Originally Posted by
mech986
If your friend is likely to run the drivers with the grilles on, then light cleaning will be all that is necessary, the drivers will be hidden. Otherwise, some enterprising DIY'ers will find a very similar spray paint, mask off the surround and center cap, and lightly mist spray a fine, even paint coat. It will change the parameters of the woofer slightly but if done with a light hand, you may find a good cosmetic vs. performance compromise.
The tweeter domes are more of a problem. Salvaging the old ones can work because there are small replacement center domes for the tweeters but that requires cutting the old out, and gluing in new. The slight change in weight can be more problematic for a tweeter but many complain the tweeter is already too bright so who knows, it might be better. Otherwise, I'd look for a pair of nice clean used units, or get the slightly later LE25-2, -3, or -4 or LE26. They are all the same tweeter with slightly different faceplate treatments, some of which could be renovated to look like the originals. IMO, the LE26 is probably a bit better tweeter, and if you use a replacement foam ring on it, even with the sloped original faceplate, you may find it works quite well.
As for the cabinets, that will depend on your skills and time. New grill cloth is available on Ebay from Huntley Audio.
The real question will be whether you keep the original crossover configuration or modify it to a newer and somewhat smoother version, the Murphy crossover being the less expensive option compared to the Torgelson (sp).