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INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS
aMake sure you have enough high quality speaker wire at hand, to reach all
the drivers and crossovers from their intended mounting locations! The
preferable cross-section is 2 x 2.5mm2. Please note that for quality reasons,
some of the speaker wiring must be purchased separately.
sBefore you attempt to mount the tweeter(s) or mid/woofer(s) to the doors of
your vehicle, check the available mounting depth! Always make sure the
speakers or crossovers do not impair with the door or window functions.
dBefore you start any wiring work, speaker mounting etc, disconnect the
negative main wire lead from the battery! For your own safety…
f Never run speaker wires over or through sharp edges. Use rubber
grommets to protect wires routed through sheet metal.
MOUNTING LOCATION
A solid front stage with good stereo imaging is the most difficult task to
achieve in a vehicle! Mostly because the speakers are placed where they will fit
easily, as opposed where they can perform best. In most cases, the factory
cutouts – i.e. in the front doors of a vehicle – offer a stable and convenient
mounting platform for the mid/woofers. In some cases you will need to pur-
chase car specific plastic adaptors that enable mounting Euro-DIN style
mid/woofers to the factory speaker cutouts.
The mounting location for the tweeters does have a profound and direct effect
on the stereo imaging of your component system install. Therefore, after
mounting the mid/woofers and crossovers – it is recommended to provisionally
fix the tweeters to different locations, to be able to choose the mounting spot
that offers best possible imaging.
Some mounting tips:
aPlace the tweeters where they have a direct and unobstructed path to the
listening area. The best visual location may not be the best sounding one!
sListen to the system with both tweeters connected to the crossovers in
phase (to , to ) AND reversed, before setting tweeter level
attenuation.
dBe sure to use the supplied foam gaskets when mounting the mid/woofers.
These gaskets enable an airtight seal between the mid/woofer mounting rim
and the speaker mounting hole, which is important to obtain the maximum
dynamic range in the upper bass range!
fThe installation of your component set is carried out best, following the
sequence below: Removal of Factory Speakers zWire Routing z
Installation of the Mid/Woofers zMounting of the Crossovers zMounting
of the Tweeters
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