Speaker to Dash Question

[Joe Wilson]

Hi Folks!  This is the kind of thing people usually ask me but I'm a little stumped and need some help.  Years ago when I replaced the front speaker in my 63 Sixty Special, I didn't scribe the mounting properly. As such, the speaker has never been aligned to the dash pad just right and this causes a little rattle.  Does anyone know how to get a proper fit (if you messed up and didn't mark?).  Thanks!... Joe

[Joe Wilson]

Thing is, there is a rubber gasket on top of the speaker frame.  The speaker frame attaches to the firewall between the defrost ducts.  It can slide a good 3/4" up or down.  Meanwhile, the speaker grill, which is attached to the dash pad, has a slight bit of play in it's attachment to the pad.  I'm thinking the idea is that it is supposed to snug up under that grill so the grill play is gone while still leaving enough give for the front pad clips to hook.

[Chris Codd]

As I recall from when I replaced mine, it was a much tighter fit because modern speakers seem to have larger magnets at the base. If I were you I would just remove the dash and wriggle the speaker until it fit it the housing properly and make sure it was screwed in tight so that it wouldn't be able to jiggle around.