Miata Mailing List: January 1995, Message #13
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   From: Dale Kirstein 
Subject: Clearwater Headrest Speakers
   Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 20:27:27 -0500

Last week I received a set of Clearwater headrest speakers for my 92 base
model. The wiring is a piece of cake. Getting the cables through the seat
to the speakers took about 15 minutes per side, using a coat hanger. The
instructions are VERY clear and easy to read. Regarding the sound, it does
help quite a bit with the top down, but they are pretty heavy on the high
end (of course what did I expect from a 2 way 3" speaker!).

Now the bad news. 
They don't seem to fit very well. The problem is with the magnets on the
back. They are so large that they won't clear the metal plate on the
back of the headrests, and because of this the speakers won't fit flush with
the front of the headrest. It's still possible to close up the headrest,
but it bulges a bit and doesn't look very good. I'm also worried about
distorting the frame of the speakers. 

I will be speaking to the folks at Clearwater soon about this. From the
traffic on the net, I gather that they are a quality minded organization,
and I hope they have some advice. Of course, any info from any of you
would be appreciated. 

Thanks!


Dale Kirstein
92 White Base model, 
Colorado Regions SCCA