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Old 04-11-2021, 11:02 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by ranger42c View Post
You might find the mounting holes have been semi-standardized across the industry.

FWIW, we did the same thing with Sony speakers... just swapped in new ones from time to time as weather affected the old ones...
You'd think, but a bit of time wasted this morning came up empty on anything that'd use both the cut-out hole size AND screw positioning. 4 screws, 5 screws, even 6 for some. Most seem to now want to use a larger center hole for the speaker too.

It's not that I'm unable to drill new mounting holes, I'd just prefer to avoid it if not necessary.

Making the center hole larger isn't an impossible task, just adds another level of tediousness. Hint, use the old mounting holes to attach a piece of wood from behind, and use that to center the bit for a larger hole saw.

I just wanted to find a quick swap-in set of craptastic outdoor speakers for the flybridge... but no.....
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