MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: dazza on January 23, 2015, 06:32:14 pm

Title: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
Post by: dazza on January 23, 2015, 06:32:14 pm
Hope this helps someone out. Took a few pics while installing my new speakers.

If i've done anything wrong or missed something please let me know.

What you will need.



Unclip rubber grommet using trim tool. Pry from the top.



Pull down orange leaver this will release the outer connector.



Squeeze the two clips together this will pop out the inner connector.



At the bottom of the block you will see a number of unused pin holes. With your dremel and a small drill bit. You need to drill out two pins.

Have the dremel on low speed.
Drill the two holes out first then drill out the piece in between them.
 


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    Clip in the inner connector and feed the wire through.
     



    Make a small slit on the door side of the grommet and feed through the wire snake.
    Tape wire to snake and pull through.
     


    The orange clip should close easily. If there is any resistance please remove and reseat.
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: dazza on January 23, 2015, 06:34:25 pm
    @th3_f15t (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=8969) hope this helps mate. The written word is not my strongest point.
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: Andy on January 23, 2015, 07:55:33 pm
    Good write up!did the same when I did mine
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: th3_f15t on January 24, 2015, 08:48:06 am
    Good write up!did the same when I did mine

    Oh, and where was your guide? :P

    @th3_f15t (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=8969) hope this helps mate. The written word is not my strongest point.

    Pictures paint 1000 words, so happy with that! I'll give it a shot one weekend and let you know.
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: Softishman on January 24, 2015, 08:55:39 am
    A little question... If you going to install a three-way speaker set up with all driven by it's own amp? Then I need 3 cables in, are there room for that many?
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: SI-R32 on January 24, 2015, 09:57:57 am
    Yes there are mate,  the plug has 28 pins and uses about 10
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: dazza on January 24, 2015, 10:05:30 am
    A little question... If you going to install a three-way speaker set up with all driven by it's own amp? Then I need 3 cables in, are there room for that many?
    An active system  :drool:
    With some careful work with the dremel you can get it done these pins next to the ones i drilled out are also free.

    (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fimages%2F20150121_114941_resized_11.jpg&hash=707d8ba5a1d7d9a302baf326d1acaf8f49a07911)
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: piston broke on February 03, 2015, 09:44:17 pm
    Good to know you can get three sets of speaker cables through for a full active door speaker set, what size cables did you use?
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: dazza on February 04, 2015, 12:19:09 am
    Good to know you can get three sets of speaker cables through for a full active door speaker set, what size cables did you use?
    16AWG / 6.5mm * 3.2mm
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: Softishman on February 05, 2015, 04:39:28 pm
    A little question... If you going to install a three-way speaker set up with all driven by it's own amp? Then I need 3 cables in, are there room for that many?
    An active system  :drool:
    With some careful work with the dremel you can get it done these pins next to the ones i drilled out are also free.

    (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fimages%2F20150121_114941_resized_11.jpg&hash=707d8ba5a1d7d9a302baf326d1acaf8f49a07911)

    An active system... The components i am using are;
    Blaupunkt Phildalphia 835
    Focal Polyglass 165 VR3 front
    Focal Polyglass 165 VRS back
    DLS Nordica 10" bass
    Audison BitOne processor with DRC control
    DLS A2 For tweeters front
    DLS A4 for mids an bass front
    DLS A2 for backdoors
    DLS A6 for bass
    DLS 1F kondensator for A6
    DLS 0,5F kondensator for A4
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: dazza on February 05, 2015, 05:21:05 pm
    A little question... If you going to install a three-way speaker set up with all driven by it's own amp? Then I need 3 cables in, are there room for that many?
    An active system  :drool:
    With some careful work with the dremel you can get it done these pins next to the ones i drilled out are also free.

    (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fimages%2F20150121_114941_resized_11.jpg&hash=707d8ba5a1d7d9a302baf326d1acaf8f49a07911)

    An active system... The components i am using are;
    Blaupunkt Phildalphia 835
    Focal Polyglass 165 VR3 front
    Focal Polyglass 165 VRS back
    DLS Nordica 10" bass
    Audison BitOne processor with DRC control
    DLS A2 For tweeters front
    DLS A4 for mids an bass front
    DLS A2 for backdoors
    DLS A6 for bass
    DLS 1F kondensator for A6
    DLS 0,5F kondensator for A4

    Please tell me you are moving the speakers from their stock locations? If so i'd like to see some pics.
    Title: Re: Running Speaker Cable Through Door
    Post by: Softishman on February 06, 2015, 12:10:39 pm
    Sorry, will use original locations... Want everything to look standard... And because of new house and renovating this build have to wait to next winter....  :sad1: