now since the sound sucks anyway

[Smokin86]

to mount any "respectable" speakers in the dash will require some level of modification. Grab some snips and have at it.

[cliffsta]

or spring for some 2" or 1" tweeters and get the stock speaker bracket tripods thingies from 81 up. But you gotta remember to run a high pass filter or crossover to them so they aren't farting out bass, just treble.

[1972C10]

I just took the factory bracket things tossed them drilled two holes in the dashboard and used the factory screws I took some pics Ill post them tommorow Dash mounted right after ditched the brackets.

[badone07]

Originally Posted by 1972C10

I just took the factory bracket things tossed them drilled two holes in the dashboard and used the factory screws I took some pics Ill post them tommorow Dash mounted right after ditched the brackets.

Figures it was that simple. Took me a while to find a set of factory brackets too. Should've bought the speakers first.

Like cliffsta said, I also used a set of filters too and they made a big difference.

[1972C10]

They dont have as much surface to sit on as the stock bracket But i think it will be supported enough.

[1972C10]

another thing i didnt test fit the 4"s i had to verify but i think a person could put 4" speakers in that hole. Granted the brackets are removed.

[cliffsta]

With my 80 dash i think i might mount a couple 1 inch tweeters where the factory speakers from 81 up went to add better atmosphere.

[1972C10]

The speakers i put in have a High On them aswell Best of both worlds. I had some memphis 3.5s in there before these and they cleared the memphis were two ways aswell.

[Destructo]

Hmm, i'm about to install a set of 3.5s in my dash, but I was looking at Infinity Reference speakers, if I can find some flush mount speakers I think it will fit, or I will just cut a small hole in the dash pad, mine is already falling apart anyway.

[Destructo]

Heres what you need to install the aftermarket speakers...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-HhMjDj2...3000&s=0&cc=01

if you buy your speakers from crutchfield they come with the speakers for free. I'm gonna pickup a set of the JBL GTO 3.5" speakers I think.

[1972C10]

Or you could screw them to the dash and not get gouged by crutchfield.

[cliffsta]

Originally Posted by 1972C10

Or you could screw them to the dash and not get gouged by crutchfield.

Amen brother. Crutchfield wants WAY too much for everything. Go to www.etronics.com it doesn't come with any extra garbage, but the prices are just excellent. Besides, most things come with eveyrthing needed anyways.

[Destructo]

I prefer to spend a little extra and not have to drill holes where they aren't supposed to be, I really hate drilling holes in stuff, I always end up regretting it. Probably nobody is ever gonna know, but I know and I hate extra holes, my bed rails already have enough of them.

And I was planning on buying the speakers from them, if you buy the speakers the brackets are included for free.

I bought my new Sony CDX-F7700 head unit off ebay, great deal, brand new too.

Just won the bid on a dual 12" sub box too, I already have the subs I traded my 10" bazooka tube that was in my beetle for his dual 12" subs in a box, but its a huge giant square box. I'm going to be using a MTX RT202 2 channel amp for the 12's, 100 watts rms per channel, I know its not much, but should get the job done.

[1972C10]

Im not real big on drilling holes either But in a spot like that far worse could be done and never known.

Friend of mine said a coworker of his put some 5 1/4s in the dash a few weekends ago ... he acted like they fit right in without cutting it.

[apstguy]

I have pioneer 3.5 and don't have a problem. I do have to say about Crutchfield that I bought a deck and speaker set and got a great deal on it plus brackets, wiring harnesses, and a bunch of other crap for free. One thing at a time and they aren't the cheapest.