Anyone have any experience fitting new speakers in front kick panels in LM
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Check out the posts on page 5 in this thread on Cover Center Forum. One of my club members is building the car and has done just that. http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,991616
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Thanks for posting these. I also was looking for some ideas along these lines. The high resolution images posted on Corvair Center made them difficult to view. I re-posted them below in a downsized format for easier viewing...
http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.ph ... 616,page=5
http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.ph ... 616,page=5
ihscomputers wrote: Date: December 30, 2018 05:19PM
Fitted new Pioneer 4x6 speakers to the fresh air vents that I had previously sealed.
Originally purchased a pair of very nice Kicker 6x9 3-way speakers but they were too large and would not fit.
Although the Pioneer speakers are smaller they still have very good sound.
I cut some rigid plastic sheet (the lid from a storage container) and cut out the oval shape of the speaker to create a sound enclosure by gluing the plastic to the vent body then added two rivnuts to allow the easy removal of the speakers.
As you can see, I have yet to clean and finish the kick panels....uncertain whether they will get painted or covered with carpet or vinyl...
Brad Bodie
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Yeah the post worked out well here as Dean had just posted the photos earlier:")
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terribleted wrote:Check out the posts on page 5 in this thread on Cover Center Forum. One of my club members is building the car and has done just that. http://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,991616
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I removed the kick panels and used rigid plastic and glued it to the back side to seal them:
The Pioneer speakers purchased from Best Buy:
The Pioneer speakers purchased from Best Buy:
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1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998
1965 Monza Coupe w/63 Buick 215 V8 - Former 13-second Drag Car by Ken Arnold