no problem removing trim, radio, ash receiver (as factory manual calls it) and lower AC duct. the upper AC duct is the bear. i can see two screws holding it down but not the screw heads as they are facing speaker. i cannot get up into the area with shortened driver to loosen. how the heck did you guys do the two speaker mod on a 1968. car is in sig. low optioned car, just AC, power steering and drum brakes. got the car buttoned back up with just rear speakers and new headunit. am willing to tear it apart and do the job right if i can get some insight to approach. factory manual reads to remove two screws and i knew that before i read it just cannot get to them. TIA
Jim, I do/did my speaker conversions on '70-'72's! I haven't even SEEN a '68/'69 Skylark to do one. Once you figure out how the A/C duct comes out, the speaker should be right behind it, held on with one 10mm nut (I realize it's a "standard" size, but the 10mm FITS good!:TU: ) I'll try to do some research to help you figure it out, unless someone who knows '68/'69s beats me to it. Once you get the speaker out, the conversion goes pretty good, as long as you TAKE your TIME (don't get in a hurry, just because you want to get it done! That's when you make mistakes. If you start to get frustrated with the project, for ANY reason, then TAKE A BREAK, and go back to it LATER, after you've calmed down. Speaking from experience, I've LEARNED patience to realize that my attention to DETAIL is MUCH BETTER now! When you take your time, and do it RIGHT the first time, it is much more rewarding with the end result!:Smarty: :TU: )! Again, Good Luck! Talk to you soon!
You are probably going to have to pull the dash pad to get to those two screws as the dash pad hides the heads of them. pad is not too bad to get off but you will have to take your glove box liner out to get too some bolts that help hold the pad to the dash. good luck, take your time and don't force anything and you should be fine. it is well worth the effort. Joe
ou: I've done my own repairs over and over, so it's "automatic" to me, that I already know what "order" to do things, to remove parts to get to other parts. I didn't think to explain to remove the Dash Pad or glovebox, just to make things "easier" to work with the stereo system.ou: Good Call, Joe!:bglasses:
Dash pad removal was the only option I saw. I'll wait until my son's next day of to finish the job. Then figure out how to remove it. Thanks for the heads up on glove box liner. Boy was he a nervous wreck as I was disassembling the car and cutting with Dremel and jig saw. But, the look on his face when the system fired up on first try was priceless. He was more than pleased that the AC unit worked again; as I was griping about dry rotted vacuum lines and duct gaskets as I removed them or moved them out of way. It was a good way to spend the day with a son. Here's a tip for cleaning up the back panels where you have to cut for 6X9 speakers. Take some silicone hosing in color of your interior or preferred color. Slice the hose. apply adhesive and frame out cut areas perimeters with hosing. Makes for a nice clean affect!
