Re: How and where to install speakers in a '56 Clipper?

Posted by BigKev On 2009/3/11 11:34:30

I agree with Craig on that. I used to do car stereo and alarm installation in a previous life, and the only time we put speakers under a seat was usually in a truck where they didn't have space anywhere else for the subwoofers. Subwoofers are omni-directional. So then don't care about which way they point. All the other speakers do.

You have a couple of options. The best place would be to mount them in the kick panel cavities, and then perforate the kick panel to make they less visible, or simple surface mount them on the kick panel using the supplied grilles.

The other option is to use a single dual voice-coil speaker (6x9 or 6/6.5) and mount that in the center dash location where the original one mounted. The dual voice-coil will give you both L & R signal out of one speaker. Not the best for imaging, but it looks real stealth. The other option for that center location is to get a couple of smaller speakers (4" or 3.5") and mount them on a thin piece of hardboard that is shaped to fit in the original speaker location.

I would reserver the under seat location for your amp rack.