JL Audio C3-525 User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
5.25-inch (130 mm) Convertible 2-Way Component System
Thank you for choosing a JL Audio Evolution™ C3 Convertible
Component System for your automotive sound system.
These Evolution™ Speakers have been designed and manufactured to
exacting standards in order to ensure years of musical enjoyment in your
vehicle. For maximum performance and extended warranty
coverage, we highly recommend that you have your new speakers installed
by an authorized JL Audio dealer. Your authorized
dealer has the training, expertise and installation equipment to ensure
optimum performance from this product. Should you
decide to install the speakers yourself, please take the time
to read this manual thoroughly so as to familiarize yourself
with its installation requirements and setup procedures.
If you have any questions regarding the instructions in this
manual or any aspect of your amplifier’s operation, please contact your
authorized JL Audio dealer for assistance. If you need further assistance,
please call the JL Audio Technical Support Department
at [phone] during business hours.

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Woofer Physical Dimensions
Frame Outer Diameter (A) 5.80 in. / 147.3 mm
Grille Tray Outer Diameter (B) 6.00 in. / 152.4 mm
Rear Cover Outer Diameter (C) 3.38 in. / 85.9 mm
Frontal Tweeter Protrusion* (D) 0.69 in. / 17.5 mm
Frontal Grille Protrusion (E) 1.00 in. / 25.4 mm
Mounting Hole Diameter (F) 4.56 in. / 115.9 mm
Mounting Depth (G) 2.27 in. / 57.7 mm
B
C
AA
D
D
C
B
A
Crossover Network Physical Dimensions
Height (A) 4.72 in. / 119.9 mm
Width (B) 3.36 in. / 85.3 mm
Depth (C) 1.44 in. / 36.6 mm
Tweeter Fixture Physical Dimensions Flush-Mount Surface-Mount
Fixture Outer Diameter (A) 2.12 in. / 53.8 mm 1.93 in. / 49.0 mm
Fixture Mounting Hole Diameter (B) 1.875 in. / 47.6 mm N/A
Fixture Mounting Depth (C) 0.71 in. / 18.0 mm N/A
Tweeter Frontal Protrusion (D) 0.32 in. / 8.1 mm 0.95 in. / 24.1 mm

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C3-525 SPECIFICATIONS
Woofers: Injection-Molded Polymer Frame, Patented Elevated
Frame Cooling (U.S. Patent #6,219,431 & #6,229,902), DMA-
Optimized Motor System, Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cone,
Rubber Surround, 1-in. / 25 mm Voice Coil, Kapton® Former,
Low-Profile, Symmetrical Roll Spider, Ferrite Magnet
Tweeters: 1.00 in. / 25 mm Silk Soft Dome with Ferrofluid
Cooling and Damping and Neodymium Magnet
Fixed Angle Flush-Mount, Surface-Mount and Coaxial-Mount
Systems
Crossover Networks: 2-way networks with 1st order
low-pass and 2nd order high-pass filters, premium Mylar®
capacitors, air-core inductors, 4-position adjustable tweeter
output level, 3-position midrange presence control,
Polyswitch tweeter protection
Continuous Power Handling: 75 Watts (RMS Method)
Frequency Response: 48 Hz - 25 KHz (± 3 dB)
Efficiency @ 1W/1m: 90.0 dB @ 1W/1m
Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms
Included Components and Parts:
r5XP$DXJODINN8PPGFST
r5XP$DUJODINN5XFFUFST
r5XP$90$SPTTPWFS/FUXPSLT
r5XP4VSGBDF.PVOU5XFFUFS'JYUVSFT
r5XP$PBYJBM.PVOU5XFFUFS'JYUVSFT
r5XP'MVTI.PVOU5XFFUFS'JYUVSFT
r5XP.FUBM4QSJOH$MJQTGPS5XFFUFS'JYUVSFT
r5XP.FUBM.FTI8PPGFS(SJMMFTXJUI"#4(SJMMF5SBZT
r5XFMWFYJODINN4IFFU.FUBM4DSFXT
r'PVSYJODINN4IFFU.FUBM4DSFXT
r5XPJODINN.BDIJOF4DSFXT
r&JHIU.PVOUJOH$MJQTGPS8PPGFS.PVOUJOH
r5XPNN'FNBMF$SJNQBCMF$POOFDUPST
r5XPNN.BMF$SJNQBCMF$POOFDUPST
r5XPNN'FNBMF$SJNQBCMF$POOFDUPST
r'PVSNN'FNBMF$SJNQBCMF$POOFDUPST
r5XPNN.BMF$SJNQBCMF$POOFDUPST
r5XFMWF$SJNQBCMF4QBEF$POOFDUPST
r0OF8PPGFS.PVOUJOH5FNQMBUF
Due to ongoing product development, all specifications are subject to change without notice.

