Well..let me tell you Marco.. The car came with..listen to this, you'll love it!...an upgraded radio, circa 1975...it was a manual tune, 8 track player..an innovation the owner also made was to add 5" speakers in the side panels in the rear. They also hooked the radio up to the factory front speaker. Needless to say, I removed the 'upgrade'..(got any 8 tracks..?) and substituted a more modern rig (my only concession to today's world) and replaced the side speakers with new ones..and replaced the wiring. I left the fcatory front speaker in place, but not used. I am considering those kick panels with speakers built in..know anything about them..? Anyway, I have never looked for a rear speaker..since I didn't know I might have one..since it is hidden! How do you access the bracing area you speak of..? Can you see it from the trunk? What do you have to disaasmble? I am intrigued, now..maybe a build sheet will pop out, too High hopes, Stanley
Re: Well..let me tell you Very interesting story :TU: You can see the bracing area from the trunk. With the top up, just lift the well and you should be able to see the spots for the speakers. Let us know how you make out. Even more interesting, some of these convertibles came with a 'rear window defogger'. I'd really like to see one of those in person, to see how it's setup.
I'll report back Ok.. I am going to be away for the next week and then won't be with the car (it lives in Maine) until the 1st weekend in May. So, I'll report back on the speakers after then.. And no, I know I don't have a rear defogger..I did in my 'original' sport coupe..one of those fan units that blew air around..but not in this car. Sounds strange in a convertible. Regards, Talk to you in while. Stanley
Marco, I have a factory rear window defogger in my 70 442 Convertible. It is out of the car, so I will bring it to the Region 1 picknick. It is identical to the buick units. I may have some drawings in the 70 olds assembly manual, I will check. My 70 Chevelle Convertible has a rear speaker. It came with a metal speaker cover that mounts in the well liner behind the rear seat. Duane
rear window defogger for convertible Hi All good things happen with time. I just saw this on e-bay (Where else??) http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ebaymotors/...tem&item=2414286579&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:MT:1 Not sure exactly where it would mount in the car..but it exists. Perhaps it bolts behind the rear seat and pops up through the convertible trunl liner..? Marco..what do you think? Stanley
