1963 ford thunderbird package tray4/5/2024 ![]() ![]() Sorry no pics, but they appear completely stock, anyway. I also installed a modern 4x10 speaker in the front dash, and upgraded my original 4 door speakers with modern, Retrosound 4x8's. The modern speaker only has a 1/2" rubber gasket, which slipped in place, under the stud bracket, and is held in place with custom bent stainless steel washers, lol But the Ford speaker also had a 1" hard foam stand-off, to raise the speaker off of the grille. The modern speaker did not line up with the OE Ford speaker studs. I also swapped out my rear package tray, for one that had a provision for the speaker, mounted between the rear seats. Intall the cover over the spare, and it is completely hidden! I simply flipped the spear over, modified the hold down bolt (lengthening it about 1" to mount the sub. I am using one of those neat powered spare tire subwoofers, that is mounted in my trunk. These speakers, provide a location for two of the power amp channels, and signal to my subwoofer. I remedied this by wrapping around the magnet rear/cone area with electric tape, to shield the contacts. Just an FYI, these speakers, mounted into this metal panel initially caused a short circuit, as the speaker contacts (hugely oversized) were contacting the metal vent tray. These speakers, since they will be covered, won't offer much volume, to the ear, but they will accentuate the bass, like a small subwoofer, and they provide input, to the actual subwoofer. These are mounted into existing holes, and they will be completely concealed, when the package tray is put back into place. Next I installed a couple of 'slave' speakers in my rear package tray / deck area. There is a nice little shelf there, when the panel is installed, and the panel is heavy steel, bolted in. I am mounting this in the lower dash panel, that would be at the front passenger seat, knee area. It is nothing more than a 4 channel x 50 watts power amp, with 1/8 inputs for my ipod, or RCA inputs, for virtually any type of audio input that you wanted. I went with a very basic hidden stereo system, that I got off of eBay, from Woody's Custom Shop. I will not be cutting any holes in my kick panels nor installing an acceptable modern stereo in my dash. My goal is to have a modern, high quality sound, but maintain the stock appearance. I have been in the process of upgrading the stereo in my 1966 Town Landau Bird. ![]()
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