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GETTING STARTED
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BEWJTBCMFUPEJTDPOOFDUUIFOFHBUJWFo
UFSNJOBMPGZPVSWFIJDMFTCBUUFSZXIFOFWFS
QFSGPSNJOHJOTUBMMBUJPOXPSL
t#FGPSFDVUUJOHESJMMJOHPSJOTFSUJOHBOZTDSFX
DIFDLDMFBSBODFTPOCPUITJEFTPGUIFQMBOOFE
NPVOUJOHTVSGBDF"MTPDIFDLGPSBOZQPUFOUJBM
PCTUBDMFTTVDIBTXJOEPXUSBDLTBOENPUPST
XJSJOHIBSOFTTFTFUD$IFDLCPUITJEFTPGUIF
WFIJDMFNBOZWFIJDMFTBSFOPUTZNNFUSJDBM
t"MXBZTXFBSQSPUFDUJWFFZFXFBS
CROSSOVER NETWORK INSTALLATION
5IFDSPTTPWFSOFUXPSLTTVQQMJFEXJUIZPVS$
4ZTUFNTIPVMECFJOTUBMMFEJOBESZMPDBUJPOJOTJEF
ZPVSWFIJDMF%0/05*/45"--5)&.*/4*%&0'
"%003%PPSTPGUFOHFUXFUPOUIFJOTJEFXIJDI
DBOEBNBHFZPVSDSPTTPWFSOFUXPSLTBOEDPVME
QPUFOUJBMMZEBNBHFZPVSFOUJSFTPVOETZTUFN5IF
DSPTTPWFSTDBOCFTDSFXFEJOUPBTPMJETVSGBDFWJBUXP
IPMFTMPDBUFEVOEFSUIFQSPUFDUJWFDPWFSPGUIFDBTF
5PBDDFTTUIFTFIPMFTTJNQMZTRVFF[FUIFTJEFTPGUIF
DPWFSXIJMFHFOUMZQVMMJOHUIFDPWFSBXBZGSPNUIF
CBTF.BLFTVSFUIBUZPVSNPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOXJMMOPU
DBVTFEBNBHFUPXJSJOHGVFMMJOFTCSBLFMJOFTPSBOZ
PUIFSWJUBMDPNQPOFOUPGZPVSWFIJDMF0ODFZPVIBWF
TDSFXFEUIFDBTFJOBOENBEFZPVSDPOOFDUJPOTTOBQ
UIFQSPUFDUJWFDPWFSCBDLJOUPQMBDF
TWEETER PROTECTION
5IF$DSPTTPWFSOFUXPSLTBSFFRVJQQFEXJUI
BOBEWBODFEFMFDUSPOJDUXFFUFSQSPUFDUJPODJSDVJU
EFTJHOFEUPNJOJNJ[FUIFQPTTJCJMJUZPGUXFFUFS
GBJMVSF5IJTFMFDUSPOJDEFWJDFNPOJUPSTDVSSFOUHPJOH
UPUIFUXFFUFSBOEXJMMEJTDPOOFDUUIFUXFFUFSGSPN
UIFTJHOBMXIFOJUTFOTFTPWFSMPBE4IPVMEUIJTPDDVS
XIJMFMJTUFOJOHUPUIFBVEJPTZTUFNTJNQMZSFEVDFUIF
WPMVNFGPSBGFXTFDPOETBOEUIFQSPUFDUJPODJSDVJU
XJMMSFTFUJUTFMGBVUPNBUJDBMMZ
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CROSSOVER NETWORK ADJUSTMENT
5IFDSPTTPWFSOFUXPSLTIBWFCFFOEFTJHOFEUP
BMMPXUPOBMBEKVTUNFOUTUPUIFVQQFSNJESBOHF
SFTQPOTFBOEUXFFUFSMFWFM5IFTFBEKVTUNFOUTNBLF
JUQPTTJCMFUPGJOFUVOFZPVSTZTUFNUPTVJUZPVS
MJTUFOJOHQSFGFSFODFTBOEUPDPNQFOTBUFGPSWBSJPVT
