speaker in grill

[BobEggleton]

What held the original speaker in place? Any recommendations? Bob

[wally426ci]

I cant tell, but I got a 5" speaker and used 4 Carriage bolts through the grates. Doesnt look bad.

[nfury8]

Welcome!

What year?

Not sure about the earlier trucks, but the 69-71 trucks had a plate the speaker screwed to.
Then the plate bolted to the dash with 2 bolts hidden under the defrost vents.

Here is the plate loose, and how I modified one to hold a pair of new 4" speakers.

[BobEggleton]

Thanks. Mine is a 66 and I'll look up there again.

[HellBelly]

I have 3 '68's 1 '64 and 1 '65 If the truck had a speaker they are all installed like the following picture.

ALL OF THEM.

Even the one where the speaker is missing you can see the washer scuff marks.

Scott

[wally426ci]

Thats exactly what I did! Too bad some #@&%$# drilled 2 holes before me.

[712edf]

66 model attaches the same as Scott's.

Bucky

[Hobcobble]

I have 3 '68's 1 '64 and 1 '65 If the truck had a speaker they are all installed like the following picture.
ALL OF THEM.
Even the one where the speaker is missing you can see the washer scuff marks.
Scott

Scott,
What size are the factory speakers?
John

[CSS-Registry]

not to hijack the thread but does anyone have a nice factory speaker for a 1964 for sale?

Ben

[BobEggleton]

I'm missing more than the speaker.

[CSS-Registry]

I'm missing more than the speaker.

what all do you need?

[wally426ci]

Ben Im using a 5" speaker if that helps.

[Jims68]

My 68 didn't have a factory speaker in it when I got it... In fact, it was a FORD speaker. BUT, I do remember it had two holes in the dash for speaker screws. They were at the ends, not in a square. So, I always "assumed" it was for a 6X9 speaker, not a round one like your "screws" show. Seems... cheap if you ask me.

Jim

[WarEagle]

My 67 original Mopar speaker was a 5 x 7 with (4) 4-3/8" center to center mounting holes and mounted thru top of dash per Scott's pictures. Purchased an 8 ohm impedance 5 x 7 oval replacement speaker from S M Electro-Tech. It was a perfect fit.
Mike....
http://www.turnswitch.com/speakers.htm

[dodgeboykim]

Speaker installation. And if anyone needs the radio install instructions with schematics etc for 61 to 68 Radio send a PM with E Mail address for files.

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[Red383]

Every early speaker dash has had the screws through the grille like Scott's pictures.

My non radio dash has no mounting studs of any kind to mount a speaker.

Aaron

[martincom]

Would any one have the bolt pattern dimensions, of the speaker itself, for the speaker depicted in the first photo of nfury8's post (post #3)?

[martincom]

I received an answer on one of the sweptline FB groups. It is 4.375" square, if anyone else needs to know.