S3 speakers

Talk about the E-Type Series 3
User avatar

Topic author
baganz.sven@web.de
Posts: 152
Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:58 pm
Germany

#1 S3 speakers

Post by baganz.sven@web.de » Wed Jun 10, 2026 9:37 am

Dear forum colleagues,,
reassembly of my E has started and I'm wondering if the speakers have been in the right place when I bought the car. Does the S3 from 1971 have the speakers in the radio console or in the rear behind the seats? Attached is a picture, how it looked before disassembly.
Thank you for advice and best reagrds

Sven

Image
Sven
'71 S3 coupe LHD manual

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links

User avatar

Pete G
Posts: 55
Joined: Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:47 pm
Location: Alsager Cheshire
Great Britain

#2 Re: S3 speakers

Post by Pete G » Wed Jun 10, 2026 6:17 pm

Hi Sven
The speakers in my 1971 2+2 s3 were fitted in the mesh sides of the radio console. They looked as though they had been fitted as a very poor DIY job. There is a hole in the metal each side behind the front seats covered by the vinyl trim which looks to be the correct place for the speakers. A loom crosses the hole and two wires exit this which are continuous with wires behind the radio console but not connected to anything. The speakers that I removed from the console will not fit the holes behind the seats.
All the evidence from my car suggests that the speakers should be fitted in the sides behind the seats which is where I wil fit them when I get a round tuit.
Pete
Pete G(formally e-bygum)
1971 S3 2+2 OSB

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links


kevh
Posts: 79
Joined: Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:27 pm
Location: Yorkshire
Great Britain

#3 Re: S3 speakers

Post by kevh » Sat Jun 13, 2026 10:30 am

:yeahthat:

Image
Kev

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links

User avatar

Topic author
baganz.sven@web.de
Posts: 152
Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2017 7:58 pm
Germany

#4 Re: S3 speakers

Post by baganz.sven@web.de » Sun Jun 14, 2026 2:06 pm

Perhaps someone can post a picture of the original speaker position and grille of an S3 coupé.
Thank you in advance
Sven
Sven
'71 S3 coupe LHD manual

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links

User avatar

Redman
Posts: 75
Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:15 pm
Location: Belgium
Great Britain

#5 Re: S3 speakers

Post by Redman » Sun Jun 14, 2026 3:31 pm

Behind seats / speaker wiring present: the photo is from an open top - is this the same for the S3 2+2? And is this not where it is possible to fit inertial reel seat belt mechanism so it is out of the way? (Was thinking of the latter.)

Thanks.
Gordon James
S3 1971 - Original (JHT) LHD/Auto/Air Con. Re-imported from US via UK in 1994, rebuilt Antwerp. Dk Blue (orig Sable)/Biscuit (orig Beige)
Porsche 911SC 1983
VW T2A Bus 1971
VW Beetle Cabrio 1967 (but bit of a mixture!)

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links


John37
Posts: 7
Joined: Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:46 am
Great Britain

#6 Re: S3 speakers

Post by John37 » Sun Jun 14, 2026 9:06 pm

They are behind the seats on my 2+2. Possibly the soft tops are different.

Link:
BBcode:
HTML:
Hide post links
Show post links

Post Reply Previous topicNext topic