Dash Speaker ?

Please restrict your questions and replies to Capri related technical issues!
Post Reply
User avatar
Fordoholic Nick
Donator
Donator
Posts: 6196
Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:40 pm
Car(s): Ford Capri 2.0 Laser,
Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi
Location: Enfield, London

Dash Speaker ?

Post by Fordoholic Nick »

Hi all, just need a bit of Capri trivia please. What Capri's actually had a speaker mounted under the dash where the famous speaker holes are. Think I recall Danny's GL had a speaker in the dash....any other models ? Thanks
I was born a Fordoholic, They'll bury me a Fordoholic...
User avatar
Jasonmarie
Donator
Donator
Posts: 4707
Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:30 am
Car(s): Ford Capri 2.0 Laser Mercury Grey 1987 hobby .
Mercedes Vito tourer 2.1 Big Bus Daily Driver
Location: Kent

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by Jasonmarie »

I know they were in the basic models of Fords but not sure when they stopped ,
Ford Capri 2.0 Laser 1987 Mercury Grey ....... :beer:
Nigel 1953
Posts: 52
Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:43 pm
Car(s): 1987 Capri Laser 2.0
Location: West Yorkshire

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by Nigel 1953 »

I believe that any mk2 or mk3 Capri with a factory fitted mono radio would have had the dash mounted speaker.
User avatar
Fordoholic Nick
Donator
Donator
Posts: 6196
Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:40 pm
Car(s): Ford Capri 2.0 Laser,
Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi
Location: Enfield, London

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by Fordoholic Nick »

Jasonmarie wrote:I know they were in the basic models of Fords but not sure when they stopped ,
Nigel 1953 wrote:I believe that any mk2 or mk3 Capri with a factory fitted mono radio would have had the dash mounted speaker.
Thanks guys. Yep was just wondering as I know Danny here was asking not long ago about his radio set up in his GL which iirc he said did not have any speakers ( or any signs of ) in his door cards or rear parcel shelf brackets. Only the one under the dash which was standard on the GL. Brilliant how simple things were. Was this the last Capri model then that had this set up as think it was Paul who said the GL was supplied with the Ford P21 Radio . You still see quite a few door cards for sale with the "no speaker holes" cut in them. As said it was only a "thinking aloud" sort of question prompted by a chat I was having with Colin at Cool Dash. Cheers
I was born a Fordoholic, They'll bury me a Fordoholic...
tejb1
Posts: 318
Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:12 pm
Car(s): -V Capri 1.6L (under restoration)
W- Mondeo 2.0 Ghia Estate
03 Focus 1.6

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by tejb1 »

Hi,
Same on L spec, no door speakers, one on the dash.
User avatar
Fordoholic Nick
Donator
Donator
Posts: 6196
Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 3:40 pm
Car(s): Ford Capri 2.0 Laser,
Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi
Location: Enfield, London

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by Fordoholic Nick »

tejb1 wrote:Hi,
Same on L spec, no door speakers, one on the dash.
Thanks Tom. You really do make proper use of those speaker holes then. They are not just for 'show' as on the later modes. When i bought my first Laser many yrs back I always presumed there was a speaker underneath the 'speaket holes' till i was told otherwise a few years later !! Anyway thanks again Tom. Appreciate your reply.
I was born a Fordoholic, They'll bury me a Fordoholic...
User avatar
D366Y
Donator
Donator
Posts: 2569
Joined: Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:26 pm
Car(s): 1986 Laser 1.6, daily runaround project
1981 GL Auto 2.0, Barn-Find-Resto, now also a runaround project
1980 3.0S, crash damage resto
1993 Fiesta 1.1

Currently full up and no more space but I still want a 2.8...
Location: Buckinghamshire

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by D366Y »

Fordoholic Nick wrote:
tejb1 wrote:Hi,
Same on L spec, no door speakers, one on the dash.
Thanks Tom. You really do make proper use of those speaker holes then. They are not just for 'show' as on the later modes. When i bought my first Laser many yrs back I always presumed there was a speaker underneath the 'speaket holes' till i was told otherwise a few years later !! Anyway thanks again Tom. Appreciate your reply.
Why they did this is beyond me, it's not hard to add speakers in the parcel shelf holders - I added my own in and just ran the wires under the carpets :lol:
A wise man once said... "you can never have too many capris - buy another" :beer:
It's me, I'm the wise man.
User avatar
Andrew 2.8i
Donator
Donator
Posts: 14723
Joined: Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:38 pm
Car(s): '83 2.8 Injection (sunny days only)
'04 Toyota MR2 (owned from new)
Location: Ceredigion
Contact:

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by Andrew 2.8i »

D366Y wrote:Why they did this is beyond me, it's not hard to add speakers in the parcel shelf holders - I added my own in and just ran the wires under the carpets :lol:
A car supplied with a mono radio seems hard to believe in this day and age! I suppose a stereo radio cassette would have been one of the selling points that the salesman would have used to tempt buyers to spend more money and buy a Ghia instead of an L or GL.

Andrew.
Image
tejb1
Posts: 318
Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:12 pm
Car(s): -V Capri 1.6L (under restoration)
W- Mondeo 2.0 Ghia Estate
03 Focus 1.6

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by tejb1 »

Well the radio fitted as standard could only receive LW/MW, which are mono, rather than 'VHF' (FM) which is stereo. Fortunately I'm a fan of Radio 4!
User avatar
Jasonmarie
Donator
Donator
Posts: 4707
Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:30 am
Car(s): Ford Capri 2.0 Laser Mercury Grey 1987 hobby .
Mercedes Vito tourer 2.1 Big Bus Daily Driver
Location: Kent

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by Jasonmarie »

When ever my grandad got a car from Fords he would always have a cassette fitted and get the radio on the back seat .
And that was with GL models only thing he always gave the radio back when he swap his cars in .
Ford Capri 2.0 Laser 1987 Mercury Grey ....... :beer:
dan the capri fan
Posts: 1397
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:16 pm
Car(s): Black 1986 Ford Capri 1.6 Laser.
Imperial Red 1983 Ford Capri 2.0S (concors winner).
Silver 2002 Ford Mondeo 1.8 Zetec, daily driver.
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands

Re: Dash Speaker ?

Post by dan the capri fan »

When i first brought my capri I wondered why there was speaker holes on the dash but no speaker. Then I thought why did ford keep the holes when there's no speaker I just thought it was maybe a way of keeping the radio/cassette cool when its on.
Image
Post Reply