Door mount speakers and Not

[Joe Martin Cantrell <agiyo@domain.elided>]

My '72 Spider came with door mounted 6x9" speakers, along with the 6x9" 
ones in the back bulkhead which not only let trunk fumes thru, but are 
thoroughly muffled by the top when it is down, i.e., when I'm driving the 
car.  The bulkhead ones left long ago, as documented in "Odd Was My 
Copilot," on the AROO site.

In order to mount in the door at all, the speakers must be very shallow, 
but though mine were the thinnest available, they required 3/4" spacers 
which put them obnoxiously into ones kidneys.  So, when we painted the car 
last year, the speakers went away along with the spacers.  I reinstalled 
the speaker grilles which provide quick access to the door 
mechanism---lubricating window regulators is much more fun than replacing 
them---and will cut and upholster aluminum panels one of these days to make 
them a little prettier.  Meanwhile, the Miata seats in the Spider have two 
speakers in each headrest if I ever get around to hooking them up.  With my 
exhaust note, the only potential use for the radio is traffic alerts, and 
they're always wrong.

MyM,isFractal
Joe
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