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Paul Fraser

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I have an elderly 1984 LHD 944 that I' d like to change the speakers on as a. one is u/s and b. they are pretty poor anyway. What will fit that rectangular slot apart from the original ones (which, I presume, are not as good as something new...) Thanks.
 
Paul, my later 944 S2 had oval holes for which pioneer do a straight swap. I fitted some Infinities after a bit of carving. The rear side speakers allow two sizes. there was an oval hole in a larger round plate. Any good ICE shop should be able to help sort you out.
 
Paul,

As I understand, subject to year and ICE specification, the 944 had a variety of speaker configurations.

I would be inclined to remove the speaker and get a match for size and specification that way.

Not very scientific I know but it saves the potential embarassment of returning to your local spotty oik ICE shop assistant, with an opened box, trying to get a refund. [8|]
 
Which speakers are you looking to change, Paul? If it' s the front ones, as far as I' m aware all 944s came with 6" x4" speakers in the doors, covered with a rectangular grill. The mounting holes in the door should therefore accept any 6" x4" speaker, providing it' s not too deep. Pioneer, JBL and Blaupunkt all do some decent quality replacements in the region of £45 per pair.

Cheers
Dan
 
The mounting holes in the door should therefore accept any 6" x4" speaker, providing it' s not too deep.
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No they dont.... I am not sure but I think Pioneer is one of the very few companies that offer a straight replacement. The oval hole is a little too small for most standard 6x4' s, not much, but enough....
I fitted Infinity 6x4 with a bit of careful carving, took a lot of effort but the sound is good.
 
Thanks for the correction Tim. Quite right - the standard door speaker is a fairly low-profile Pioneer; now I think about it, the Blaupunkts did require a fair amount of effort to install! Paul - apologies for misleading you! [&:]
 
Pioneer are probably the best bet. Infinty's went straight back to the shop. I put Pioneer 6x4
2 way 90 watts in the front doors and buit a box for the Kenwood 6x9's 170 watts. I'll post pitures soon. I built the box from MDF 34 inches long, 8 inches wide and 6 inches hight. Sealed the joints with silicon filler ( like you do the bath and sink with) the stop sqeeks and vibation. Then bourght some accustic cloth to cover the out side and in side and cut holes out with the Jigsaw for the 6x9's to sit in. the attached a quik release plug (for easy removal) contected new wiring under the carpet and through the center console. And the sound with cd player is absolutly fantastic heavy base and clear crisp sound. Putting cloth all over on the inside helps to give a better fuller deep base rather than it bouncing off the wood. It cost me £25 in materials from Hombase and a good day the build the wiring in. i'll post some pics tomorrow night if i can. The rear speakers in the 944 are very difficult to replace as you need to take out the rear windows bacause of the side panels. I've been fiting and building sound systems for years in my spare time. Glad to help any one on ICE.
 
So where exactly did you put the rear speaker box (maybe a photo would help!)
thanks for the info on the rear speakers: is it worth just replacing the front ones...?
 
Sure I'll post some pics soon as i can. I've put the box right behind the rear seats in the boot and the rollor blind covers it. Deffinatly change the front speakers. the 944 front door speaker pods have a produce excellent sound. Probably the plastic sheeting behind it.
 
Andriko, I bought some nice 6x4s for the back of my 944, and some time later I peered behind the rear trim, only to find that it seems I can fit 6.5" round speakers in there if I remove the plate. If that's right then I guess the speakers can go on ebay [&o] but more importantly... I understand it's very tricky to get the rear trim pulled away far enough - you mentioned removing the window but the window seals seem REALLY tight; do I need to pay someone to carry out the installation? I really want to change the rear speakers for something better. Thanks.
 
I did nearly the same - peered behind the trim, bought some 6x4 Infinities and managed to ease the trim far enough away to install them, just needed a right-angled screwdriver (from Halfords). noticed the plate for a nice big round speaker but as the sound was greatly improved I decided that was good enough.
 
I would pay a car stereo shop to install them. But TIM COURT (read above post ) managed with a right angled screwdriver! Try that first. It'll be very tight to get in there and carefull not the put a big crease in the panel when it bends. i'll post some pics over the weekend.
 
Hi there,

I must have been very lucky then!

My JBL fronts went straight in but I did have to mod the grills to get them back on (basically cut them so the tweeter can poke through then made a small ring from MDF to act as a spacer which I glued to the grills. I then coverd with some acoustic cloth that matches my trim and bingo! To be far I wanted to hide the grills anyway as I think they make the door furnature look messy!

As for the rears I fitted JBL 6.5" rounds, not probs there either. I used a screwdriver bit attachment on a 1/4" ratchet. No probs. Helped to have my girlfriend hold the trim panel out of the way though.

If you careful and plan the job it's not too difficult.

Rog
 
hmmm, i tried with a right angled screwdriver but it is very tight and i did worry about creasing the trim. maybe I'll give it another go with a ratchet at the weekend!

Thanks for confirmation on the 6.5" speakers - looks like it's time to go shopping....
 
ORIGINAL: danmason

maybe I'll give it another go with a ratchet at the weekend!
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Ask Rog if he'll lend you his girlfriend [:-]

as for the right-angled screwdriver - Yes it is a tight squeeze but it was either struggle or take the side windows out - so I struggled....

Half the fun is spending your entire weekend fiddling [:)]
 
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