Chrysler Repair: How do I remove the speaker covers from a 96 Chrysler T&C, infinity speakers, infinity speaker

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Thanks Roland.  Didn't know you'd branhed out from the LeBaron forums!  Glad to know the LeBaron "Yoda" is spreading his knowledge.


I checked Haynes last night (before receiving this email) and didn't see any reference.  I'll check your specific pages when I get home tonight.  In case I don't have it in my manual would you mind eFaxing it?  My eFax number is 309-420-3965.

Also, any way to make the Infinity speakers work w/an aftermarket unit?

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How do I remove the door & passenger speaker covers from a '96 Chry. T&C?  I recently had an after market in-dash DVD player installed, and now the speakers don't work.  I believe it's due to the Infinity speakers w/the built-in amp.  I want to pull the speakers out to test.
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Hi Elliott,
There are a couple of pages that show how to remove the door trim panel which has to be done to remove the speakers, in the Haynes Manual for '95-2000 vans (#30011), page 11-8 and -9. I can xerox and snail mail these to you if you will give me a postal mail address. It is easier to send these than write a description, and the pages have drawings that will help. If you had an infinity type radio and didn't replace it with the same unit or one that is similarly set up then there will be a mismatch between the new unit and the old speakers as far as impedence is concerned.
Roland


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Hi Elliott,
Yikes, you found me!
I would be pleased to xerox and mail you the 2 pages from the Haynes that show door panel removal as I don't have a scanner and getting a commercial fax scan is a little more effort/cost.
The problem with the infinity/non-infinity match up is one of impedence matching. The signals sent to the infinity speaker amp are high while the signal sent to a conventional speaker are low impedence. In addition, the infinity speaker needs power if it is the type with the amp mounted on the speaker and that comes from the original infinity control unit. Alternatively, the infinity system may have a single stand alone amp hidden in the rear that provides normal impedence to regular speakers, but if you don't send a high impedence signal (tap off from the new control unit if it has one) then the speakers will not get a signal, and that original amp has to be powered up as well. So, it involves getting into exactly how the old system was wired and how to adapt it to a conventional replacement that puts out low impedence final signal to conventional speakers. You can probably do the rewiring yourself if the speakers have the built-in amps, just by-pass the amps with your new signal sources.
So let me know if you want me to send you the pages by sending me a postal mail address.
Roland