TQFBLFSNPVOUJOHBQQMJDBUJPOT
ADJUSTABLE MIDRANGE PRESENCE
:PVS$DSPTTPWFSOFUXPSLTQSPWJEFBVOJRVF
NJESBOHFQSFTFODFDPOUSPMMPDBUFEVOEFSUIFDPWFS
5IFNJESBOHFQSFTFODFJTTFMFDUBCMFWJBBTFUPGQJOT
BOEBMMPXTGPSUISFFTFUUJOHT5IFTFTFUUJOHTBGGFDUUIF
BNQMJUVEFPGUIFVQQFSNJESBOHFSFTQPOTFPGUIF$
DPNQPOFOUXPPGFS8FSFDPNNFOEUIBUZPVCFHJO
ZPVSMJTUFOJOHJOUIFiREFw3FGFSFODFBOEBEKVTU
VQPSEPXOBTOFFEFEUPDPNQFOTBUFGPSNPVOUJOH
MPDBUJPOPSJFOUBUJPOPSQFSTPOBMUBTUF
ADJUSTABLE TWEETER LEVEL
$DSPTTPWFSOFUXPSLTBMTPQSPWJEFGPVSMFWFMT
PGUXFFUFSBEKVTUBCJMJUZEFTJHOFEUPDPNQFOTBUFGPS
EJGGFSFOUNPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOTWFIJDMFJOUFSJPSTBOE
QFSTPOBMUBTUF5IFTFMFWFMTBSFTFMFDUBCMFWJBBTFUPG
QJOTMPDBUFEVOEFSUIFDMFBSDPWFSPGFBDIDSPTTPWFS
DBTF8FSFDPNNFOEUIBUZPVCFHJOMJTUFOJOHJOUIF
i3&'w3FGFSFODFQPTJUJPO5PGJOEUIFPQUJNVN
UPOBMCBMBODFJOZPVSJOTUBMMBUJPOFYQFSJNFOUXJUI
BMUFSOBUFUXFFUFSMFWFMTFUUJOHTCZNPWJOHUIFQJOT*U
JTTBGFUPTXJUDIKVNQFSTXIJMFUIFTZTUFNJTQMBZJOH

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WIRING YOUR SPEAKER SYSTEM
$$POWFSUJCMF$PNQPOFOUTHJWFZPVUIFPQUJPO
PGJOTUBMMJOHUIFTQFBLFSTBTTFQBSBUFDPNQPOFOU
TQFBLFSTZTUFNTPSBTDPBYJBMTZTUFNTUXFFUFST
NPVOUFEPOUPUIFDFOUFSPGFBDIXPPGFS
1PTJUJWFBOEOFHBUJWFoDPOOFDUJPOTUPUIF
DSPTTPWFSGSPNUIFBNQMJGJFSPVUQVUTBSFNBEFXJUI
UIFUFSNJOBMTMBCFMFEiIN+wBOEiIN–w5IF1PTJUJWF
BOE/FHBUJWFPVUQVUTUPUIFXPPGFSDPOOFDUJPOTBSF
MBCFMFEiW+wBOEiW–wPOUIF$SPTTPWFSBOETIPVME
CFDPOOFDUFEUPDPSSFTQPOEJOHiWFR+wBOE
iWFR–wUFSNJOBMTPOUIFXPPGFSBTJMMVTUSBUFE
CFMPX5IFUXFFUFSDPOOFDUJPOTWBSZCZTZTUFN
DPOGJHVSBUJPOBOENBZCFNBEFJOPOFPGUXPXBZT
*ODPNQPOFOUDPOGJHVSBUJPOUIFUXFFUFSPVUQVUT
MBCFMFEiT+wBOEiT–wPOUIF$SPTTPWFSTIPVMECFXJSFE
EJSFDUMZUPUIFDPSSFTQPOEJOHMFBEPOUIFUXFFUFS4FF
%JBHSBN"*ODPBYJBMDPOGJHVSBUJPOUIFUXFFUFSJT
DPOOFDUFEWJBBOJOUFSOBMKVNQFS4FFQBHFGPSNPSF
JOGPSNBUJPOBOEUIF$SPTTPWFSUXFFUFSPVUQVUTTIPVME
CFXJSFEUPUIFDPSSFTQPOEJOHiTWT+wBOEiTWT–w
UFSNJOBMTPOUIFXPPGFS4FF%JBHSBN#
WARNING
!!
