installing speakers in dash?

[timdrivesbeetle]

Hello I'd love some input on installing speakers in the dash of a non-monsoon car. I want to keep it as stock looking as possible. Is there a good way to install speaker grills that makes it look just like a factory speaker? and is there a good way to mount speakers below the dash board without attaching it to the dash board itself? Or is it nor recommended to commence on such a task? thanks a bunch!

[marvins_dad]

Go to a junk yard and find a bug with the monsoon dash...buy the two dash plates w/ speaker grills...replace yours with monsoon.

That's what I would do.

[timdrivesbeetle]

Hey thanks for the idea but I have a few questions on that. Would aftermarket speakers mount onto those dash pieces? I have 3 3/4 inch component speakers that I have installed in the door but I want them in the dash now because the tweeters in the dash are to far away from the woofer. thanks

[timdrivesbeetle]

Hey I still have questions on this, what size speakers fit on the panels and how are they fastened? Where can I get the panels? thanks!

[mgb65]

I'm having a similar problem to this thread, but mine is a bit different. The Beetle that I am working on has the Monsoon system, but the tweeters are starting to buzz quite a bit. I see that they are not standard size, and a guy from Crutchfield I was chatting with recommended a set to go in there.

Anyway, how does one remove the speaker grill and the speakers from the dash?

Any ridicule, taunting or general making fun of is greatly appreciated.

Ron

...Semper Fidelis...

[moongrrl]

are u talking about in the dash or pillars? i had to take the pillars apart and destroy the mounting if i remember correctly to get those out. new ones look fab...and they glow blue my friends tease that my car really does look like a space ship at night with all of the blue glow it emits

oh, and your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elder berries!! hey...u asked 4 taunting and so there u go

[timdrivesbeetle]

The speakers and grill is probably riveted in so if you just wanna replace the speakers I would take the dash pieces off which is not hard at all. I decided just to cut holes in my non-monsoon dash and mount speakers on the top because there's not much space underneath.

[marvins_dad]

Sorry I never got back to this thread.
Yeah, I had to get some extremely thin aftermarket speakers to replace my stock ones...they are better, but you couldn't go with just any speaker brand/model you want and fit underneath that dash.

You probably did the right thing. If you were just putting tweets of a component set, you could probably get away with it, but 2.5 or 3.5's you really have to look at the depth that is available. Somewhere I had a thread where I was looking for the proper depth...ended up with some out of production speakers that were classified to fit in the New Beetle to replace the OEMs.

Dash replacement speaker suggestions?

Looks like I didn't post what I ended up going with...I hate when people don't do that. LOL

[mgb65]

Thanks for the quick responses. I am working on a vert that does not have speakers in the pillar. It looks like (from the pics that I have seen) that getting the top of the dash off is not that difficult.

The guy from Crutchfield told me about the need to use thin speakers. He suggested a set from Infinity, and a piece of hard plastic to make a new mount for it.

This weekend I will have to break out the prybar and take the dash off to see what I have to work with. Thanks again.

Ron

...Semper Fidelis...

[langheldphoto]

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[timdrivesbeetle]

I just got done installing 4" speakers in my dash. The cutting was easy and I'm very pleased with how it looks. I dare say better than the dash pods

[tippermilheiser]

hey, i just wanted to know how to hook up a sub to a 2001 beatle to the back speakers. My friends and i were looking at the back speakers but we didnt know how to take out the speakers, please help

[timdrivesbeetle]

Did you get the rear panels off? Then just splice the wire to the speaker wires.

[tippermilheiser]

well actually that is wat i was wondering bout, i didnt want to have to take the side panels off, do i have too?

[timdrivesbeetle]

yeah you have to. Its not very complicated