I know someone else out there has run into this problem and how to get around it. I just put a better radio and speakers in my Rabbit and am having trouble since the window crank won't clear the grills on the 6.5 speakers I put in. The car only had the little 3.5's in the dash prior but have a hole for a 6.5 in in the door itself. I have looked online and couldn't find a set of 5 1/4's either with a flat grille like they used to make years ago and I finaly decided on a set of Pioneer 6.5's with a grill that is about 3/4 in. higher than the door pannel which won't allow clearance for the little flat Rabbit window crank to clear the grill and they were the thinnest ones I could find. The 5 1/4 in. ones I first bought actualy had an even wider and thicker grill. What have some of you done to get clearance here, is there a different crank that will clear or is there an actual flat grill (old metal style) that can be purchased. I have looked everywhere and cannot find an actual flush grill anywhere like they used to make, Radio Shack used to have every size imaginable but I don't think they sell things like that anymore. I don't know why these speaker manufacurers think you need a grill 3/4 in or more thick, I've seen some as much as an inch and a half thick and leaving most of the speaker exposed on top of it. I bet they sound good wth a half dozen dead bugs in there bouncing around after a while. This thing isn't a show car but I don't want a pair of visegrips clamped on at an angle either and of course power windows are out of the question.
Topic: Window crank handle clearance (Read 2921 times)
