dash speaker mounting question

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I have a '68 XR-7 that originally came with AM/8-track stereo. It has two speakers mounted behind the kick panels but I would like to install two small speakers in the dash.

From what I can tell, there are provisions in the sheet metal for some sort of mounting hardware. It looks like maybe a small carriage bolt would work.

Does anyone have a picture of the mounts or have some they’d be willing to drop in an envelope for me for a minimal fee?

Thanks.

DaveK

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I don’t have a picture handy. But I took the original speaker and used it as a template to make a bracket to hold a pair of small rounds. I don’t remember the exact size. But my hunch is 3.5" You don’t get much separation with the sound. But it does add some nice fill.

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You can buy dual speeker set up like this one,

http://www2.cougarpartscatalog.com/c7az-18808-kac-71.html?attribs=79

Or use the idea and make your own bracket. Check out the options WCCC has here.

http://www2.cougarpartscatalog.com/spre.html?attribs=79

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Unfortunately, I don’t have a dash speaker. I don’t think the car came with one. Hence, my mounting question.

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I found some more info in this post: https://cccforum.discoursehosting.net/t/1967-68-dash-speaker/6284/1

I was correct in my assumption that there are two bolts/studs that are used to mount the speaker.

Does anyone have a set of mounts that they would be willing to part with?

Thanks.

David

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Glad you found my earlier post useful. Re-reading it just now, I guess it would be good to add what I finally did, which I’ll do shortly. It will include a photo of the dash, from below, sans speaker and showing the mounting bolts (though I didn’t record what size they are). Cheers,

nate

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That’s close to what mine looks like.