Comfort is king! Two cents of tartar sauce could save us millions in productivity.
Radio on mod while cranking mod:
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post578648
I also added a switch while I was in there so I can enjoy solar powered radio all day. Modern cars won't let you listen to more than about 20mins as a battery protection feature.
I had some Sony speakers bought on sale for another car, but decided to leave that car alone. I was really disappointed that the new van only had two door speakers, not even tweeters! The old model had dash top speakers (not really 'tweeters') and even the much cheaper Renault Kangoo I had before had tweeters.... So something had to be done.
I thought I'd share my install as I think it's quite clever.
The new speakers were slightly too small, I hate the idea of MDF spacers (MDF really has no place in a car), nor did I want to wait for ABS spacers that still might not fit. I also hate cutting factory wiring on even the oldest jalopy.
So, I cut the speakers
The old speaker becomes the new speaker spacer. Don't have to drill out the rivets. The new speaker connects to the old speaker terminals, so all the wiring is intact. Only need a small hole in the speaker spacer to run your wires through, foam sealing tape and screw in the speaker.
Didn't get a pic of the finished job, but you know what a speaker looks like.
I used Milliput:
To reshape the tweeter mounting cups to fit my sail panels. I thought a textured finish would look more OEM, but the truck bedliner I had was too rough for my taste:
So gloss black it is, matching the vent rings:
Carefully chosen music assists my hypermiling.