[W126 Coupe] Speakers 87-560 SEC

[Paul Samarin]

I'll defer to Jonathan's superior knowledge but add a tiny data  
point.  I installed 4x6s in the front of my 86.  They made two  
versions, a US vs a Euro version.  Whatever large stereo shop I went  
to several years ago had a computer that said the Euros would fit..  
but only the US version were available, so I bought them.  I later  
discovered the difference was the mounting system.

The US version is a 4 x 6 oval speaker mounted in a 5 x 7  
(approximately) rectangular mounting frame with lotsa holes for  
various installation options.  The Euro version is a 4 x 6 oval with  
4 little screw holes about where the corners would be on a rectangle.
The US mounting plate would not fit into the SEC dashboard space, but  
I was able to cut away enough of it with tin snips to get the  
speakers mounted.

Only your ears will tell you -- by actual comparison -- whether 4 x  
6s are preferable to 4" rounds.

Paul


On Jun 18, 2008, at 2:23 PM, Jonathan Hodgman wrote:


> The rears are 6.5's, fronts there is no direct drop in...we mod the  

> front speaker housings to hold a 4' mid which then makes the  

> speaker a direct drop in.  Now you also have the other problem of  

> the factory speakers are 2 ohms and anything aftermarket will be 4  

> ohms..so it never Really sounds all that great.  My advice, if you  

> want to keep it simple get some good factory speakers...these  

> stereo's are really an All or Nothing affair IMHO.

>

>

> I'm partial to MB Quart Q's and Morels (ONLY Euro Morel, not  

> US!!!)..but each needs external amplification.

>

> Jonathan

>

>

> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 4:21 PM, <terrako at comcast.net> wrote:

> Gent's

>

>

> I am replacing  the speakers is my 87-560-SEC. Can anyone advice me  

> as to what size or on any  specifics as to what brand or size I  

> should be looking for?  I dont not want to have to cut anything,  

> looking for something I can just swap out with the factory speakers  

> front and rear, keeping it simple.

>


Paul Samarin
pauls at sbcglobal.net



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