It is absolutely vital that your component system
is connected as shown in this manual. Failure to
connect the system as shown may result in damage to
your speakers which is NOT covered under warranty.
Do not substitute different crossover networks into
your C3 System. Do not use crossover networks
intended for different C3 models.
DIAGRAM B: Coaxial System Wiring
DIAGRAM A: Component System Wiring

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CONVERTIBLE COMPONENTS
$$POWFSUJCMF$PNQPOFOUTHJWFZPVUIFPQUJPO
PGJOTUBMMJOHUIFTQFBLFSTBTTFQBSBUFDPNQPOFOU
TQFBLFSTZTUFNTPSBTDPBYJBMTZTUFNTUXFFUFST
NPVOUFEPOUPUIFDFOUFSPGFBDIXPPGFS
Note: If the C3 system is to be used in a coaxial
configuration, the phase plugs must be removed to
accept the tweeter and tweeter post.
Component System Set-Up
5IF$PNQPOFOUDPOGJHVSBUJPOPGUIF$
JTBDIJFWFECZXJSJOHUIFUXFFUFSUPUIFDSPTTPWFS
TFQBSBUFMZBOEJOTUBMMJOHUIFJODMVEFEQIBTFQMVHT
POUPUIFDFOUFSPGFBDIXPPGFSThe woofers are
factory-packaged in the component system
configuration with phase plugs installed.
5IFQIBTFQMVHTBUUBDIUPUIFXPPGFSTVTJOHB
TJNQMFCBZPOFUUXJTUBOEMPDLNFDIBOJTN
5PSFNPWFUIFQIBTFQMVHTTJNQMZBQQMZ
EPXOXBSEQSFTTVSFXJUIZPVSUIVNCBOEJOEFY
GJOHFSBOEUXJTUUVSODPVOUFDMPDLXJTFVOUJM
SFMFBTFE5IFOQVMMUIFQIBTFQMVHPGGUIFSFDFJWFS
5PSFBUUBDIUIFQIBTFQMVHTBMJHOUIFUXP
UBCTPOUIFJOTJEFPGFBDIQIBTFQMVHXJUIUIF
HSPPWFTPOUIFPVUFSEJBNFUFSPGUIFSFDFJWFS
JOUIFDFOUFSPGUIFXPPGFS8JUIUIFTFBMJHOFE
TMJEFUIFQIBTFQMVHEPXOJOUPQMBDFVOUJMJU
TUPQTBQQMZJOHHFOUMFQSFTTVSF5PMPDLQVTI
EPXOGJSNMZFWFOMZPOUIFQMVHXJUIUIVNCBOE
JOEFYGJOHFSBOEUVSOUVSODMPDLXJTF
'PSXPPGFSNPVOUJOHJOTUSVDUJPOTQMFBTFSFGFS
UP1BHFPGUIJT.BOVBM'PSTFQBSBUFUXFFUFS
NPVOUJOHJOTUSVDUJPOTQMFBTFSFGFSUP1BHFTPG
UIJT.BOVBM
Coaxial System Set-Up
5IF$PBYJBMDPOGJHVSBUJPOPGUIF$JT
BDIJFWFECZJOTUBMMJOHBUXFFUFSPOUPUIFDFOUFSPG
FBDIXPPGFSVTJOHUIFTVQQMJFEDPBYJBMUXFFUFSQPTUT
'JSTUSFNPWFUIFQIBTFQMVHTGSPNUIFXPPGFSTJG
QSFTFOUCZQVTIJOHEPXOGJSNMZFWFOMZPOUIFQMVH
