Jason,
My 78 B has 5.25" speakers mounted in the door. Actually, I bought it with
5.25" holes in the door, with speaker grills, but no speakers. I bought
some standard Pioneer 5.25" speakers and stuck them in. I have no idea if
a previous owner enlarged the hole to accomodate the 5.25" speakers, but it
doesn't appear that anything special had to be done, other than cutting a
bit extra vinyl and fiberboard.
Good luck!
Scott McKorkle
Issaquah, WA
1978 MGB
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> From: Jason Sawyer <jason.sawyer@ibm.net>
> To: Zach Parrish <parrishl@airmail.net>
> Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: 77-80 B Speakers
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 5:41 PM
>
> I don't have any speaker grills in my door panels, and I really don't
care about
> originality (I think that the door panels are reproductions anyway) I'd
at least like
> 5.25" speakers. Has anyone had any experience? What about mounting them
somewhere else?
> My B has no radio or speakers, and the local Warehouse Electronics said
that they would
> have to do "something custom" (read: wallet smashing). Anyway, if someone
is going to
> do something custom to my B, it's going to be me! I'd like to hear
something besides
> the Monza exhaust....
>
> Jason
>
> Zach Parrish wrote:
>
> > I recently replaced the speakers on my 79 B and had a few problems.
First of all I
> > believe the size is 4 or 4.5 inches. The problem came with finding a
full-range
> > speaker that would fit in the door. It's not a question of how much
space there is
> > between the door panel and the door, but rather between the door panel
and the
> > window mechanism, which is about 2 inches. There are plenty of
mid-range speakers
> > that would work, but they won't give you as good a sound. The trick is
in the
> > grill. Find a grill that sits out a bit from the door panel and gives
you extra
> > room to put in a thicker speaker with a bit larger magnet.
> > I also had to put new connections on the wires in the door, but
thats easy
> > enough to do. Although I tried, I could not find a way to keep the
original grills
> > in the door, but if you do please tell me.
> >
> > Zach Parrish
>
>
>
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