Mounting radio speaker

[jbgroby]

I'm having the radio upgrades to Fm-digital with an iPod input, I bought a replacement dual speaker set up through LMC (same as others I suspect). I’m trying to figure out how to mount it, they don’t give you any real help. I have the original factory radio brace and will dry fit the radio in the dash to see what she looks like and what kind of room I have, I suppose I can rig something up, but would rather try and do it correctly. I’m not the first ones to have the issue. Anybody else did this yet?

[Clyde]

If you are using a replacement for the original speaker, there is a mount that the factory used to attach the speaker to the underside of the dash. If you do not have it you will have to fabricate one. I guess this is why most folks purchase kick panels with the speakers already in them. Hope this helps you out.

[jbgroby]

O have the OEM mount but will need to find a replacement speaker the aftermarkets unit looks impossible to mount at least right now? Unless I glue the **** thing in!

[jbgroby]

OK I dug out the OEM speaker mount and can understand where that goes, but I will need to buy a OEm factory speaker IF I can't use this part to hold in the NEW after market dual set up?

[Clyde]

I am looking for a factory under the dash speaker mount for my 1966 GMC Pickup, if anyone has one that they would like to sell please contact me.

[FetchMeAPepsi]

Hey Clyde one just popped up on Evilbay here
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190867353837&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:3160

[Clyde]

Thanks
Clyde

[GMC Guy]

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Left is factory speaker bracket for '64-66 GMC cabs for the factory 4x10 under-dash speaker. The rubber tip sits on top of the ashtray housing. Right is the factory speaker bracket for '60-63 cabs which is offset to sit on the ashtray housing. The dash location of the ashtray, heater controls and such was changed between '63 and '64.

[Clyde]

Arthur, thanks for posting the two pictures, my 1961 Suburban has the proper radio bracket, I need one for my 1966 GMC P/U.

[jbgroby]

I'm hoping I can dins a dual cone speaker to fit the hole. I wear hearign aids and DO like listening to some tunes.

[1960HDGMC]

Hey Jake, I have seen stereo dual cone speakers sold to fit these trucks in some catalog they sent me. I will see if I can find it. I need to get one also. May I ask how you are getting to FM in an AM chassis? I am planning to do the same. Factory correct looks, but FM from the speaker. Greg Mead

[joek3167]

my original radio was redone so it would play fm and I pod hookup. speakers are under seat and bottom of corners of dash

[Clarke]

I made my own brackets. One under the dash attached with bonded T-nuts that held two speakers (I think they were 3.5" dia speakers). Then I also made two additional speaker brackets, one for the drivers side and the other on the passenger side, which held one of the same speaker on each side.

I posted pictures of my install on this site several years ago. Let me know if you're interested or have trouble finding them. Stereo - Secret hidden installation http://6066gmcclub.com/forum/album.php?albumid=30

[GMCNUT]

you may be disappointed with your new dual cone speaker if using the factory radio to power it - I bought one from LMC same as you did, and it sounds worse than the original because of the weak radio wattage or just because it sucks - not sure which, but I wont be buying any more of them - hope you have better luck than I did!

[wsignman]

I did't have factory mounts. What I did I used two long machine bots # 8 or 10s through the speaker grill. Center the best I could slots in speaker had to offset by one slot.this aligned the holes in speaker to radio side of dash. Windshield side I used perferrated band attached to the top screws on the wiper body. Nice tight. No vibrations with the after market radio. Fits the dash opening great. Has a GMC ON FACE