XJUIUIVNCBOEJOEFYGJOHFSBOEUVSOJOHUVSO
DPVOUFSDMPDLXJTFUPVOMPDLBOESFNPWF5IFQIBTF
QMVHTXJMMOPUCFVTFEJODPBYJBMDPOGJHVSBUJPOBOE
TIPVMECFTFUBTJEFGPSQPTTJCMFGVUVSFVTF
/FYUSPVUFUIFUXFFUFST1PTJUJWFBOE
/FHBUJWFXJSFMFBETUISPVHIUIFDFOUFSPGUIF
DPBYJBMUXFFUFSQPTUGSPNUIFMBSHFUXFFUFSDVQFOE
BOEPVUUIFTNBMMFSFOE4FF'JHVSF"5IFUXFFUFS
NPVOUTUPUIFDPBYJBMUXFFUFSQPTUVTJOHBTJNQMF
CBZPOFUUXJTUBOEMPDLNFDIBOJTN5PBUUBDIUIF
UXFFUFSUPUIFQPTUPCTFSWFUIFJOEFOUFEMPDLJOH
TMPUTPOUIFPVUFSFEHFPGUIFUXFFUFSCPEZBOEBMJHO
UIFTFXJUIUIFUBCTWJTJCMFPOUIFJOTJEFXBMMTPGUIF
UXFFUFSDVQQPSUJPOPGUIFUXFFUFSQPTU5IFUXFFUFS
TIPVMETMJEFJOUPQMBDFFBTJMZBOEDBOUIFOCFMPDLFE
CZQVTIJOHEPXOPOUIFUXFFUFSBOEHJWJOHJUBTNBMM
DMPDLXJTFUVSO4FF'JHVSF#
8JUIUIFUXFFUFSJOTUBMMFEJOUPUIFUXFFUFSQPTU
DPOOFDUUIF1PTJUJWFSFEXJSFMFBEPOUIFUXFFUFS
UPUIFMBSHFSNBMFDPOOFDUJPOUBCJOUIFXPPGFST
DFOUFSGPMMPXFEJOUIFTBNFNBOOFSCZUIF
/FHBUJWFCMBDLMFBEUPUIFTNBMMFSDPOOFDUJPOUBC
4FF'JHVSF$
/PXOPUFUIFUXPUBCTPOUIFJOTJEFPGUIFCPUUPN
FOEPGUIFUXFFUFSQPTU"MJHOUIFTFUBCTUPUIF
DIBOOFMTWJTJCMFPOPQQPTJUFTJEFTPGUIFSFDFJWFSJO
UIFXPPGFSTDFOUFS8IJMFUVDLJOHUIFXJSFTJOUPUIF
UXFFUFSQPTUTMJEFUIFUXFFUFSQPTUEPXOJOUPQMBDF
VOUJMJUTUPQTBOEJTSFBEZUPCFMPDLFE5PMPDLQVTI
EPXOGJSNMZFWFOMZPOUIFUXFFUFSQPTUXJUIUIVNC
BOEJOEFYGJOHFSBOEUVSOUVSODMPDLXJTF
4FF'JHVSF%
'PSXPPGFSNPVOUJOHJOTUSVDUJPOTQMFBTFSFGFSUP
1BHFPGUIJT.BOVBM

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DIAGRAM C: Tweeter Post / Coaxial System Configuration
DIAGRAM D: Phase Plug / Component System Configuration
'JHVSF"
'JHVSF$
'JHVSF#
'JHVSF%

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COAXIAL PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
*ONPTUDBTFTTQFBLFSTJOUIFDPBYJBM
DPOGJHVSBUJPOXJMMCFQMBDFEJOUPGBDUPSZTQFBLFS
MPDBUJPOT*GZPVIBWFTPNFTQFBLFSNPVOUJOH
GMFYJCJMJUZLFFQUIFGPMMPXJOHJONJOE-PXFS
NPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOTTVDIBTUIFMPXFSGSPOUDPSOFS
4FF%JBHSBN'PGBEPPSPSBLJDLQBOFMQSPWJEF
