I got an 84 GL wagon.

Did some searches and I found that other people have replaced their old busted 3x5 speakers with other sizes.

 

I know nothing about speakers.

I don't care that much about sound, I just want to listen to the news...

 

Looking at speakers there are all kinds of ohm ratings and what not.

What do I need to just get sound back in my car?

Speakers that Fit, and wire them Properly:

 

The Positive to the + and negative to the -

 

Otherwise they will sound, but working Backwards.

 

Usually any Speaker rated between 4 and 8 ohms is Good,

 

And wattage between 25 and 50 R.M.S. will be Enough.

 

Kind Regards.

I got an 84 GL wagon.

Did some searches and I found that other people have replaced their old busted 3x5 speakers with other sizes.

 

I know nothing about speakers.

 

 

Truely - no question is "dumb'

 

post a photo of what you have ATM - one in each front door ? , or do you have 1 in each door ( 4), or do you have a pair in the rear cargo space sides or even in the hatch itself? , you can even look at speakers being placed in the central console  or just one under the dash if you just want to hear the newsreaders and don't care about "music"

 

of course you could always go this route

 

 

 

 

 

always best / easy to replace same size with same size.  I can post up photos of various installations.

 

 

also show us what stereo you have ATM, original ?

 

 

 

 

 

or some aftermarket job ?

 

 

 

 

because if you are going to put a new one in, its often best to go with a shallow mech-less ( no cd player) unit

 

or do a custom console

 

 

 

 

 

 

cheers.

Edited June 1, 201510 yr by Henpecked

I know this is off-topic, but This:

 

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Really looks like a Disease, somehow...

 

Kind Regards.

lol

i don't see how that door is even functional anymore, may i place my arm on the door? no! theres speakers there. how do i close the door? you don't! what if i push the door open with my foot like i usually do? you'll tear my speakers!

Henpecked that was an excellent post. Very helpful. Nice of you to take the time to write that up.

Henpecked, wow, you must have spent 20 minutes on that post.  Thanks a lot for the time!

 

Sorry I did not get back sooner, especially with the great advice here but I was out on the bike yesterday and ended up in a PNW rain storm, by the time I got home I pretty much collapsed by the fire. 

 

I'm not sure if the first route really speaks to me but I guess I'll never know until I try it.   The wiring in that car must be pure art. 

 

For the moment I have the stock one, and I want to put a speaker in the left hand side, as well as rumor has it to replace the one under or around the glove box.  

 

Really all I want to do is listen to me AM radio, maybe a little FM now and then, but I don't stray too far away from news, podcasts, or NPR when I'm driving.  

 

I'm super boring. 

 

 

 

Good idea on the shallow head unit. I never listen to CDs and I'm willing to bet there are shallow head units that will have a usb or aux input for media on my iphone. 

 

 

***Whoa, the pictures are right-side-up on my desktop, why are they all strange here??***

Edited June 2, 201510 yr by ErikAnderson

There are shallow head units that have usb and bluetooth that can connect to your Iphone or android smart phone ( either wirelessly or with a cable ) to give you hands free phone calls ( very important over here in Oz) for less than $100 US.

 

JVC and Kenwood have cheap base units like this.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-KMM-108U-Mechless-Digital-Media-Car-Stereo-Receiver-267-4024-/221638415232

 

and with bluetooth

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-Mechless-Receiver-Usb-Bluetooth-Aux-Input-Remote-MVHX560BT-/321567903382

 

 

Over here we did not get speakers in the areas you have indicated, in and below the dash, so I can provide absolutely no usefull advice re replacing those, sorry, will have to hope some one over there can post up for you.,

 

We only ever had them in the lower door panels. If you are happy with what your current head unit is giving you , then just putting some 4" speakers into the door panels would be a huge upgrade, and very easy to do.

 

as it happens I have some wagon plastic door panels that have 4" speakers attached, in my shed, that I can photograph tomorrow to give you an idea.

 

You do need to ensure that you get shallow speakers , high quality ones with strong magnets at even 5" will protrude too far into the door and foul the glass and or winding mechanisms, this is where you start to use spacers. But as you just want good spoken word stuff, shallow 4" speakers would be fine.

 

first --- stuff you probably don't want

 

5 to 6" speakers

 

 

 

or cargo speakers 6x9"

 

 

 

 

now - stuff that would work fine for you

 

these are 5" speakers with spacers , which are essentially filler panels that take the face of the speaker out away from the door panel and ensure that the rear of the speaker does not enter far into the door cavity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll post up some photos of the shallow 4' speakers that I think were just screwed directly into the plastic door trim tomorrow.

 

these would probably do the job for you easy, even with the original unit, you cant really go wrong running the speaker wire.

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Pair-4-Inch-2-Way-Speakers-Car-Audio-Speaker-System-Black-/360907502323

 

cheers

 

edit

 

just found a photo of them before i stripped them from the parts car, they are literally just screwed into the plastic door card , after a 3" hole was cut into it

 

 

 

I'll still get some other photos up tomorrow.

 

 

 

Magic of internet - It now Tomorrow !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as I may have implied - its ugly from behind - its very basic -its extremely cheap -  it requires minimal manual dexterity, tools or audiophile "attitude"  - and it does the job..

 

I'd use shorter screws and perhaps but just a bit of a 1/4" ply board backing on the inside of the door board to screw into.

 

hope this helps a bit.

 

cheers

 

Edited June 3, 201510 yr by Henpecked

...Whoa, the pictures are right-side-up on my desktop, why are they all strange here?? ...

 

Because the Software you're using on your Desktop to view the images,

 

Has the Auto-Rotate feature, to correct the Photo's Orientation.

 

Kind Regards.

The last owner of my car mounted 6x9s under the dash... Maybe that is something you could check into.  you will have to reroute some wires though.

edited previous post with more photos