Andy wrote: > i would like to get in contact via private email with anyone out there who > has replaced their entire stereo system in their D - at least all four > speakers and head unit. i specifically need confirmed mounting depths, > rear speaker size, and what can be done to make it sound GREAT. I did my system 3 weeks ago, between X-mas and New Year. It took me 3 days, but I DID take my time, so I would'nt screw it up. I now have a Kenwood KRC 259R Radio-Tape Headunit (4x35Watt) installed, with a 6-disc CD-changer (Kenwood KDC-C461) mounted onto the rear wall under the window, horizontally just above the parcelshelf. This gave me enough space to put my Fire-extinguisher above the changer and leaving the luggage-net in place. I mounted the Kenwood by removing the original bracket and cutting its' slot to DIN-size. I also used the opportunity to put in a handsfree system for my Cellular phone. I mounted the phone holder with a braket behind the radio, so I wouldn't have to cut anything more. In front I replaced the original Craig Speakers with fitting 2way Pioneers, but I also had the problem with the short studs. I thought I'd solved it with some spacers and other nuts, untill I saw a slight bulge in the dash yesterday, so I'm going to have to solve it again. (Like allways there's 2 ways to do something: "The right way" and "Again") Since the rear speakers have such an akward size (4x10") I decided to leave them where the were too. Especially since I read a post by DMC Joe in a BackIssue about baffling and some other audio "Do"s and "Don't"s. He also suggested putting speakers ON the rear wall; I put mine IN the rear wall. There's about 2 incehs of room between the wooden rear wall end the GRP firewall, plenty of room for my speakers. ( I even found out where they'd put in the alarm-unit. Yes it's behind there too!) I put in 2 Kenwood 5" 2-way speakers. On one side there allready was a round hole in the foam on the back of the wooden panel, on the other side I cut it myself. The speakers are put in behind the seats slightly towards the middle of the car. With the speakers IN the wall instead of in front of them, I still have about 2/3 of the parcel shelf for putting away stuff. As long as I don't pile anything up to high this has very little efect on the sound quality. (Mind you, I'm not a real audio-nut, I just want some decent sound) I use the original right rear speaker for my handsfree now, works perfectly. The mic is mounted on the driver side A-post, with the wiring underneath the door seal. In the passenger side knee pad I had just enough space to put the blackbox for the car-kit. > i would also like to know if there's anyone out there who has installed 6x9 > boxes on the parcel shelf or 8"/10" subs back there. any comments on the > sound, amount of room it took up, is it worth it? This is a pure coincidence, but I visited Jack and Virginia Stiefels' website yesterday and noticed that Jack has a custom box on the parcelshelf you can see it on <http://www.geocities.com/stiefel.geo/new/page2.html> He has 2 6x9"'s AND 2 10" in there... I wouldn't know how it sounds, I think it fits in quite nicely, but to my opinion you loose too much space inside... That's the reason I did my set up like I have it now... I'll be posting pics as soon as I get them back from the photolab. JAN van de Wouw Thinking Different... Using a Mac... Living the Dream... Driving a DeLorean... #05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000 check out the Delorean-Files at: http://www.deloreanfiles.nl/ ------------------------------ PS. the Kenwood System is 2 years old; I took it out of my other car, as I put a new system in that one (yes, a Kenwood again ;-)