UIFHSFBUFTUQBUIMFOHUIEJTUBODFTGPSUIFTPVOE
FNJUUFECZUIFTQFBLFST'PSUIJTSFBTPOUIFZBSF
HFOFSBMMZNPSFEFTJSBCMFUIBOIJHIFSNPVOUJOH
MPDBUJPOT)JHIFSNPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOTXJMMVTVBMMZ
SFTVMUJOFYUSFNFOFBSTJEFTPVOETUBHFCJBTXIJDI
DPNQSPNJTFTUIFTUFSFPMJTUFOJOHFYQFSJFODF
4FF%JBHSBN&

COMPONENT PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
"DPNQPOFOUTZTUFNDPOGJHVSBUJPOHJWFTZPVUIF
BCJMJUZUPQMBDFUIFXPPGFSBOEUXFFUFSTFQBSBUFMZ
JOZPVSWFIJDMFJOUFSJPS5IJTDBOCFHPPEPSCBE
EFQFOEJOHPOIPXJUTEPOF"TBHFOFSBMSVMFUIF
UXFFUFSTTIPVMECFQMBDFESFMBUJWFMZDMPTFUPUIF
XPPGFSTGPSCFTUUPOBMCBMBODFBOENPTUDPIFSFOU
JNBHJOHUIFDMPTFSUIFCFUUFS"OZTFQBSBUJPO
HSFBUFSUIBOJODIFTDNJTMJLFMZUPSFTVMUJO
EFHSBEFETPVOERVBMJUZ4FF%JBHSBN)
DIAGRAM F: COAXIAL CONFIGURATION  More Desirable Door Speaker Placement
DIAGRAM E: COAXIAL CONFIGURATION - Less Desirable Door Speaker Placement

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"WPJEQMBDJOHUXFFUFSTXIFSFUIFZXJMMCFCMPDLFE
CZPCKFDUTJOUIFJOUFSJPSPGUIFDBSJODMVEJOHTFBUFE
PDDVQBOUT8IFOTFMFDUJOHBNPVOUJOHMPDBUJPO
MPPLBUCPUITJEFTPGUIFDBSUPNBLFTVSFUIBUUIJT
MPDBUJPOJTDMFBSPOCPUITJEFT
:PVDBOBMXBZTFYQFSJNFOUXJUIUXFFUFS
QMBDFNFOUCFGPSFDPNNJUUJOHUPBGJOBMNPVOUJOH
MPDBUJPO4JNQMZDPOOFDUUIFSFTUPGUIFTZTUFNBOE
BMMPXQMFOUZPGXJSFMFOHUIGPSUIFUXFFUFST6TJOH
7FMDSP¥PSTJNJMBSNBUFSJBMBUUBDIUIFUXFFUFSTJO
EJGGFSFOUMPDBUJPOTVOUJMZPVGJOEUIFPOFXIFSFUIFZ
QFSGPSNCFTU
8PPGFSTXJMMVTVBMMZCFQMBDFEJOUPGBDUPSZ
TQFBLFSMPDBUJPOT*GZPVIBWFTPNFXPPGFSNPVOUJOH
GMFYJCJMJUZLFFQUIFGPMMPXJOHJONJOE-PXFS
NPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOTTVDIBTUIFMPXFSGSPOUDPSOFSPG
BEPPS4FF%JBHSBN)PSBLJDLQBOFMQSPWJEFUIF
HSFBUFTUQBUIMFOHUIEJTUBODFTGPSUIFTPVOEFNJUUFE
CZUIFXPPGFS'PSUIJTSFBTPOUIFZBSFHFOFSBMMZ
NPSFEFTJSBCMFUIBOIJHIFSNPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOT
)JHIFSNPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOTPGUFOSFTVMUJOFYUSFNF
OFBSTJEFTPVOETUBHFCJBTXIJDIDPNQSPNJTFTUIF
