Center dash speaker options?

[squaredeal91]

Big yellow is finally getting a radio soon. It's been a firetruck it's whole life till I got her. I'm putting in a period aera am/fm radio in it. Only planning to hook up to one speaker. The center dash speaker. Looking from underneath there is no speaker up in there.

My questions are. A- How hard is it to install that speaker? B- where should I get one from. I want it to last and sound OK for a single speaker. Thanks in advance for any Intel.

 

[SquareRoot]

Installation is easy. Just pull the dash cover off and there's a hole looking for a speaker. My truck didn't have that speaker so there may be a bracket involved that I'm unaware of. First thing to check is if your dash pad has the perforations in it for the sound to come thru?

 

[squaredeal91]

Good question root. Just looked and actually have 3 perforated areas.
I might as well get all 3.

 

[SquareRoot]

Good question root. Just looked and actually have 3 perforated areas.
I might as well get all 3.

Sweet. I'll make a suggestion based on my experience. Forget the center speaker. It's an oddball size, requires a very small magnet to fit in the factory hole. Suggest getting a pair of 3 or 3-1/2'"coaxial speakers for the corners. MUCH better sound. I have 8 speakers and a sub in my truck and the small ones in the dash make a big difference in bringing the sound stage up and in front of you. I have these Kenwood's and they will drop right in place. Easy Peasy

 

[squaredeal91]

Shizer! Thanks @SquareRoot ! I think I'm hooked up! My wife got me these for Christmas for 1983 pre Reagan bumper regal coup fronts. My plans for that care have changed so I probably won't be needing them. Perfect

 

[SquareRoot]

Jackpot! And she's a keeper

 

[Craig 85]

Here's the bracket my '85 had a the front dash corners. If you don't have them you may need to fab something. I put my speaker on the under side of the bracket to clear the tweater (yes those screws got trimmed).

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[squaredeal91]

Thank you Craig, good to know what I might be up against

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Thank you Craig, good to know what I might be up against

If you need those corner speaker brackets I think I have some....

 

[squaredeal91]

Thanks Hotwheels, I'll let you know!

 

[squaredeal91]

Received my radio yesterday!! Thanks to a Generous member I got hooked up like a tow truck. Going to order and replace all the bulbs in my cluster and make speedometer work.
When I do this.

 

[SierraClassique]

new to the site and not sure where to post pictures in a place where it would be most helpful for the overall GMSB community, but I installed a retro-modern stereo, four 3.5" speakers across the front dash, two 4"x10" speakers in the back, and a subwoofer under the driver seat earlier this year- happy to share if helpful. good luck!

 

[CountKrunk]

could you post pics here of how you installed the 4x 3.5" speakers in your dash?

 

[squaredeal91]

Sorry for not updating and completing this little project, I've had other projects take precedence lately. Anyways I removed the diamond plate radio hole cover and I'm pretty sure someone has cut this thing out? Or am I wrong? If it's been cut I'll have to make a plate fit the radio then graft it into my dash.

 

[Bloodhound1981]

Sorry for not updating and completing this little project, I've had other projects take precedence lately. Anyways I removed the diamond plate radio hole cover and I'm pretty sure someone has cut this thing out? Or am I wrong? If it's been cut I'll have to make a plate fit the radio then graft it into my dash.

That's a factory double-din hole which makes sense if your truck is a '91.