odie Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 OK, I've search the forum and googled and everything,,, My 85 Brat has only a single dash speaker on the drivers side. Something odd like a 3x5ish looking speaker. I can't find a hidden passenger side dash speaker anywhere...where is the damn thing hidden? Or does this truck really only have a single dash speaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheYeti Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Check the vent just above your glove box. That is the factory location. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 I had looked in there...no speaker... went and looked again...just an open void so it's not an HVAC vent...I'm gonna guess the speaker was removed... guess that's why I've read about removing the glovebox to access the dash speaker...lol looks like a 4x6 might fit back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sucker king Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 "looks like a 4x6 might fit back there." It does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'll probably need to fabricate a bracket or plate...I suspect it went missing with the speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 bracket was still there...4x6 bolted right up... Now how to work a 4x6 into the driver's side? I got a 3.5 mounted to the OEM bracket but would prefer a 4x6 to keep it all balanced. But then again...I had a single random 4x6 and a single random 3.5 both just lying around the garage. Not sure why I kept them but now I know...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 About ten years ago I fitted a 4x6 on the drivers side of a brat dash by cutting up the bracket so it would fit and still hold the grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford'ssubaru's Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Learned on this post! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odie Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 That driver's bracket is pretty tiny...not sure there would be anything left after cutting to hold a 4x6. I have some scrap aluminum plate. Might fab my own bracket like I did my console. I tried just getting a 4x6 thru the opening...could not do it. I need to score a grill too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 you have to work it in from behind, thats pretty much all l remember of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the sucker king Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 here is a pic of a polk 4 X 6 stuffed in there. You definatley will be putting this in from below. remove the kick panel and the drop the fusebox. You are right, the stock bracket is not big enough to cut, this speaker I believe I attached with two screws into the fusebox bracket. At the top its just wedged up against something of no cosequence. It holds firm and this set up works. I think I have an extra navy grill if you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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