| Subject: | Re: Original speaker grill question |
| From: | Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> |
| Date: | Sun, 21 Sep 2025 22:08:19 -0400 |
Thanks,
They do screw apart from the door, but the speaker seems to be glued into the grill.
I was hoping it screwed out or popped out, or had some clips to be bent, but looks like solid glue.
I might play with it, but likely I’ll use the uniwerks replacement retro speaker grills.
Eric Caron
> On Sep 21, 2025, at 12:19 PM, Dug Smith <dug@dugbert.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Eric,
>
> I did something like this many years ago and I believe the standard grilles screwed off? I know I had to hack things up a little to make them sort of fit new speakers. I can take a look if I have my doors apart again any time soon.
>
> On 9/21/2025 07:49, Eric Caron wrote:
>> Hi listers,
>> I am replacing my original speakers in my 84.
>> The original grills are there. I have removed the rear ones and installed new speakers mounted from inside the cabinet out. The new speakers did not come with grills. I have some reproductions coming from uniwerks, but wanted to know. Is there any reasonable way to remove the original speaker from the grill? Or is this one unit that will not come apart?
>> If I could get off the flat front, or even leave some of the ring, I could reuse the original grill in the back.
>> Anyone ever successfully do this?
>> Eric Caron
>> 84 Westfalia.
>
> toodle pip,
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