Good to hear that before I do it. Maybe a switching/relay device (again
don't know what to call it, I'm a mechanical engineer not an electrical...)
for the door speakers to isolate the dropout from the amp?
-----Original Message-----
From: BORDER,RYAN (HP-FtCollins,ex1)
[mailto:ryan_border@hp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 5:08 PM
To: Peters, Jon C
Cc: 'lloydt@Colorado.EDU'
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Random questions - re:
Dusty's '50 GMC
Friendly warning-
I've heard bad stories about the no wire connectors
causing NASTY
transitory loads on amplifiers (when the doors open/close)
which can fry
them. Good solutions for dome lights, power locks, power
windows, etc...
but maybe not such a good idea for speakers.
Ryan.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peters, Jon C [mailto:jpeters@sikorsky.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 2:33 PM
To: 'tim'; Ole Truckers
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Random questions - re: Dusty's '50
GMC
Tim,
I considered the headliner area, but in all my cars and
trucks and vans...
having the speakers above my head played with the sound
somehow.
I'm using sheet metal brackets covered in sound nulling foam
with reflector
bowls (don't know what their really called) so the sound
only goes out into
the cabin.
I have the room for mid range speakers on the same brackets
but, depending
on how it sounds will determine if I put them in there or
not.
If you want to go into the doors you can fabricate a bracket
to support
speakers in place of the stock access plate on the lower
door, and use the
"no wire" door contacts found in street rod magazines. This
will minimize
alterations.
Another good spot for a set is behind the seat just below
the sheet metal
inner roof.
If you go to aftermarket or later model seats, the Fiero GT
came with
speakers built into the head rests.
Jon C. Peters
-----Original Message-----
From: tim [mailto:lloydt@Colorado.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:52 PM
To: Ole Truckers
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Random
questions - re:
Dusty's '50 GMC
How about in the headliner? I think there's
enough
clearance for some
not-too-deep 3 1/2" speakers up there.
Jon, could you describe how you're mounting
the speakers
behind the grill?
On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Peters, Jon C wrote:
> I haven't installed them yet but I'm
putting a pair of
tweeters directed at
> each seat (L/R) behind the stock speaker
grill. Putting
enclosures under the
> dash on either side with a sub under the
seat.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave
[mailto:dave@juniorbaseball.com]
>
> - Has anyone figured out a
way to install a
decent sound
> system in the cab
> without butchering the door
panels? Dusty
wants a small
> sub-woofer behind
> the seat, but the regular
speakers...where
can we put them??
>
Tim Lloyd, lloyd@lasp.colorado.edu
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