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Remove rear seat back. Three screws from inside trunk. Loosen two small top screws.
Remove rear shroud. Eight screws. Open side storage doors, two screws on each side, four screws near trunk latch.
Speaker pods, three screws inside trunk. Two screws on outside bottom of pod.
Right side pod, pull out, disconnect speaker wires. Place pod on flat surface, remove four self tapping screws holding outer cover to inner speaker bracket. Note that outer tupperware has tabs that fit in slots. Push outer cover to remove it from speaker housing.
Remove four screws from speaker, remove speaker, install new speaker. Don't forget the four flat washers, they may stick to old speaker. New speakers come with new hardware, I didn't use it.
Reassemble in reverse order. Don't forget all the self tapping screws.
Reinstall pod.
Left speaker requires removal of antenna wires. Coax is connected to stud on antenna base. Braided cable is connected to pod housing. You must either remove antenna mast or do as I did and remove bolt from antenna base. This will allow the antenna to stay connected to base.
Remove pod, same as left.
Replace speaker same as left.
Reinstall in reverse. Make sure antenna connections are tight. If you removed mast from base, reinstall with new lock washer and 242 LocTite. If you removed bolt from base, reinstall with 242 Blue Loctite.
Note: test speakers before reinstalling seat back and shroud. Check all connections. This is a good point to check wiring to rear lights as well.
Note 2: On rear shroud there is a tab in the center. This tab fits in a slot just behind the trunk latch. Make sure the tab is in the slot before installing screws. If your trunk lid won't latch after reinstallation, the tab is not in the slot.
Note 3: If you have screws left over, start over :roflblack:
Total time is about two hours.
Tools: T20 and T30 torx bit. 10mm socket. A cordless small impact driver speeds up the operation.
Remove rear shroud. Eight screws. Open side storage doors, two screws on each side, four screws near trunk latch.
Speaker pods, three screws inside trunk. Two screws on outside bottom of pod.
Right side pod, pull out, disconnect speaker wires. Place pod on flat surface, remove four self tapping screws holding outer cover to inner speaker bracket. Note that outer tupperware has tabs that fit in slots. Push outer cover to remove it from speaker housing.
Remove four screws from speaker, remove speaker, install new speaker. Don't forget the four flat washers, they may stick to old speaker. New speakers come with new hardware, I didn't use it.
Reassemble in reverse order. Don't forget all the self tapping screws.
Reinstall pod.
Left speaker requires removal of antenna wires. Coax is connected to stud on antenna base. Braided cable is connected to pod housing. You must either remove antenna mast or do as I did and remove bolt from antenna base. This will allow the antenna to stay connected to base.
Remove pod, same as left.
Replace speaker same as left.
Reinstall in reverse. Make sure antenna connections are tight. If you removed mast from base, reinstall with new lock washer and 242 LocTite. If you removed bolt from base, reinstall with 242 Blue Loctite.
Note: test speakers before reinstalling seat back and shroud. Check all connections. This is a good point to check wiring to rear lights as well.
Note 2: On rear shroud there is a tab in the center. This tab fits in a slot just behind the trunk latch. Make sure the tab is in the slot before installing screws. If your trunk lid won't latch after reinstallation, the tab is not in the slot.
Note 3: If you have screws left over, start over :roflblack:
Total time is about two hours.
Tools: T20 and T30 torx bit. 10mm socket. A cordless small impact driver speeds up the operation.
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