DIY: Audio upgrade part 1

[crammond]

Than remove the plastics on the side of the car (only poppers). I found it the easiest way to start at the back, first to lift the outside part (where it's the metal "ceed" sign) and than when you get them all out just grab the inside part of it at one and and lift it up.







Than you unscrew the lever for opening the front bonnet (engine) bonnet. One screw in the middle of it and than you just pull it off.

When it's off, you have to remove the foot rest. Start at the top, pull it towards you so the "popper" let's go and than pull it up and it should get out.

Afterwards, remove the plastic where the lever for opening the engine bonnet was (just pull it off towards the opposite side of the car, rather simple).

Under it you will see a plastic/silicone cover. There is also a similar silicone cover on the outside of the car and I only have the picture of it on the outside.



I got the cable trough those holes (I made a hole in the silicone cover so the cable went trough and than put the cover back on its place)

[crammond]

Since I didn't want to drill trough the original cable connector I made a hole in the sillicone cover in the doors - the hole in the door is big enough to make the hole under the original cables and still get into the doors.



Unfortunatly not seen on the pictures is the hard plastic tunel for the cables that went from the first hole on the car frame trough the sillicone cover in the doors so the cables are protected better than in the original cable tunel (from the car to the doors). I'll make a picture tomorrow.

Inside the doors I came out with the cable as original cables.



On the picutre you can see where I decided to put my crossover. There is a lot of space there but still - meassure it before you install it.



When I finished the cables it looked like this.

[crammond]

The cables for the speakers were done like this.



Isolated.



All the wiring I've put in the doors have been straped to the original wires so no wire is loose. I also put the original audio connectors (for the tweeter and the midbass speaker) in the clothing material and straped it to original wires so that they won't bang against the doors and make noise.



After it the speakers went in, the tweeters went in and I've put the door panels back on - the same way as I've took them off just the other way around.

This is the end of part 1. I'd put it all in one long post but the forum is limited to 4 pictures per post. Maybe a moderator/admin can merge my posts into one.

Tomorrow I'll show you how and where to put 35mm2 power cable, how to get the cables (power, speaker, RCA) to the back, how to take the rear seats out and how to make good ground for the amplifier. Later on (when I'll have time) I'll make a fiberglass box in the trunk for the 10" subwoofer.

Thank you for listening, I'm opened to questions.

[valen46]

Simply fantastic, Crammond, congratulations.

[crammond]

I made some pictures today that were missing yesterday.

Cables going from the car into the doors (protected).

door side


car side


Where the cable gets inside the car.



Position of all four of the screws for removal of the plastic under the steering wheel


This now completes part 1. I will now write part 2.

[FLS]

Originally Posted by crammond

To make the installation of the cables as easy as possible I removed the plastic under the drivers legs.

There are 4 screws:

Two from the side ( you have to remove the side plastic first)


And two under the steering wheel (unfortunatly no picutre - they are at the bottom of this plastic, you cannot miss them).

Anybody knows how to dismantle this part on the passanger side?...

[FLS]

Originally Posted by FLS

Anybody knows how to dismantle this part on the passanger side?...

It was almost the same like on the driver's side - I just tried it too gently (wasn't using enough force).

[ida01ro]

@crammond: WOOW ..The best of... !! congratulations & thank's !