'75 Crown speaker replacement

[rainer]

Hi!
this is the first motoring forum i've ever joined.... so i'm pretty new here but i was after some advice.
I have a 1975 toyota crown sedan, australian, affectionally known as "mango", its a lovely super saloon with all the bells and whistles.
I wanted to find out the best way to replace the speakers - the current ones are originals and the cones have all but decomposed. the radio etc works fine, and i'm hoping to make it that i can enjoy quality (not over-the-top) sound from the radio in my car. i'm sure the radio is fine, its just the speakers that need replacing.
is there a way to pull away the back seat allowing me to get in to the speakers better? or should i try and replace them from behind in the boot?
any comments queries and suggestions most helpful.
thanks
Rainer

[adamcress]

Hi Rainer

Usually speakers are held in by screws from above or bolts/nuts from below. Sometimes on saloon's/sedan's where the speaker's are on a parcel shelf the speaker's have a grill that is a push fit covering the actual speaker unit with the screws underneath

We have a '72' crown but it's the estate version and won't help with the rear ones , altho on the estate they have two screws one on each side on the top and are then covered by the panel with the grill in . On ours the front speaker is in the middle of the dash which you can just about reach after you take out the radio.

When replacing , if you want to keep it looking original , you want to find some that are the same size or as in the estate , where they're oval , small enough to fit inside the widest part. So they will be covered by the original grills

Adam