Author Topic: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.  (Read 1437 times)

Offline Shady Pioneer

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Installing amp and sub tomorrow finally! LOL! Just want to know the easiest way to take the trim of around the doors (as I take it that's where you place all the wires?).

Any how tos would be great as well.

Thanks

Offline Pete Taylor

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #1 on: 07 May 2008, 22:02 »
Can't imagine it's that much more difficult on a 4 door than it is a 3 door. The sill pieces have them silly unscrew then pop out plastic clip things, once they're out it's a piece of cake to run the wiring under there

Offline nelds

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #2 on: 07 May 2008, 22:07 »
as he said ^^^^^  when your putting them back on the bottom edge lip clips on first then push the top into place, it should click into place. loads of room to run the cables, don't knock the tensioners about too mch tho, don't want one of them going off in your face

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #3 on: 07 May 2008, 22:18 »
hey shady, i will have the same problem either 2moro or on the weekend - yep, my wiring kit is on the way and soon i shall too, have a sound system. :laugh:

LL ;)

Offline GavGti

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #4 on: 07 May 2008, 22:24 »
easy mate, just 1 screw each side (on 5 door) near where seatbelt mounts to chasis
then they just pull/pop off

u can fir about 5 lots of 0awg wiring in there, never seen so much room in my life to fit cabling

been doing mine recently when i get time

just gota fit amp and powercap now and i'm done

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #5 on: 07 May 2008, 22:35 »
Sweet! Thanks for the replies guys, so shouldn't be hard then?

My idea was to feed the Live cable through the fire wall (I found a hole in the firewall already where I pip leads out, it's literally in the centre of the firewall and is nicely covered but easy to get to within the car), take that down the passengers side along with the remote cable and RCA leads and then up under the seats correct?

Gotta get the speaker wire from the amp back to the crossovers (which I've placed in the grills of the original tweeters as I've mounted the tweeters on the windscreens pillars).

Sound good?

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #6 on: 07 May 2008, 22:35 »
P.S. LL: Getting my alloys next week too! ALMOST READY BABY!!  :drool:

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #7 on: 08 May 2008, 01:22 »
a bit of advise, run the rca cables down the other side of the car to the power cables, prevents interference :smiley:

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #8 on: 08 May 2008, 07:24 »
good tip that

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Re: Best way to take inside trim off? Wiring related.
« Reply #9 on: 08 May 2008, 07:32 »
try and fit a grommit where you're passing the power cable thru the firewall too. better be safe than sorry