Miata Mailing List: May 1995, Message #898
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   From: Mike Lastort 
Subject: Re: Speaker installation
   Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 08:44:07 -0400



On Sun, 21 May 1995, Gary Woodford - HK Int'l School wrote:

> I'm planning on upgrading my stereo system and I have a few questions
> for the knowledgeable members of the list:
>  1. I'm hoping to put a multi-disk changer in the trunk somewhere. The
> guy who wants to install it for me, plans to put it on the left of the
> raised trunk floor, just beside the flap for the jack. Doesn't seem
> like a good spot to me. Any other ideas?

That's where mine is mounted. It does cut down on trunk space to some 
extent, but nonetheless, my wife and I were able to fit enough luggage 
for a 9 day drive from DC down to Florida and back without having to do 
laundry. However, another place you might want to consider for the CD is 
in the glovebox. If the CD player is small enough it should work, but of 
course you'll be giving up your glovebox. 

>  2. As I have after-market leather seats, I can't install headrest
> speakers. The fellow here in Hong Kong wants to install two speakers
> on the rear deck (where the top folds down) and put little "baffles"
> to keep the top from covering them when the top is down. He says he'll
> cut two small holes in the deck for the magnets. Claims he's done this
> numerous times for the local Mazda dealer. Doesn't sound quite right
> to me. Isn't the gas tank just behind the seats??

There's a space between the deck and the gas tank that's just deep enough 
to accomodate most speakers. Al Staats has a pair of 6.5" Boston 
Acoustics mounted on his rear deck in a similar configuration to the one 
you suggest.

> Please offer any and all suggestions. Being in Hong Kong, I'm somewhat
> limited when it comes to sources of information.

Yeah, but you must be unlimited in sources of adventure!

Mike Lastort
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Lover of all music (even country and western and opera!)