1987 740 wagon speaker size?

[g13]

hey all,
i admit, it's easier for me to pull the speakers and measure it myself,
but i figured i would get a faster response this way. i wanted to
upgrade the factory sound system for my '87 740 gle wagon. i did a quick
google search, and i got some speaker adaptor links. now, are the
factory speakers some strange size? i'm here in america, and the
speakers are sold in inches. the two sizes that the local electronic
store's web selector thingmabob came up with were 4 and 6.5 inches. does
that sound right? also some info came up on in-dash speakers... how many
speakers are there in the wagon?
thanks,
jun

 

[Michael Pardee]

hey all,
i admit, it's easier for me to pull the speakers and measure it myself,
but i figured i would get a faster response this way. i wanted to upgrade
the factory sound system for my '87 740 gle wagon. i did a quick google
search, and i got some speaker adaptor links. now, are the factory
speakers some strange size? i'm here in america, and the speakers are sold
in inches. the two sizes that the local electronic store's web selector
thingmabob came up with were 4 and 6.5 inches. does that sound right? also
some info came up on in-dash speakers... how many speakers are there in
the wagon?
thanks,
jun

Probably the same as our '85, and yes, they are a weird size. It's been a
while since I replaced them, but I think I used 5 1/4 inch speakers and they
were a bit small... again, it's been a while.

The adapters sound like a good idea. I just drilled holes alongside the
others to mount the speakers.

Mike