Help Me Find This Part - 58 Rear Speaker Grill -(Finder's Fee !)

[96roadmaster]

I'm desperately looking for a 1958 Buick rear speaker grill. That's the original speaker grill that was on the rear deck on the cars that had the optional rear speaker.

It's a small part, but I just can't find it anywhere.

Does anyone have any leads? I'm also willing to offer a finder's fee for a clean one, if the transaction goes through.

Please help!

[Pontiac59]

My parts car has a rear speaker with a clean grille. I do not know if it's factory, as it has an added switch under the dash that is definately not factory, as a fader type control. Have a photo of what it should look like?

[96roadmaster]

I do have a picture on my computer at home. I will dig it up tonight and will post it here.

Thanks!

[96roadmaster]

Whew! I sorted through a few thousand pictures on my computer just to find this one... Here it is!

Pontiac59, please let me know if it matches yours.

[Pontiac59]

I got a photo of a '59 Electra flat-top ??

The one I have is stamped in a piece of perforated metal with round holes; it fits the mount holes on the deck exactly. Speaker is in good shape, too -

[96roadmaster]

Were you able to see the picture that I posted? It was coming up when I posted it, but for some reason I only see it's web address. Here is a direct link you can click on, please let me know if it looks identical to your eye.

http://img456.imageshack.us/my.php?image=349pz.jpg

Here are a couple pictures of the '59 <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upload/...ark%2006013.jpg

http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upload/...k%202006085.jpg

http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upload/...k%202006005.jpg

[Guest sixpack2639]

This link http://img456.imageshack.us/my.php?image=349pz.jpg is a pic of your 59 Flat top.

[96roadmaster]

Yup, that's when the car had JUST arrived. I washed it and took that picture within 2 hours of its arrival.

[Pontiac59]

Okay, but I thought it was supposed to be a photo of the speaker grille?

I looked at the speaker again today; it has a chrome top plate with a couple bars across and there is an insert under that is perforated metal. It's in decent shape, but not perfect.

I pulled the dash padding on the car today, too, the forward section is nice, the actual padded section has a couple of cracks in the grooves on it but would be fine on a driver or a car you weren't trying to win trophies with.

[96roadmaster]

Pontiac59, I'm new to Imageshack, and apologize for the error. Here is the correct picture of the speaker grill...

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6263/58speakergrillmk0.jpg

I just sent you a PM, with my phone number. Please give me a call at your earliest convenience.

Thank you,

Roupin

[Pontiac59]

Hmm. One of ours isn't factory - mine is fancier than that, it has a flat plate of similar mesh but over it is a chrome bezel or ring with a couple of wide bars across it. I'll take a photo of it and post it.

One thing worth noting, this is a standard size speaker so a lot of different parts may fit the hole - oddly, the closest match to this that I have had was in a '57 Plymouth. I can't remember if I kept that one or not.

I'll hold off on the call until I can show you what it looks like and go from there.

[96roadmaster]

Thanks for the reply. I'm curious to see a picture of the part you have. I'm looking for the exact part, or the closest match.

I know the '56 Belairs are very similar, but I'm interested nevertheless.

Hold on to my number just in case!

[Pontiac59]

Hopefully I remember to take a pic of this tomorrow, I have to pull some other parts off the car for a guy -

[96roadmaster]

Bump to the top!