TUFSFPMJTUFOJOHFYQFSJFODF
4FF%JBHSBN(
DIAGRAM H: COMPONENT CONFIGURATION  More Desirable Door Speaker Placement
DIAGRAM G: COMPONENT CONFIGURATION  Less Desirable Door Speaker Placement

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Custom Location3VOTQFBLFSXJSFUPUIFEFTJSFE
NPVOUJOHMPDBUJPOT*GZPVBSFSVOOJOHXJSFTJOUP
BEPPSVTFFYJTUJOHGBDUPSZXJSJOHCPPUTXIFOFWFS
QPTTJCMF*GZPVBSFESJMMJOHOFXIPMFTGJMFUIFJSFEHFT
BOEJOTUBMMSVCCFSHSPNNFUTJOUPFBDIIPMF8JSFT
TIPVMEUIFOCFDPWFSFEXJUIBQSPUFDUJWFGMFYJCMF
17$TMFFWFBOEUIFOSVOUISPVHIUIFEPPSKBNC
.BLFTVSFUIBUUIFXJSFTXJMMDMFBSEPPSIJOHFTBOE
PUIFSTUSVDUVSFTJOUIFEPPS*GZPVBSFVOTVSFBCPVU
BOZQBSUPGUIJTQSPDFTTQMFBTFDPOUBDUZPVS+-"VEJP
EFBMFSGPSJOTUBMMBUJPOIFMQ
4FMFDUBOFWFOTVSGBDF5JHIUFOJOHBTQFBLFSPOUP
BOVOFWFOTVSGBDFDBOEBNBHFJU$BSFGVMMZNFBTVSF
BOENBSLUIFiNPVOUJOHIPMFEJBNFUFSwPVUMJOFJO
UIFTFMFDUFEMPDBUJPOVTJOHUIFEJNFOTJPOTMJTUFEPO
QBHF#FGPSFESJMMJOHPSDVUUJOHPOZPVSJOUFSJPS
QBOFMTVTFBVUJMJUZLOJGFUPDVUBOZGBCSJDWJOZM
PSMFBUIFSGSPNIPMFMPDBUJPOT5IFTFNBUFSJBMTDBO
FBTJMZCFTOBHHFECZBESJMMPSBTBXDBVTJOHEBNBHF
UPUIFQBOFMBOEQPTTJCMFCPEJMZJOKVSZ%SJMMBQJMPU
IPMFJOUIFDFOUFSPGUIFQSPQPTFETQFBLFSNPVOUJOH
IPMF5IFOVTJOHBTBCFSTBXXJUIBOBQQSPQSJBUF
CMBEFNBLFUIFDJSDVMBSDVUPVUGPSUIFTQFBLFS'JMF
BOZSPVHIFEHFT
"GUFSDVUUJOHUIFIPMFDIFDLUPTFFUIBUUIF
TQFBLFSGSBNFGJUTJOUPJUTNPVOUJOHIPMFDMFBOMZ
%POPUGPSDFUIFGSBNFJOUPBIPMFUIBUJTUPPTNBMM
0ODFUIFTQFBLFSJTJOQMBDFVTFUIFIPMFTPOUIF
TQFBLFSTNPVOUJOHGMBOHFUPNBSLUIFQBOFMXIFSF
UIFGPVSNPVOUJOHTDSFXTXJMMCFQPTJUJPOFE4FF
%JBHSBN+3FNPWFUIFTQFBLFSBOEESJMMJODI
NNIPMFTBUFBDINBSL*OTFSUUIFNPVOUJOH
DMJQTXJUIUIFGMBUTJEFUPXBSETUIFTQFBLFS$POOFDU
UIFTQFBLFSXJSFTPCTFSWJOHDPSSFDUQPMBSJUZBOE
TFDVSFUIFTQFBLFSBOEHSJMMFUSBZUPUIFQBOFMCZ
FWFOMZUJHIUFOJOHCZIBOEUIFQSPWJEFEY
JODINNNPVOUJOHTDSFXT.BLFTVSFUIF
XPPGFSJTTFDVSFETPUIBUBJSEPFTOPUMFBLBSPVOE
UIFNPVOUJOHGMBOHF"JSMFBLTXJMMDBVTFBTFWFSF
EFHSBEBUJPOJOTPVOERVBMJUZ4FBMBOZBJSMFBLT
XJUIBOBVUPNPUJWFHSBEFTFBMBOUNBUFSJBM
WARNING
!! 
