Looking for stock rear speakers for 2000 Beetle

[BHukee]

I am troubleshooting the failure of my stock sound system and found that three of the four main speakers had the magnets fall off the back of the speakers! No wonder they were quiet!

The car was formerly an Arizona car so maybe the extreme heat weakened the glue.

I am now looking for a set of used (but functional) stock speakers to replace them. Any out there?

BHukee

[tgregoryt]

Unfortunately I don't have an answer on where to get stock rear speakers. Why would you want them?

My rear speakes have gone out and I'm wondering why. Probably because the OEM is not very good. Anyway, how did you get them out? I can't find the screws/clips in the rear panel.

Thanks -

Tgregoryt

[BHukee]

Originally Posted by tgregoryt

Unfortunately I don't have an answer on where to get stock rear speakers. Why would you want them?

My rear speakes have gone out and I'm wondering why. Probably because the OEM is not very good. Anyway, how did you get them out? I can't find the screws/clips in the rear panel.

I am planning to sell my Beetle and simply wanted to get a speaker in there, and did not want the hassle of trying to match physical size and connection wiring with an after market speaker.

I ended up going to VW dealer. Here in Germany, I got the exact replacement speaker for about 18 Euros, about $23. That was for me a very fair price and I am now good to go.

If your speakers are like mine, they failed when the magnets fell off the back. My car was originally an Arizona car, and I am wondering whether the extreme hot temps caused the glue to let loose.

I found this out when I removed the door panels in the front to see why they were not working. Both front magnets had fallen off into the bottom of the door. Then one day, I hear a clunk in the rear of the car, and the speaker stopped working. Based on what I found with the front, I suspected the same thing had happened in the rear and I was right.

Getting at them is not too difficult. You have to work back there with the seat back sometimes flipped down, sometimes up depending on the phase of the panel removal. The bench part of the seat has to be up.

Basically the panel is held with clips at the top, and push in plugs in the bottom, so you have to begin from the bottom and get it to release. The black rubber seals in the front of the rear panel at the door post have to be manipulated to allow the edge of the panel to be released. Eventually you will release all the push plugs and then you have to lift up to release the top clips. There is a slot in the panel to allow the seatbelt to pull through.

It takes no special tools, just patience.

By the way, the speakers are held in place with rivets that you will have to drill out. You can use the proper sized pan screw to reatach them after either repairing you speaker by gluing the magnet back on or replacing the speaker with a new one. I used an epoxy glue on the front ones and it held.

Hope this helps.

Byron H

[NoLeafCloverAri]

Originally Posted by BHukee

I am planning to sell my Beetle and simply wanted to get a speaker in there, and did not want the hassle of trying to match physical size and connection wiring with an after market speaker.

I ended up going to VW dealer. Here in Germany, I got the exact replacement speaker for about 18 Euros, about $23. That was for me a very fair price and I am now good to go.

If your speakers are like mine, they failed when the magnets fell off the back. My car was originally an Arizona car, and I am wondering whether the extreme hot temps caused the glue to let loose.

I found this out when I removed the door panels in the front to see why they were not working. Both front magnets had fallen off into the bottom of the door. Then one day, I hear a clunk in the rear of the car, and the speaker stopped working. Based on what I found with the front, I suspected the same thing had happened in the rear and I was right.

Getting at them is not too difficult. You have to work back there with the seat back sometimes flipped down, sometimes up depending on the phase of the panel removal. The bench part of the seat has to be up.

Basically the panel is held with clips at the top, and push in plugs in the bottom, so you have to begin from the bottom and get it to release. The black rubber seals in the front of the rear panel at the door post have to be manipulated to allow the edge of the panel to be released. Eventually you will release all the push plugs and then you have to lift up to release the top clips. There is a slot in the panel to allow the seatbelt to pull through.

It takes no special tools, just patience.

By the way, the speakers are held in place with rivets that you will have to drill out. You can use the proper sized pan screw to reatach them after either repairing you speaker by gluing the magnet back on or replacing the speaker with a new one. I used an epoxy glue on the front ones and it held.

Hope this helps.

Byron H

could u tell me what size speakers were they? front and back??