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    Dash speaker reinforcing?

    I picked up a non-cracked dash pad for my wagon at the yard last week because mine is missing a chunk in the speaker grille.
    I was wondering if anyone had tried reinforcing the speaker grille from the underside.
    I got the new dash pad home and the underside of the grille area crumbled but the vinyl is in great shape on top of it.
    I was thinking about using some kind of spray foam to fill the area in and put the holes for sound to come through but wanted to see if anyone had tried anything first.

    Does anyone know of a spray foam or epoxy that is heat/UV resistant to stand up to the conditions on the dashboard?
    1989 Country Squire - Twilight Blue, 347 stroker


    2005 Crown Victoria Sport - Black - Stainless Works full exhaust with Borla Pro XS mufflers, BBK 75mm TB, Accufab plenum, CVPI airbox, Heinous control arms, etc...
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    #2
    I always wondered about doing that. I'm sure it could be done! Doesn't make sense to throw out an otherwise good dashpad if only the speaker grilles are beginning to fall through.

    1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series | 249k miles, current project car
    2018 BMW 430i xDrive M-Sport | 50k miles
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      #3
      Those have never lasted on any of my cars.. So annoying!! On my current 89 TC the dash pad was mint and one wipe down with a microfiber and a crack started.. I can't win but my old TC was like yours I had a huge hole eventually I just broke the rest and vacuumed it out... Hope you get it done would be are some to have a solution


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        #4
        Luckily the speaker grilles on mine are still mint, which is odd on a 242k mile car. There is one big crack in the dashpad but that's it. The rest is probably in such good shape since it lives under a carpet dash cover 24/7

        1989 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series | 249k miles, current project car
        2018 BMW 430i xDrive M-Sport | 50k miles
        2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport | 97k miles

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          #5
          I have seen guys add speaker grilles. Nothing flashy, just basic ones screwed onto the dash pad.

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            #6
            I had one of those covers on a perfect dash pad. When I pulled it 6 months later to clean under it, the pad had massive cracks in it.

            Not sure there is any real fix short of just breaking out the grilles when they fall apart and making something else to go in there.
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              #7
              That's a good idea.. What about like a wire mesh or something? Paint it to match


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                #8
                A friend of mine used non slip adheisive patches for a bathtub. He used a hole punch to make holes and pressed them on from underneath. Kept his dashpad from cracking and his feet from slipping! LOL!
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                  #9
                  I am a fan of the dash mats once the grilles give way and the dash cracks.
                  ~David~

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                  Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                  But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                    #10
                    I put grills UNDER the pad on top of the aftermarket speakers. They top out JUST below the pad and actually help support the dash pad grill in the heat of summer. This is on the Lincoln though, so YMMV.

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                      #11
                      I'll let you guys know if this works, I'll also be wiring all the speakers so it's gonna take a little time.
                      1989 Country Squire - Twilight Blue, 347 stroker


                      2005 Crown Victoria Sport - Black - Stainless Works full exhaust with Borla Pro XS mufflers, BBK 75mm TB, Accufab plenum, CVPI airbox, Heinous control arms, etc...

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                        #12
                        Put the front dash speakers on a high-pass filter. You're not gonna get any bottom end out of a speaker that small anyway, and a high pass would let it perform better.


                        Or get an amp with active crossovers.
                        1990 MGM: $50 E7 heads, HO cam, Holley SysteMAX lower intake, HO upper intake with an Explorer TB. LSC ECM. Lincoln logs into stock dual exhaust. K&N drop in air filter. Wide ratio AOD, 2400 converter with a 3.08 one tire fire out back. Car is less slow now. Then there's the '92 Beater. Dual 2.25" exhaust with shiny tips. Rumbles nice. Super slow. Burns oil too.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by HiFiMerc View Post
                          Put the front dash speakers on a high-pass filter. You're not gonna get any bottom end out of a speaker that small anyway, and a high pass would let it perform better.


                          Or get an amp with active crossovers.
                          Ooo. Thanks for the tip. My amplifier has switches for that. I guess I will flick that high pass filter on for the front speakers. Thank you much.
                          ~David~

                          My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                          My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                          Originally posted by ootdega
                          My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                          Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                          But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                          Originally posted by gadget73
                          my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.



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                            #14
                            You're very welcome.
                            1990 MGM: $50 E7 heads, HO cam, Holley SysteMAX lower intake, HO upper intake with an Explorer TB. LSC ECM. Lincoln logs into stock dual exhaust. K&N drop in air filter. Wide ratio AOD, 2400 converter with a 3.08 one tire fire out back. Car is less slow now. Then there's the '92 Beater. Dual 2.25" exhaust with shiny tips. Rumbles nice. Super slow. Burns oil too.

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                              #15
                              my head units have that built in as well. in the 88, it's actually used since I have subs. fronts high pass at 120hz, rear at 100hz. I would use 140hz for the fronts if I had the dash speakers, but I cut out the door panels and put 6.5" in the doors.

                              same head in the 93... it'll get 100/100 if/when it gets subs

                              Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                              rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                              Originally posted by gadget73
                              ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                              Originally posted by dmccaig
                              Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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