1968 Barracuda Dash Speaker Access, Size & Replacement
Howdy, sort-of-a-neighbor. I've done this upgrade a couple of times. My 66 Valiant had some kind of oddball speaker (like a 5x8 or something?) that was shot. As the PO had installed a modern DIN radio, I added a pair of 4" speakers that I mounted in a piece of 1/2" plywood I made to fit the hole in the dash and the mounting holes. Here's what it looks like.
I also just upgraded the tunes in my 72 Coronet wagon. I used a different bracket than the one listed in post #4, but the concept is the same. It took a pair of 3.5" speakers.
I used one of the Retrosound 4x10 dual voice coil speakers in the dash of my truck to go with a modern DIN radio also installed by a PO. It's surprisingly good.
I'm with you on wanting quality sound. I've spent a medium size fortune in my lifetime on audio equipment. In each setup above, there are solid rear speakers and subs to fill out the sound. All the above dash setups sound very good. For a head unit two of these cars have a reasonably good aftermarket unit (one Sony, one Kenwood). Having installed and used two of them now, I'm a real fan of the Custom Auto Sound line of retro-looking but modern guts units. They have a ton of adjustments available to run and control different response curves and custom curves, subwoofer with separate crossover points and volume control, and so forth. They sound really good. Plus, they have many models to match your car. The wagon is a real oddball radio setup but their unit fit like a glove and looks stock-ish.
You're only about 75 miles away. If you get down Vancouver way, feel free to shoot me a PM. I can give you a demo on how these conversions turned out.
Howdy, sort-of-a-neighbor. I've done this upgrade a couple of times. My 66 Valiant had some kind of oddball speaker (like a 5x8 or something?) that was shot. As the PO had installed a modern DIN radio, I added a pair of 4" speakers that I mounted in a piece of 1/2" plywood I made to fit the hole in the dash and the mounting holes. Here's what it looks like.
I also just upgraded the tunes in my 72 Coronet wagon. I used a different bracket than the one listed in post #4, but the concept is the same. It took a pair of 3.5" speakers.
I used one of the Retrosound 4x10 dual voice coil speakers in the dash of my truck to go with a modern DIN radio also installed by a PO. It's surprisingly good.
I'm with you on wanting quality sound. I've spent a medium size fortune in my lifetime on audio equipment. In each setup above, there are solid rear speakers and subs to fill out the sound. All the above dash setups sound very good. For a head unit two of these cars have a reasonably good aftermarket unit (one Sony, one Kenwood). Having installed and used two of them now, I'm a real fan of the Custom Auto Sound line of retro-looking but modern guts units. They have a ton of adjustments available to run and control different response curves and custom curves, subwoofer with separate crossover points and volume control, and so forth. They sound really good. Plus, they have many models to match your car. The wagon is a real oddball radio setup but their unit fit like a glove and looks stock-ish.
You're only about 75 miles away. If you get down Vancouver way, feel free to shoot me a PM. I can give you a demo on how these conversions turned out.