PROBLEM FITTING REAR SPEAKERS WITH MK3 BOXTER HOOPS HELP!

[SILVER FOX]

I HAVE FITTED MIKE SATURS MK3 BOXTER HOOPS BUT THE SPEAKER MAGNET WON'T FIT BETWEEN THE BEAM & THE ENGINE PLATE.
I HAVE NOW SOLD THE GROUND ZERO SPEAKERS WHICH HAD A 75MM DIAMETER MAGNET BUT I AM LEFT WITH A 60MM GAP. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
I PHONED MIKE SAT & HE CAN'T HELP.
HAS ANYONE FITTED REAR 6X4 SPEAKERS WITH THE MK 3 BOXTER HOOPS IF SO CAN YOU LET US GUYS OUT HERE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE AND WHERE WE CAN PURCHASE THEM.
PS. I DO NOT WANT TO CHOP THE BEAM THUS REDUCING THE OVERALL STRENGTH.

CHEERS IN ANTICIPATION

[plrobbo]

Hi Foxy - I've fitted Mike's Roll Hoops and also has a friend of mine. We've had no problems at all fitting the original speakers back into the car. If you're fitting non original speakers, then you may have a problem. You have to remove the speakers from the plastic speaker housing and metal brace & refit them into the moulding.
Hope you've fitted all the 'bits & pieces' in the kit properly? Cheers Peter.

[SILVER FOX]

Hi Peter
The MG TF115 doesn't come with speakers so I haven't got any originals to put back in.
The hoops, beam & windstop fitted in perfectly as did the ground zero speakers into the speaker mounts which Mike Satur supplied, the problem came when I offered the T bar back in place it would not seat in it's normal position as the magnet would not fit between the beam & engine plate ( magnet diameter 75mm ) ( space between the beam & engine plate 60mm) I have conversed with Mike who said he had some speakers in the warehouse he could sell me, unfortunately when he measured the magnet width they wouldn't fit either.
You may have hit on an idea. I don't know what make the original speakers are but if I can find out we will be one step closer.
Cheers

SILVER FOX

[Andrew JAZ5788]

Mine have been in a few years, but I got a set of Blaupunkt ones that were something like these...

http://www.blaupunkt.com/uk/7606109008_main.asp

[SILVER FOX]

Hi Andrew
Thanks for the link there is a dealer near me I will contact them tomorrow, fingers crossed.
cheers Silver Fox

[plrobbo]

Hi - forgot you have an F - and of course they didn't come with speakers. In my car (MGTF) I had to leave the total plastice AND steel cross bar out (The one the speakers were orinally fitted to) when fitting the Mike Satur Roll Hoops. Hope it works out nfor you.
Cheers Robbo.

[SILVER FOX]

Hi Robbo
My MG is also a TF 2004 but the TF 115 doesn't come with speakers, three companies are now looking to help us been a few days now two companies have drawn a blank not looking good.
Perhaps Mike Satur should design a new beam to incorporate his hoops and that would allow speakers to fit ( good business sense )!!

[plrobbo]

Hope you get it all sorted - you can't just listen to the "rush" of the engine or the "wife" all the time!