Deeper FACTORY speaker grille?
06-30-2002, 04:55 PM
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Deeper FACTORY speaker grille?
I just ran across 944 555 149 00 01C in PET... It certainly appears to be a deeper speaker grille for the door panel...
Anyone have experience with, or previously purchased this part?
Anyone have experience with, or previously purchased this part?
07-01-2002, 09:16 AM
#2
Drifting
Thread Starter
Ok, so I was sent the following, from the email archive (I believe):
[quote]A second style of 4x6 mounting was used in some later cars. This is a two-piece assembly consisting of a thick plastic frame and a snap-on grille. The grille area is made of metal with a plastic surround. Using this grille, it is possible to mount speakers as deep as about 2". (An Audax VE4X6F0 midrange speaker, which is 52 mm deep, barely fits.) The parts list for this later grille assembly is:
quantity part number description
2 944.555.149.00.01C Grille
2 944.555.159.00 Frame
8 477.035.375 Bushing
8 043.938.3 3.9 mm x 22 mm lens-head self-tap screw
8 011.522.7 Washer
The JBL GTO-462d (the "D" is important) works like a charm. Beware 'speakers with tweeters that protrude too far in front of the main frame (true of an Infinity pair I tried) as the tweeter bit will distort the grille.
Note that the bushings are important to space the frame out far enough from the door panel to allow the frames to snap on. Also note that the replacement speakers MUST be the European oval shape - not rectangular. The replacement speakers must also have a thin steel mounting frame like the OEM speaker - not a thick plastic one.
The least expensive approach to mounting a deeper 4x6" speaker may be to make a simple spacer out of, say, 1/2" MDF and use the flat waffle grilles. Spacing the speaker much further out than this is not possible as part of the grille is covered by the dash when the door is closed.
Not true for the 924S unless you go absolutely mad IMHO, there's lots of room available before the frame hits the dash.
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[quote]A second style of 4x6 mounting was used in some later cars. This is a two-piece assembly consisting of a thick plastic frame and a snap-on grille. The grille area is made of metal with a plastic surround. Using this grille, it is possible to mount speakers as deep as about 2". (An Audax VE4X6F0 midrange speaker, which is 52 mm deep, barely fits.) The parts list for this later grille assembly is:
quantity part number description
2 944.555.149.00.01C Grille
2 944.555.159.00 Frame
8 477.035.375 Bushing
8 043.938.3 3.9 mm x 22 mm lens-head self-tap screw
8 011.522.7 Washer
The JBL GTO-462d (the "D" is important) works like a charm. Beware 'speakers with tweeters that protrude too far in front of the main frame (true of an Infinity pair I tried) as the tweeter bit will distort the grille.
Note that the bushings are important to space the frame out far enough from the door panel to allow the frames to snap on. Also note that the replacement speakers MUST be the European oval shape - not rectangular. The replacement speakers must also have a thin steel mounting frame like the OEM speaker - not a thick plastic one.
The least expensive approach to mounting a deeper 4x6" speaker may be to make a simple spacer out of, say, 1/2" MDF and use the flat waffle grilles. Spacing the speaker much further out than this is not possible as part of the grille is covered by the dash when the door is closed.
Not true for the 924S unless you go absolutely mad IMHO, there's lots of room available before the frame hits the dash.
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