Mount speaker in p15

[MattWalker]

I bought a 802 radio on eBay and got it installed and running great with a speaker I got at auto zone. Now the speaker is just sitting on the floor cuz I cannot get it installed. Do I need special mounting hardware?

[Suess]

What size is the speaker that you got? Behind the grill in the center is four little holes. Give me a minute and I can dig out my old one and sendyou some pics and measurements.

[Suess]

Here ya go.

[BobT-47P15]

I was able to use either one or two of the original studs provided to

hang a different size or shape speaker. Otherwise, you will need to

get your imagination going to invent an attachment.

[Young Ed]

Here's mine. It was only slightly smaller so I screwed it right to the mesh. Its been in there for years this way. If your speaker is significantly smaller you'd be able to see the screws behind the radio grill.

[MattWalker]

The speaker I got has a bunch of holes for mounting so I'm pretty sure I can get them to line up, my problem is getting something to fit in those little holes, I tried every tiny little machine screw I had but they were too big or too small. Are those little holes threaded or am I supposed to somehow get a tiny nut on the other side between the grill and the sheet metal?

Here is a link to the speaker I'm trying to shove in there..

http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/8567149/314/electronics/car_audio/speakers/

[Californian]

A miilion years ago I had a 48 Plymouth Deluxe and I did not want a radio in that dash, at that time I got turned on to the idea of instaling a Blaupunct Radio because of the 6 or 12 volt and negitive or positive ground...I put the radio in the glove box and the flush mount speakers under the front seat..I did not want an antena showing so I made a bracket that i bolted in under the car to the frame to hold the antena.I ran the antena through a couple insulated clamps so it didn't grpound out......under the seat theres no holes that need to be cut..

Happy motoring,

Tom (12)

[Young Ed]

The factory speaker uses 4 special studs that screw into the dash and then 4 nuts after the speaker is installed.

[MattWalker]

Are these available anywhere? I'm guessing no.

[Young Ed]

Are these available anywhere? I'm guessing no.

As far as I know only from parts cars etc. I'll see if I have one for a picture. They have a small amount of what looks like a wood screw thread then a nut and then regular machine screw thread for the speaker.

[Mark D]

Here's a couple images showing the factory speaker install behind my dash. Hope they help.

[MattWalker]

So now I'm thinking I'm just gonna do little wood screws through the speaker and into those holes in the dash? That or under the seat but I want to be able to hear it. I mean Phillip Marlowe radio shows need to be clear to get a picture of what is going on.

On that note, I am setting all this up just so I can listen to 40s radio shows on my car via one of these -

http://www.rediscoveradio.com/

Has anybody tried one?

I downloaded a bunch of radio shows from archive.org and relic radio. Some of them are actually really good.

[Mark D]

Matt, I've got a redi-rad, and it works well. I can't get a preset to tune to 1000 for some odd reason, but it's not a problem as I just dial it in. You'll find that as the radio warms up you can tweak the dial more and eliminate more static. Nothing like hearing the "ink-spots" playing on those 802's! Enjoy -