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Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:19 am

Aloha, I am trying to get some of the stock items back in place in my 68 Ghia. I got an AM Saphire Radio, does anyone know what size speaker fits the stock dash speaker hole? Mahalo

Fri Mar 12, 2004 7:05 pm

Hi,

I think that the speaker is a very standard 8 OHM, with the same space for the mounting holes for the self-tapping screws. Size - probably a four, five, or six incher, but you could measure that. I found a speaker for my '70 at the radio shack. (I don't hang out there).

Let us know if that works.

John
:)

Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:47 am

Me too, on the Radio Shack trip. I think it's 4", but I'll check when I get home. Set me back all of $8.

I also, after a couple of years of combing the ads, found an original stocker. Half the paper was torn out around the upper rim, but I used to repair speakers on antique radios, so I knew what to do. Dilute some yellow carpenter's glue with about 25% water. Soak patches of paper towel or napkin in the glue mixture and use them like paper mache to patch the holes and tears. Use tweezers to get the patch on flat, and use small pieces to blend the contour. Go thick in the center part of the speaker (2 layers) and thin (1 layer) around the upper rim where the speaker has to flex. The strips dry nearly clear and quite flexible. and a little bit of flat black model paint disguises the job completely, if you're that anal-retentive. It's a little more work than a trip to Radio Shack, but you can salvage a cast-off.

Sat Mar 13, 2004 9:10 am

GhiaNut wrote: Me too, on the Radio Shack trip. I think it's 4", but I'll check when I get home. Set me back all of $8.

I also, after a couple of years of combing the ads, found an original stocker. Half the paper was torn out around the upper rim, but I used to repair speakers on antique radios, so I knew what to do. Dilute some yellow carpenter's glue with about 25% water. Soak patches of paper towel or napkin in the glue mixture and use them like paper mache to patch the holes and tears. Use tweezers to get the patch on flat, and use small pieces to blend the contour. Go thick in the center part of the speaker (2 layers) and thin (1 layer) around the upper rim where the speaker has to flex. The strips dry nearly clear and quite flexible. and a little bit of flat black model paint disguises the job completely, if you're that anal-retentive. It's a little more work than a trip to Radio Shack, but you can salvage a cast-off.

I will have to keep that in mind. Thats a handy tip.

Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:09 am

Mahalo for everyone's advice. Another great speaker repair tool is nail polish. I have used it before on some damaged tweeters. Mahalo again!