[W126 Coupe] Rear speaker replacement, recabling and new head unit

[Matt Petersen]

That's a very nice mustang Eric.

The stock dash speakers are 6x4, you can fit either a 4in if you use the
old speaker with integrated mount as base or get a true 6x4 from someone
like Eclipse etc. It's definitely worth rewiring though, it is worth the
hassle to have good cabling with good connectors. I soldered my
connectors on before running the cabling.

Matt.

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Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Rear speaker replacement, recabling and new
head unit


That is the same problem I am having with both my Mustang and the
560SEC. Tying to find and understated deck is hard these days. It seems
they are all trying to cater to the "The Fast & The Furious" crowd with
all the flashiness. However, the Kenwood EZ-500 looks pretty interesting
as well as the Sony CDX-F7715X, Nacamihi CD45z, and a couple Clarion Pro
Audio decks. 

I'll probably send my 10-12 year old Eclipse 5301 deck back to Eclipse
for refinishing or button replacement since it looks like an OEM deck in
my 92 Mustang. It works perfecly, but some of the paint/silkscreening
has worn off the buttons. Too bad it doesn't play MP3s or have satellite
radio capability, but that's ok. 

BTW, does anyone know what size the door and dash speakers are in an 89
560 SEC?

Eric
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Theft is an issue where I am and when the JVC is turned off you cannot
tell that there is a stereo fitted from the outside.  As I said in my
email the unit is very understated, all the other decks I looked at
including the Eclipse units looked out of place IMHO.
 
Matt.
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