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DANTES JIMMY · 07-16-2008, 04:17 PM

i have a 72 gmc jimmy that has been worked over by a couple of po's
why dont i have a speaker hole in my dash between my defrost vents
is it a radio delete thing or a year and option thing it looks like it had rear side panels at one point in time would they have mounted them somewhere like that??
just curious i noticed the other day
not a real big deal

bouncytruck · 07-16-2008, 04:31 PM

Center dash speakers were and option I believe. If it had a radio but there isn't a grill in the dash, it probably had a speaker mounted below the dash just above the transmission hump.

Long Roof · 07-16-2008, 08:56 PM

My Jimmy also doesn't have the dash speaker.

**Classic Bowties** · 07-16-2008, 09:44 PM

Here is a factory blazer/jimmy under dash speaker.

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 07-17-2008, 09:36 AM

here is mine

bouncytruck · 07-17-2008, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary 70 Jimmy

here is mine

Looks like you added a couple of woofers too!

**Gary 70 Jimmy** · 07-17-2008, 10:12 AM

Those are my taco bell dogs The kids got them when they came out and I didnt get any so I waited a few years and out they came for the yard sale. I said those are not for sale they are going in my Jimmy they match my interior.

**pound41** · 07-17-2008, 10:16 AM

Having owned my one blazers for 28yrs and several others along the way. I have always been a blazer freak I have seen hundreds of blazers I have never seen a blazers with a speaker in the dash. I know there are some on this board. Here is my personal theory on them. I bought a 69 RS/SS camaro that was highly documented this was back in 90/91 before about half the documentation knowledge was known as it is today. when I checked the camaro block# it didn't match one of the 3 codes listed. The code I had was for a Chevelle/ Nova I found the vin matching # on the block. I found in a book called Chevrolet By the Numbers. The data is about cars. But the author was given access to all never released Gm papers and he interviewed former line workers. The line workers said when we had a car coming down the line and we were out of a block or other part. We weren't going to stop the line and get the car out. We found a suitable part and put it in. In the GM papers the man found that 6 or 8 camaros like mine were know to have had that block. Personally I think those are pickup cowls and frames. As fast as these blazers were going in 71/72 Thats what I think
You had 2 cowl/Frame assembleys Truck and Blazer

mr48chev · 07-17-2008, 11:13 AM

Wes at www.classicheartbeat.com (he shows up here) sells some nice molded speaker housings for the kick panels. I don't think he shows them in the catalog but I have seen them in his store. They are very clean looking and you can paint them to match the interior.

DANTES JIMMY · 07-17-2008, 12:50 PM

well the truck cowl thing going down the line makes a "hole" lot of sense to me i think gm did alot of that stuff
and i guess this is the first gen jimmy /blazer i have owned
ive had a bunch of trucks here is what peaked my curiousity
a pic from crzngmychvy when he sold his blazer

07-16-2008, 04:17 PM	#1
DANTES JIMMY Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PENDLETON,INDIANA Posts: 271	speaker hole?? i have a 72 gmc jimmy that has been worked over by a couple of po's why dont i have a speaker hole in my dash between my defrost vents is it a radio delete thing or a year and option thing it looks like it had rear side panels at one point in time would they have mounted them somewhere like that?? just curious i noticed the other day not a real big deal Last edited by DANTES JIMMY; 07-16-2008 at 04:17 PM.

07-16-2008, 04:31 PM	#2
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: speaker hole?? Center dash speakers were and option I believe. If it had a radio but there isn't a grill in the dash, it probably had a speaker mounted below the dash just above the transmission hump. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

07-16-2008, 08:56 PM	#3
Long Roof Old School, New Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Monroeville, Ohio Posts: 790	Re: speaker hole?? My Jimmy also doesn't have the dash speaker. __________________ The Good: - 72 GMC Jimmy 4x4 - 307 cid / 350 th - 70 Chevy Suburban 1/2T 2wd - 454 cid /400 th - 96 Chevy Impala SS - mainly stock - 98 Chevy Tahoe LT 4x4 - all stock The Bad: - 86 Chevy Suburban 1/2T 4x4 - winter beater The Ugly: - 72 Chevy Suburban 1/2T 2wd - parts truck

07-16-2008, 09:44 PM	#4
Classic Bowties Always on the hunt... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 5,594	Re: speaker hole?? Here is a factory blazer/jimmy under dash speaker. Attached Images

07-17-2008, 09:36 AM	#5
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,402	Re: speaker hole?? here is mine Last edited by Gary 70 Jimmy; 02-04-2009 at 01:11 PM.

07-17-2008, 10:12 AM	#7
Gary 70 Jimmy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burghill, Ohio 44404 Posts: 3,402	Re: speaker hole?? Those are my taco bell dogs The kids got them when they came out and I didnt get any so I waited a few years and out they came for the yard sale. I said those are not for sale they are going in my Jimmy they match my interior.

07-17-2008, 10:16 AM	#8
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,269	Re: speaker hole?? Having owned my one blazers for 28yrs and several others along the way. I have always been a blazer freak I have seen hundreds of blazers I have never seen a blazers with a speaker in the dash. I know there are some on this board. Here is my personal theory on them. I bought a 69 RS/SS camaro that was highly documented this was back in 90/91 before about half the documentation knowledge was known as it is today. when I checked the camaro block# it didn't match one of the 3 codes listed. The code I had was for a Chevelle/ Nova I found the vin matching # on the block. I found in a book called Chevrolet By the Numbers. The data is about cars. But the author was given access to all never released Gm papers and he interviewed former line workers. The line workers said when we had a car coming down the line and we were out of a block or other part. We weren't going to stop the line and get the car out. We found a suitable part and put it in. In the GM papers the man found that 6 or 8 camaros like mine were know to have had that block. Personally I think those are pickup cowls and frames. As fast as these blazers were going in 71/72 Thats what I think You had 2 cowl/Frame assembleys Truck and Blazer

07-17-2008, 11:13 AM	#9
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,451	Re: speaker hole?? Wes at www.classicheartbeat.com (he shows up here) sells some nice molded speaker housings for the kick panels. I don't think he shows them in the catalog but I have seen them in his store. They are very clean looking and you can paint them to match the interior.

07-17-2008, 12:50 PM	#10
DANTES JIMMY Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PENDLETON,INDIANA Posts: 271	Re: speaker hole?? well the truck cowl thing going down the line makes a "hole" lot of sense to me i think gm did alot of that stuff and i guess this is the first gen jimmy /blazer i have owned ive had a bunch of trucks here is what peaked my curiousity a pic from crzngmychvy when he sold his blazer Attached Images



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