Speakers And Wiring Queries For Mk. 1 T Reg

[Kevinb]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm thinking about replacing the door speakers on my Mk.1 Galaxy - the smashed in speaker grills are just becoming too much for me to handle... I have looked at other posts going back a few years and have found some answers, but still have a few questions.

 

I've found a post that reckons the speaker specs for a Mk. 11 are: -

Depth: - 57mm

Circumference: - 16cm - 17cm

RMS: - 60W

Power Output: - 180W

 

Are these the same as the Mk. 1 as the two cars are fairly similar?

 

Also, I've found there are two sets of connectors for each speaker, giving four pins on the speaker in total. Why is this anyone? I'm assuming they are necessary for some reason (to carry power to the next speaker for example?). I'm not in a hurry to start chopping cable to enable connecting them to aftermarket speakers and so does anyone have any suggestions/experience with this? Are there any speakers out there that use this kind of dual cable setup an ones that people would recommend? I've seen a few people recommend the Sony Xplod speaker but that doesn't seem to be on sale anymore.

 

How have other people gotten around the issue?

 

Many thanks for any help anyone can offer with this!

 

Cheers,

 

Kevin