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Dolby center speaker retro fit

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I am wondering if any one has cut out their x70 dash top pad to retro fit the centre channel speaker. I’m sure I’ve read a how-to some where, but can’t for the life of me find it.
Any help appreciated
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Post by scot850 »

Unless you are very lucky the center grill is obsolete and fragile.

The wiser move is to buy a complete dash top if you can and swap with your current one.

Neil.
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Post by Stu70 »

Thanks Neil.
It comes down to availability. I have all the components - a myriad of colours from different cars, the grill I have is the right colour and in good condition, just never been able to find the holy grail of a grey dash top complete. I’m planning on colour matching, cutting and pasting arts and crafts style.
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Post by raivis_rsn »

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic/17 ... -your-850/
But swapping whole dash is much easier.

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