65 12 050 Removing and installing/replacing left or right central bass speaker (under front seat)

Necessary Preliminary Tasks: 

• Remove front seat. Refer to 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) and 52 17 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (COMFORT) .
• Remove panel for door pillar. Refer to 51 43 150 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING TRIM FOR LEFT OR RIGHT DOOR PILLAR (BOTTOM) .

Release screws (1).

Remove central bass speaker trim (2).

Fold back floor trims (3) in direction of arrow.

Fig 1: Locating Bass Speaker Trim Retaining Screws

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Remove clips (1).

Fold back entrance cable cover (2) in direction of arrow.

Unfasten plug connection (3) and disconnect.

Fig 2: View Of Entrance Cable Cover Clips

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Unscrew nut (1).

Disconnect rear compartment heating duct (2) in direction of arrow.

Fig 3: Identifying Rear Compartment Heating Duct

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Release nuts (1) and screws (2).

Feed out central bass speaker (3) in direction of arrow and remove.

Installation: 

Fig 4: Locating Central Bass Speaker Retaining Nuts And Screws

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Make sure seal (1) and rubber damper (2) are correctly seated on central bass speaker (3).

Fig 5: View Of Seal And Rubber Damper On Central Bass Speaker

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