I posted this in the stereo section, too. In my '85 the dash speakers aren't mounted as in earlier models, what's the trick to getting them out?

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1985 300D-189k The 'UD', Ivory and Pinkamino
1979 300D-211k Dark Gray, Parchment
A 1980 Harley-~166k and
A 1994 Ford diesel pickup-349k and
A 1990 gasser Volvo wagon-145k

post a picture so we can see what's different on your car...

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

yeah lets see what ya got

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1981 NA 300D 310k miles

Are you sure the speakers are OE?

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (113k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1993 300SD (291k)
1993 300D 2.5T (338k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K)
1985 300D (233K)

Fairly certain that they're stock. The mount points, well, I'll post pics up in a few..

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1985 300D-189k The 'UD', Ivory and Pinkamino
1979 300D-211k Dark Gray, Parchment
A 1980 Harley-~166k and
A 1994 Ford diesel pickup-349k and
A 1990 gasser Volvo wagon-145k

This is the new speaker trimmed and mocked up in the spare dash I have:


Pre 1985 speaker mount3240

This is a larger shot of the mock up. This dash has the idle control knob hole, don't know the vintage:


Pre 1985 speaker mount, large3241

This is the the speaker I see in the 85 when I took the grill off:


1985 speaker mount3244

So it looks like I either have to pull the dash vent hoses or take off the dash to access these speakers. Unless someone knows a different method (hopefully).

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1985 300D-189k The 'UD', Ivory and Pinkamino
1979 300D-211k Dark Gray, Parchment
A 1980 Harley-~166k and
A 1994 Ford diesel pickup-349k and
A 1990 gasser Volvo wagon-145k

I just checked with the 85 and the 80, and both are the same.
The drivers side has one phillips screw, lower right corner in the grill part.
Pass side same, but in the lower left side.

Been a while since I removed one, but as I remember, remove the screw, gently lift up and slide forward. think there is a tab on the rear side that holds it down.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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remove instrument cluster, reach in and push the metal tabs in, and pop the speaker up. or if you don't care about the speaker, put some cardboard on the dash, use a long flat screwdriver and pop it out while resting the rod of the shaft of the screwdriver on the cardboard so as not to dent the dash

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i've never seen that.. i don't know what's going on there. however you can remove the lower kick panel (driver side) and the glove box liner for passenger side and try to come up from the bottom.

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1981 NA 300D 310k miles

The front speakers in the '85 300D-T are retained by two spring clips (each) that are part of the speakers. I was able to reach up from underneath (removal of the lower panels, instrument cluster, and glove box helps) and compress the springs, then push the speaker up and out. It helps to have skinny arms and strong fingers. It's also possible to reach in from the top and press the springs with thin screwdrivers but there is risk of damaging the dash.

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

Thank you all for the info!

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1985 300D-189k The 'UD', Ivory and Pinkamino
1979 300D-211k Dark Gray, Parchment
A 1980 Harley-~166k and
A 1994 Ford diesel pickup-349k and
A 1990 gasser Volvo wagon-145k