[W126 Coupe] Speakers (was: amazing properties of machinescrews, and speaker size question)

[Shayegan, Richard]

You're saying the screw holes on your 4x6 euro style plates line up with
the existing screw holes? That's what I meant by making a new hole, I
meant making new screw holes. Yes I realize self-tapping means this
isn't hard, but still I wasn't willing to make a new screw hole in a
$2000 dashboard.
Richard 


> -----Original Message-----

> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com 

> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Paul Samarin

> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:36 PM

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> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Speakers (was: amazing properties 

> of machinescrews, and speaker size question)

> 

> Perhaps that varies by year then, too.  My '86 560 SEC dash 

> needed no customization for the 4x6s, and in fact, whatever 

> stereo store I went to way back when had a database which 

> suggested 4x6 euros for the car; not knowing what the diff 

> was and not having access to any euro versions, I got the US 

> versions and cut the brackets to fit; I later saw a set of 

> euros--they are essentially what I cut my US versions down to 

> --> a 4x6 speaker housing with just 4 screw holes protruding 

> from that.  Imagine an oval measuring 4x6 with 4 little circles (for

> screws) protruding about where corners would be on a 

> similarly sized rectangle.

> 

> Paul

> 

> On Mar 1, 2007, at 11:37 AM, Shayegan, Richard wrote:

> 

> > Well, the dash will hold 4x6's if you are willing to make 

> new holes. 

> > I'm not, so I went with 3.5" with brackets from Crutchfield.

> > Richard

> >

> >> -----Original Message-----

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> >> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Paul Samarin

> >> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 2:18 PM

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> >> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Speakers (was: amazing properties of machine 

> >> screws,and speaker size question)

> >>

> >> Man that's a bummer.  Meanwhile, the dash will hold Euro-version 

> >> 4x6s.

> >>

> >> I think the rears depend on year; my old '86 was set-up 

> for 4x6s on 

> >> the rear deck also, so I redid the whole thing.  Not 

> stock.  But the 

> >> dash is definitely 4x6; the Euro versions have less mounting metal 

> >> but are the same speaker-wise.  I couldn't find those, so I bought 

> >> standard Kenwood 4x6s and just away all the mounting metal 

> except 4 

> >> screw holes, and it worked fine.

> >>

> >> Paul

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