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anyone restore factory speakers.

Posted By: TB3CUDA

anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 12:38 PM

does anyone recone(restore)factory speakers.i have one i would like to get redone,and keep the factory plug ins.of corse after 30 years they have some rips and the material has become brittle.
Posted By: burdar

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 12:49 PM

I was just looking through a Year One cataloge last night and saw that they offer a rebuild service. There has to be a place that does it cheaper. I'm sure Year One is the middle man.
Posted By: cataclysm80

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 02:19 PM

Most people seem to buy their factory replacement speakers from turnswitch.com. That is if you're using a factory radio. Aftermarket radio's would use different speaker ohms.

Most so called speaker restoration places plate/re-cone, but don't have the equipment to properly re-magnetize the magnet. Do you plan on listening to your radio? Big_Money_Lewis has more info on this stuff.

Tav
Posted By: Anonymous

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 03:22 PM

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Most people seem to buy their factory replacement speakers from turnswitch.com. That is if you're using a factory radio. Aftermarket radio's would use different speaker ohms.

Most so called speaker restoration places plate/re-cone, but don't have the equipment to properly re-magnetize the magnet. Do you plan on listening to your radio? Big_Money_Lewis has more info on this stuff.

Tav



i just went through the same thing with my a12 superbee.
i got the one from turnswitch.com, instead of reconing the old one.its not worth the aggravation and cost,unless you have a oe gold car, go with the factory replacement from turnswitch, once its under the dash you'll never see it.
also Gregs customer service is excellant.

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Posted By: joelson6

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 04:04 PM

turnswitch fixed my radio and i bought their new replacement speakers for my Challenger.

the speakers are real nice. they are not an EXACT replacement. i have a 3 speaker dash so i got the 4x10 and the 2- 3 1/2" speakers. i had to trim the dash for the 4x10 and one of the 3 1/2", but after the new dash pad went on, you can't see it.

they did my radio for $192 with the shipping and i bought it for $220 with shipping. i have less than $500 into an e-body radio, which i think is great. a lot of members recommended them from reading the posts so i called and sent out my radio. i am very happy with their work.

when i got it back and installed it in the car, i connected a jump box to test it out and it sounded great. probably much better that it was out of the factory.

oh, and as for the factory connectors, i cliped the old leads and soldered them on to the new speakers
Posted By: Mike Mancini

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 04:05 PM

We Re-cone factory speakers $85 plus shipping.

Mike
Posted By: TB3CUDA

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 04:20 PM

thanks for all the input,just had my radio done by wards am/fm 72-b-body.front dash speaker has cracks.will look into the aftermarket and just put the factory pigtail on it.
Posted By: wylde8

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 04:43 PM

I had mine done by a local guy who fixed car radios. He reconed it and rewired it for $30.
Posted By: autoxcuda

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 04:49 PM

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I had mine done by a local guy who fixed car radios. He reconed it and rewired it for $30.



Wow, lot of variation in price.
Posted By: burdar

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 05:01 PM

The Year One cataloge said $55
Posted By: joelson6

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 05:37 PM

$38.95 new from turnswitch


http://turnswitch.com/speakers.htm
Posted By: BigMoneyLewis

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/01/09 09:51 PM

For the money, I believe new speakers from turnswitch.com are the way to go.
I recomend them to my customers, and never heard any complaints.

Greg

Wards Classic Car Radio Repair Specializing in restoration and sales of Mopar A B E body radios
We can restore YOUR radio usually in less than 14 days
Visit our NEW website..
http://www.wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com
gregward@mchsi.com
phone 256-852-0955
Posted By: sthemi

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/02/09 04:42 AM

I want to add another big thumbs up for turnswitch, their customer service is first class.
I cant say enough good things about them.
Posted By: Iceman01

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/05/09 04:23 PM

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For the money, I believe new speakers from turnswitch.com are the way to go.
I recomend them to my customers, and never heard any complaints.

Greg





Hang on folks.

Literally yesterday, I sent Turnswitch's new model E-body 4"x10" oval replacement speaker back for refund. IT DOES NOT FIT the factory hole in the dash. Very close, but won't go down flush into the hole due to a differently stamped/shaped metal basket. I could screw it in, but the grille would then not sit flush with the rest of the dash. NOTE: My dash is completely original and unmodified, and I also had the original speaker with which to gauge the differences.

The Turnswitch replacement speaker has a squared off, uniform-depth, metal basket frame. But if you look closely at a factory Mopar speaker you will see it has a rounded metal basket frame and each side (when viewed from the long axis) is a different depth. Then look into the speaker hole and you'll see another layer/shelf of the dash frame a couple of inches below and kinda offset to the center of the speaker hole. That underlying piece is why the speaker's metal basket frame can't be square or uniformly shaped/depth if it is to fit properly.

Called Turnswitch and the guy was good about it. He said that model is a universal fit thing for a lot of GM models (primarily Corvettes) and no one had as of yet reported the E-body problem to him. Told me to send it back for a refund.
Posted By: Triggerfish

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/05/09 10:36 PM

Try www.simplyspeakers.com They re-cone speakers & may be able to help. I istalled the Turnswitch repops in my Chally w/ 3 speaker dash option & fits & sounds great. Turnswitch even drew a wiring installation diagram for me. Good luck w/ your situation.
Posted By: michiganhotrod1

Re: anyone restore factory speakers. - 08/06/09 02:35 AM

Try this guy:
Jackson Speaker Service, 3921 Pinecrest Ct, Jackson, MI 49203,
517-789-6400;
email: rmcgee08@comcast.net
He has done both car and old radio speakers for me, very reasonable. Been around for many years.
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