Speaker Replacement Pt 2

It had always been part of the plan to install rear speakers into the van.  The boys will frequently travel in the back and we all love our music.  I also think it gives a much more complete sound.

Not a trivial job but not a complicated one either.  Another flashback to my beetle and running speaker cables the full length of the vehicle although somehow I envisaged that this one would be easier than it was back then.  I'm older and wiser these days and I'm getting to know this van now.  Not surprising with the number of times I seem to be removing panels from the interior of the van.

So, off come the rear side panels.  Having decided that they were going to go high up and not too far back from where the rear passengers currently sit, I carefully measure the position and draw around the template provided in the Pioneer Box.   Not the most exciting picture in the world but this is where they are going.

Out comes the head unit (again).  Out comes the glovebox (again) in a time that is marginally slower than my personal best - 1:37.  Remove the A-pillar trim and fish the speaker wire over the passenger door into the rear of the van.  Thats actually the hardest part of wiring done.  Then its simply a case of lowering the roof panels and positioning the cables along the channel right to the back of the van and fishing them through into the void for the rear side panels.  Cable tie the cables to other cables to keep things neat and put the panels back.

Why all the way to the back of the van?  Well that's because I don't seem to have a way of getting in to that side panel void from the top without going to very rear corner of the van.  I'm not sure if this is because my van is a factory Kombi but there's no way in.  It's not a problem, just have to bear in mind when working out how much cable you need for these jobs.

They look good though and the sound really does fill the van now.  Very please with the results.