JBL l166 Horizon rebuild help

[James F.]

Hey, I don't mean to hijack this thread, I'm trying to build up a pair of L166's. I stumbled across a pair of empty cabs in great condition. Is there a shop that will build a pair of cross over boards if I can't find any original? I know it's not the space shuttle but I try to limit my electronic tinkering. In the stupidly obscure question department does anyone know who manufactured the egg crate grills for JBL? I've had a little luck over the years getting old race car parts manufactured and you never know til you ask.

A quick search didn't yield any grills for the L166's on eBay. Found some crossovers though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/143946628817?hash=item2183e33ed1:g:1AsAAOSw2bpgJrV5 The real trouble is going to be in finding the original drivers and looks like the original grills. Simply Speakers has what they are calling replacement speakers. Here are the woofers that they have: https://www.ebay.com/itm/143946628817?hash=item2183e33ed1:g:1AsAAOSw2bpgJrV5 This is a close midrange replacement or jbl style:https://www.simplyspeakers.com/replacement-speaker-jbl-midrange-m-le5.html and these are as close as I have been able to find for the tweeters without spending a few hundred on tweeters on eBay: https://www.simplyspeakers.com/replacement-speaker-jbl-tweeter-t-035tia.html
I hope all this helps you. Good luck with your rebuild.

 

[Cy M]

Thanks very much! I'm on it. It'd be a miracle to find which plastic manufacturer did the moulds for the grills.
I just ordered new foam for my L100's so I'll try it for size on the 166's as a backup plan.