My second 1965 Dodge Dart.
Here is the old speaker and speaker frame. As you can see, under the speaker frame is a fine mesh. I have bought new speaker fabric at Jo-Anns, and will glue it under the frame before I mount the speaker under that again. On top of the frame is supposed to be something too. And from what I could find it must have been some kind of foam seal. But the sun obviously must have ruined it, and it was more or less gone. I have cleaned the frame, and painted it gloss black, as it was painted when it left the famous assembly line. A picture will come of that a little later.
The speaker is as you can see in the picture, completely toast. It is a more or less regular 6"x9" speaker, but it is not very deep. It is a little difficult to just buy a new speaker of whatever type. One of the reasons is that they tend to be a bit taller, and that means they can reach down in the heater controls that is just under it. The one I bought is maybe a 1/4 inch deeper, and I really hope that turns out ok.
However, the biggest issue is that most modern speakers has tweeters that sticks up in the middle, and would be too high. And the other issue is that most such speakers comes in a 2 pack, and you only need one.
I was able to find a speaker that comes only in one, and here is a link to it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RNNX76/?tag=fabo03-20
I have no idea about the quality of it, neither mechanical or electrical quality, and I have no idea how it will sound either. But, I assume it will sound as good as the old speaker when that was new. Or maybe even better.
It was cheap, and if it works out, I will be more than satisfied with it. I know it is not the original one, but I felt the old one was beyond what I want to repair at this point. But, I am not going to throw it away. It is possible to get new speaker cones and surrounds for repair. Usually not that expensive either. I have never replaced a cone before, but I have repaired my two larger surrounds for my home stereo. It just takes a little time. Both mine got very good, so I am not afraid of trying that if I have to. I have not tried to hook up the speaker to a working radio, but I have tried to hook up a 1.5 AA battery to it, and it kicks and make noise when I do that.
Bill
Here is the old speaker and speaker frame. As you can see, under the speaker frame is a fine mesh. I have bought new speaker fabric at Jo-Anns, and will glue it under the frame before I mount the speaker under that again. On top of the frame is supposed to be something too. And from what I could find it must have been some kind of foam seal. But the sun obviously must have ruined it, and it was more or less gone. I have cleaned the frame, and painted it gloss black, as it was painted when it left the famous assembly line. A picture will come of that a little later.
The speaker is as you can see in the picture, completely toast. It is a more or less regular 6"x9" speaker, but it is not very deep. It is a little difficult to just buy a new speaker of whatever type. One of the reasons is that they tend to be a bit taller, and that means they can reach down in the heater controls that is just under it. The one I bought is maybe a 1/4 inch deeper, and I really hope that turns out ok.
However, the biggest issue is that most modern speakers has tweeters that sticks up in the middle, and would be too high. And the other issue is that most such speakers comes in a 2 pack, and you only need one.
I was able to find a speaker that comes only in one, and here is a link to it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RNNX76/?tag=fabo03-20
I have no idea about the quality of it, neither mechanical or electrical quality, and I have no idea how it will sound either. But, I assume it will sound as good as the old speaker when that was new. Or maybe even better.
It was cheap, and if it works out, I will be more than satisfied with it. I know it is not the original one, but I felt the old one was beyond what I want to repair at this point. But, I am not going to throw it away. It is possible to get new speaker cones and surrounds for repair. Usually not that expensive either. I have never replaced a cone before, but I have repaired my two larger surrounds for my home stereo. It just takes a little time. Both mine got very good, so I am not afraid of trying that if I have to. I have not tried to hook up the speaker to a working radio, but I have tried to hook up a 1.5 AA battery to it, and it kicks and make noise when I do that.
Bill