Please do NOT tart up this car with gross looking non OEM speakers. On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I replaced the speakers in the TD way back when. the originals are some > odd size, there was a discussion about them at the time. I bought some > basic 4" speakers (I think that was the size, maybe 3" or 3.5", whatever > the standard size is) and they "fit" but not all the mount holes lined up > as they were slightly bigger. They sounded infinitely better though than > the old ones. At some point I bought the boy a new radio/CD player unit > and we put that in, it sounded WAY better than the old original, which was > sorta not working too well. I still have the original in a box somewhere, > I think it was a cassette player. > > --FT > > On 11/29/16 8:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >> Slow day today - I spent a lot of the day doing analysis at work (lots of >> tie looking at packet data - dull and tedious stuff) so by the tie I got >> home I wasn’t terribly motivated to do anything. >> >> As stated previously, I replaced the leaking aluminum crush washer on the >> fuel filter bolt with a #30 cap thread gasket which worked quite well and >> stopped the seeping. >> >> While I was under the hood I replaced the elbow and tube breather >> arrangement with the flat hose. So much nicer and cleaner than all that >> plumbing with the clamps and elbows! >> >> I might tackle the engine mounts tomorrow after work if I feel up to it. >> If not, maybe just the front brake lines, as those won’t be difficult and >> shouldn’t take long. >> >> I am starting to research some replacement speakers for both back and >> front of the car. I want something that’s decent but will be a drop-in >> replacement. Initial research has shown that Boston Acoustics S45 and S55 >> fit the front and back, respectively, however, they don’t make them any >> more. I’m going to do some digging to see what their modern replacements >> are and if they will fit as well. >> >> I don’t want to make this some ground pounding ghetto blaster, but the >> original speakers are clearly tired and sounding pretty lousy. They’re >> intact, but the cones are probably pretty dead by now from age if not >> exposure to the elements. >> >> Dan >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > -- > --FT > Winston Churchill: > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, > large or petty, > never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. > Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of > the enemy.” > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
