Install guide

If you have a phase II car and you followed the above instructions you should now be able to see the
connector to your CD-Changer, take your CD-Changer cable and connect it. If you have a Phase I car
you should ensure that your cable is connected to the CD-Changer and is routed through to this area.
Now take the CD-Changer cable and carefully run it down towards the bottom of the door opening,
you should ideally route it through behind the rear side panel and hold it in place with duct tape. Now
move down to the door opening. There is a black plastic panel running along the bottom of the door
opening next to the door seal, remove this panel. It simply pulls up and then pivots out from the front
– Take care with this. Once removed you will see the wiring channels underneath. Continue to run the
cable through these channels towards the front of the car.
Now all you have to do is to get the cable through to behind the head unit. If you pull at the carpet it
should give, allowing you to route the cable underneath it. Work from the cable channel, up around
the top of the footwell and right the way through to the back of the stereo. You will need to remove
the panel that runs alongside the centre console next to the stereo in order to get the cable all the
way through, this is attached using two Philips-head screws and a small clip towards the back of the
footwell. Once you have routed the cable all the way through, connect it up to the back of the head
unit and refit everything. y
5 – Replacing the speakers
Speakers are critical to the overall sound of your finished installation, choose them well and try to get
units that suit your listening tastes. Work out what size speakers you are going to install and what
amplifier you are going to use. This, along with your budget will give you the basic guidelines you’ll
need to start short-listing your speaker choice. Try to stick to the best brands, when it comes to
speakers that essentially means Focal, Infinity, MB Quart and Phoenix.
This chapter is split into two sections:
• Replacing standard size speakers
• Fitting high-quality 6.5 component speakers all-round