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
WOOFER INSTALLATION
5IFXPPGFSTTIPVMECFJOTUBMMFEJOPOFPGUIF
GPMMPXJOHXBZTEFQFOEJOHPOMPDBUJPO
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Factory Location:*GZPVXJMMCFVTJOHUIFGBDUPSZ
TQFBLFSXJSFTJUNBZCFOFDFTTBSZUPDIBOHFUIF
UFSNJOBUJPOT5IJTNBZCFBDDPNQMJTIFECZVTJOH
BOBEBQUPSQMVHPSTJNQMZCZDVUUJOHUIFGBDUPSZ
DPOOFDUPSPGGBOEVTJOHUIFTVQQMJFEDSJNQ
DPOOFDUPSTUPUFSNJOBUFUIFTQFBLFSXJSFT5IF
MBSHFDPOOFDUPSJTGPSUIFQPTJUJWFUFSNJOBMBOE
UIFTNBMMDPOOFDUPSJTGPSUIFOFHBUJWFoUFSNJOBM
PGFBDIXPPGFS,FFQJONJOEUIBUUIFXPPGFSXJSFT
NVTUCFDPOOFDUFEUPUIFXPPGFSPVUQVUTPGUIF
DSPTTPWFSTTVQQMJFEXJUIZPVSTZTUFNBTTIPXOJOUIF
EJBHSBNPOQBHF*GZPVQSFGFSUPSVOOFXXJSFT
SFGFSUPUIFi$VTUPN-PDBUJPOwJOTUBMMBUJPOTFDUJPO
GPSEFUBJMT8IJDIFWFSNFUIPEZPVDIPPTFPCTFSWF
DPSSFDUQPMBSJUZJOZPVSDPOOFDUJPOT*GZPVBSF
VOTVSFBCPVUBOZPGUIFTFJTTVFTDPOUBDUZPVS
+-"VEJPEFBMFSGPSJOTUBMMBUJPOBTTJTUBODF
:PVSOFXTQFBLFSTIBWFCFFOEFTJHOFEUPJOTUBMM
XJUIPVUNPEJGJDBUJPOTJOUPNPTUWFIJDMFTUIBUBDDFQU
BJODINNTQFBLFS.PTUGBDUPSZJODI
TQFBLFSTVTFGPVSNPVOUJOHTDSFXTXIJDIXJMMMJOFVQ
XJUIUIFNPVOUJOHIPMFTPOZPVSXPPGFST
*UJTBCTPMVUFMZWJUBMUIBUUIFTQFBLFSGSBNF
GJUTJOUPUIFNPVOUJOHIPMFDMFBOMZ5IJTNVTUCF
DIFDLFEQSJPSUPUJHIUFOJOHUIFTDSFXT%POPU
GPSDFUIFGSBNFJOUPBIPMFUIBUJTUPPTNBMM%P
OPUUJHIUFOUIFTQFBLFSPOUPBOVOFWFOTVSGBDF
5IJTXJMMEBNBHFZPVSTQFBLFST5IFTQFBLFS
TIPVMEBMTPGJUTPUIBUBJSEPFTOPUMFBLBSPVOE
UIFNPVOUJOHGMBOHF"JSMFBLTXJMMDBVTFBTFWFSF
EFHSBEBUJPOJOTPVOERVBMJUZ4FBMBOZBJSMFBLT
XJUIBOBVUPNPUJWFHSBEFTFBMBOUNBUFSJBM
6TFUIFTVQQMJFENPVOUJOHDMJQTVOMFTTUIFGBDUPSZ
IPMFTBMSFBEZGFBUVSFUISFBEFEJOTFSUT
)BOEUJHIUFOUIFTDSFXTFWFOMZ4FF%JBHSBN*