WHERE DO I PUT MY SPEAKERS?

[DIXONBOY]

I HAVE A 67 SHORT WIDE F100 AND I AM TRYING TO DECIDE WERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO INSTALL SPEAKERS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON A HEADLINER AND I DON'T WANT TO CUT HOLES IN MY DOOR PANELS. I TOOK OUT MY RADIO AND MADE A PLATE FOR MY GUAGES OUT OF DIAMOND PLATE. I HAVE A 125 WATT AMP IM GOING TO PUT UNDER MY SEAT AND CONNECT MY IPOD DIRECTLY TO IT. " IVE TRYED IT AND ITS WORKS GREAT"

[Kansas 72 Ford]

Someone on here built a box that went behind the seat, on top of the gas tank, or you could build a console for the middle and put speakers and such in it.

[FORDification]

Please check your CAPS LOCK button before posting, to ensure you're not typing in all caps, which is considered shouting.

[Chaseman]

He's just really really EXCITED. Also I agree on the headliner thing , I got one , it's okay at best.

[1971ford]

I'll tell you,
right after you turn off caps locks

I'll figure that you have turned them off
Either build a headliner, get a LMC headliner with speakers built in, build a speaker box for ontop of the tranny hump, make a box behind the seat, or the cab holes in the corners of the back of the cab.

[1971fordcustom]

Sounds like me! I just went down to walmart and bought me some 6x9 Speaker Boxes and put them on the floor!

[austin]

ive got my 6x9s in the door panels and the previous owner cut some holes for some 6s right by the sholder belt hole thingy so i ended up useing them holes to because it would looks dumb with nothing there but i trimmed the holes so 6.5s would fit

[DIXONBOY]

Sorry about the caps. Im at work and our billing system requires all caps. I guess we have to yell at it to get it to work. Thanks for all the advice. I'll look at my truck tonight and see which one like best. Here is my guages. Haven't got the wireing done yet. A little messy.

[austin]

that is a great lookin truck you got there expect the wiring going everywhere

[DIXONBOY]

Thanks, its just a toy. Im in the middle of redoing the wireing.

[td]

cut the door panels and mount your speakers, i don't know why everyone makes such a big deal out of it we're not dealing with $150,000 70 hemi cudas here guys, their just old fords that had the speakers put in the door from the factory just a few years later anyway. put some grills over them and call it done!!!!

i can imagine a future potential buyer for my truck saying, "O i'll have to walk away on this one its got the door panels cut-up"

[DIXONBOY]

I think thats what im going to do. How do you put a pic. up for your profile like you did your cross?

[FORDification]

If you're worried about it, just grab another set of door panels to save for spares, in case you ever change your mind and want to return it to normal. But yeah, the factory put the speakers there in the doors, I see no reason why you can't do the same. Except that the factory actually put them into the lower door instead of the panel. But replacing a door panel is a lot easier than a whole door.

[Calvin Gunter]

Do we need to get marine speakers or how long will they live with regular automotive speakers?

[fordman]

part of the arugment about not putting them in the door panel is the speakers go bad. plus you have to locate them in the correct position so they dont hit the glass when the window is rolled down. and by the time everyone sees the speaker in the door the grille has long since been lost or broken. i had a part truck that they put the speaker in the side cab wall.