Another 6 Speaker Upgrade plus Apple CarPlay - Subwoofers Installed!

[Silverstar]

Awesome,....

Off topic can I just ask where you got your interior carbon trim from Silverstar...? Many thanks.

He makes them himself John, he has a set up for sale in classifieds atm viewtopic.php?f=7&t=125766

Oooooooohhhhhh lurrrrrrrrrvely...!!

Missed these completely.... Top man Steve....!

Yep as Mr Tourette / Steve says handmade by myself. So can I interest you in a set?

[john-e89]

He makes them himself John, he has a set up for sale in classifieds atm viewtopic.php?f=7&t=125766

Oooooooohhhhhh lurrrrrrrrrvely...!!

Missed these completely.... Top man Steve....!

Yep as Mr Tourette / Steve says handmade by myself. So can I interest you in a set?

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

[Silverstar]

Oooooooohhhhhh lurrrrrrrrrvely...!!

Missed these completely.... Top man Steve....!

Yep as Mr Tourette / Steve says handmade by myself. So can I interest you in a set?

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

PM sent.

[mr.tourette]

Yep as Mr Tourette / Steve says handmade by myself. So can I interest you in a set?

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

PM sent.

cough* comission *cough

[Silverstar]

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

PM sent.

cough* comission *cough

[john-e89]

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

PM sent.

cough* comission *cough

You get any commission you can send it my way Steve....you’ve just made me shell out for these...couldn’t resist and I’m blaming you square on for my weakness.....

[Pbondar]

Oooooooohhhhhh lurrrrrrrrrvely...!!

Missed these completely.... Top man Steve....!

Yep as Mr Tourette / Steve says handmade by myself. So can I interest you in a set?

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

I have one of his gloss versions awaiting fitment..

[john-e89]

Yep as Mr Tourette / Steve says handmade by myself. So can I interest you in a set?

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

I have one of his gloss versions awaiting fitment..

Sitting on your keyboard isn’t getting them fitted is it....!

[AnubisZed]

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Also, where did you stick the antenna that connects to the back or the MMI please?
Many thanks

This is my recommended location for the WiFi antenna....

[Silverstar]

Dave what does the antenna do? I have been using the Carplay this week with and without it and I have not noticed any difference.

[Pbondar]

Absolutely....they look superb...!! PM me your name, acct’ number and sort code Silverstar, I think I’ll take the non gloss set you have for sale on here if that’s ok.

I have one of his gloss versions awaiting fitment..

Sitting on your keyboard isn’t getting them fitted is it....!

Sadly correct...we live in a lovely house in a lovely location but no garage....add normal Southern Upland Scottish weather and I’m not feeling motivated ...I have some acoustic wadding to do so awaiting courage / time to do all that in one hit..

[Yoghurt]

Thanks Dave!

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Also, where did you stick the antenna that connects to the back or the MMI please?
Many thanks

This is my recommended location for the WiFi antenna....

[john-e89]

I have one of his gloss versions awaiting fitment..

Sitting on your keyboard isn’t getting them fitted is it....!

Sadly correct...we live in a lovely house in a lovely location but no garage....add normal Southern Upland Scottish weather and I’m not feeling motivated ...I have some acoustic wadding to do so awaiting courage / time to do all that in one hit..

I get that....I don’t have a garage either but do have a workshop with a ramp, if I didn’t those new coilovers would still be sitting looking shiny in their shipping box.... My days of axle stands, a car creeper and wet driveway are long gone....been there done that, never again...

[Pbondar]

Sitting on your keyboard isn’t getting them fitted is it....!

Sadly correct...we live in a lovely house in a lovely location but no garage....add normal Southern Upland Scottish weather and I’m not feeling motivated ...I have some acoustic wadding to do so awaiting courage / time to do all that in one hit..

I get that....I don’t have a garage either but do have a workshop with a ramp, if I didn’t those new coilovers would still be sitting looking shiny in their shipping box.... My days of axle stands, a car creeper and wet driveway are long gone....been there done that, never again...

Sadly I don’t even have a car port..what I do about twice a year is beg the forebearance of one of my neighbours who has a lovely HUGE garage and spend a couple of days fettling there..

Must get him a bottle of malt and engender some credits for early January

[Silverstar]

So back on topic and the audio install. I made some progress today and managed to route all the cables from the amp in the boot / trunk to the front of the car. I routed the cables (speaker output, remote and RCAs) along the same route as the car's original cables towards the left of the car and through the pass through into the cabin. I left a spare RCA and remote on the boot floor for the second amp which will power the subs, all of which will probably be sorted in the new year.

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I didn't remove the rear right upper side trim (the one that holds the rear speaker) behind the passenger seat completely because that would have involved removing the seat belt bolt and you have to replace that bolt with a brand new one and torque it down, so I left in place but freed the trim from its clips which allowed me to prise it open enough so that I could reach the cables passed through from the boot after which I just ran them behind the carpet along the same way as per the car's original cables into the passenger footwell. Once you free up the upper rear side trim you can easily remove the lower rear side trim to give you proper access to route the cables.

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That leaves tomorrow to make the final connections and hopefully hear the new amplified setup for the first time!