charlierogers

looking for info on my 70 vert, what is the correct rear factory speaker size. and where does it bolt in? pics would be great! thanks charlie,,,

MDchanic

6x9", bolts in inside of the deadspace next to the top well behind the back seat - pull the seatback, and you'll see the outlines.

You can't hear the speakers for $__t in that location, but that's where they go.

Rob has a very nice writeup on putting a set in the back seat armrest area.

- Eric

charlierogers

thanks for the info eric! my car had a incorrect speaker in it when i got it so no pics of correct placement are available. need to get a factory rear brkt to install new speaker. still looking for some pics of excactly where it mounts. i will check robs thread as he is very thorough on them. thanks again!!! charlie,,,

allyolds68

I spent a lot of timing trying to figure out how to put them in the armrests. There simply is not enough depth to accept any normal off-the-shelf speaker without building out the face. I don't know what speaker Rob used but I can't find one that works. My lastest possibility is to see if a steel ammo box fits under the front seats

MDchanic

Just to tie this thread up, here are the original speaker locations.




Here is the applicable sections of Rob's thread.

Here are a couple of Rob's photos of rear armrest speakers:












Slick job, Rob!

- Eric

rcorrigan5

The original set-up only had one rear speaker, mounted behind the seat on the passenger side.

From my own experience, the rear speaker works good when the top is up but, when the top is down, you can't hear it at all. That's the main reason I put an AM-FM mono in my '68 instead of a stereo. When I put the top down, I just shift the balance **** completely to the front speaker and get all the sound. With the stereo unit, you only get half the sound with the top down and you can't do anything about it.

Randy C.

Lady72nRob71

Thanks Eric - You saved me some time!
I used special low-profile 6.5" speakers that cleared the top cylinders well. Unfortunately, that model line of speaker I used was discontinued, but I have seen others out there in different brands.
And yes, even with an amp and sealing off that rear triangle support, the sound is still quite muffled from the 2 6x9's...

charlierogers

thanks for the info/pics guys!!!!
charlie,,,

allyolds68

I think when I measured it you need a speaker with a depth of less than 1-1/2" to clear the cylinder. I went through all the 4" & 5" speakers at Crutchfield and none of them worked. I even call there and they told me they didn't have anything that shallow without building it out

Lady72nRob71

Okay, for all you guys who want rear armrest speakers, here are the ones you need!
http://www.amazon.com/PLS60-6-5-Inch.../dp/B00022OBPG

I used these. Cheap but they work well. These clear the top cyls by about 1/4".
These are discontinued by the mfr, so get 'em while you can!
(In fact maybe I should get a spare set........)