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<blockquote data-quote="Beau M" data-source="post: 7859381" data-attributes="member: 641620"><p>Here is the big door panel removed. I did the passenger side first after reading horror stories about the mirror controls on the drivers side.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0679.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I pulled the woofers out, and put in some dynamat.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I stripped some of the factory wiring covering away to give me some room to work. This is the one place where I would be cutting factory wires, the speaker plug. I wanted to give myself enough wire on each end of the cut, so that if I ever wanted to put the stock speakers back in I could.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0681.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>TomFarin chose to put his crossovers in teh door itself. However, I wanted to keep mine out of the elements, and also retain acces to them so I could play with the tweeter level switched during tuning. I elected for the arm rest. Here I'm running the wires.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0682.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here is the passenger door with the woofer, tweet, and crossover all installed. Not too shabby right?</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0683.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0684.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Drivers door looks the same, except for that pesky switch. Turned out to be a cake walk. When you take the cover off, the switch will probably pop in half like Tom's did, and you run the risk of those little pins falling out. Once the cover is off, un plug the wires from the other half of the switch.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0685.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Snap the switch back together and set it aside. Now, when you put the cover back on, all you have to do is plug the switch back in and pop it in the hole. Took 30 seconds.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0686.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0687.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>My last shot here is of my adapter in place.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0688.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I wired it all up, stuffed the wiring up under the dash, crossed my fingers and turned it on. Everything works!</p><p></p><p>The LOC has a built in amp turn on, and its fast enough that I still get all the door chimes and stuff.</p><p></p><p>I have not adjusted the gains or crossovers on the amp yet (they are the same as they were my old system), but it already sounds 200x better than stock. I'm hoping I can get the subs a little louder, but what can you expect from 2 8's sealed after having a monster 15" ported.</p><p></p><p>I can't believe I waited this long to upgrade the stereo, what a difference it makes in driving enjoyment.</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beau M, post: 7859381, member: 641620"] Here is the big door panel removed. I did the passenger side first after reading horror stories about the mirror controls on the drivers side. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0679.jpg[/IMG] I pulled the woofers out, and put in some dynamat. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0680.jpg[/IMG] I stripped some of the factory wiring covering away to give me some room to work. This is the one place where I would be cutting factory wires, the speaker plug. I wanted to give myself enough wire on each end of the cut, so that if I ever wanted to put the stock speakers back in I could. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0681.jpg[/IMG] TomFarin chose to put his crossovers in teh door itself. However, I wanted to keep mine out of the elements, and also retain acces to them so I could play with the tweeter level switched during tuning. I elected for the arm rest. Here I'm running the wires. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0682.jpg[/IMG] Here is the passenger door with the woofer, tweet, and crossover all installed. Not too shabby right? [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0683.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0684.jpg[/IMG] Drivers door looks the same, except for that pesky switch. Turned out to be a cake walk. When you take the cover off, the switch will probably pop in half like Tom's did, and you run the risk of those little pins falling out. Once the cover is off, un plug the wires from the other half of the switch. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0685.jpg[/IMG] Snap the switch back together and set it aside. Now, when you put the cover back on, all you have to do is plug the switch back in and pop it in the hole. Took 30 seconds. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0686.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0687.jpg[/IMG] My last shot here is of my adapter in place. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/beau_m/Mini/IMG_0688.jpg[/IMG] I wired it all up, stuffed the wiring up under the dash, crossed my fingers and turned it on. Everything works! The LOC has a built in amp turn on, and its fast enough that I still get all the door chimes and stuff. I have not adjusted the gains or crossovers on the amp yet (they are the same as they were my old system), but it already sounds 200x better than stock. I'm hoping I can get the subs a little louder, but what can you expect from 2 8's sealed after having a monster 15" ported. I can't believe I waited this long to upgrade the stereo, what a difference it makes in driving enjoyment. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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