65 12 050 Removing And Installing/Replacing Left Or Right Central Bass Speaker (Under Front Seat)

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 BMW Alpina and 2007 BMW Alpina. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front seat . See 52 14 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) .
Remove panel for door pillar . See 41 FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL .

Release screws (1).

Remove central bass speaker trim (2).

Fold back floor trims.

Fig 1: Identifying Central Bass Speaker Trim

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Remove clips (1).

Remove cable cover (2).

Fig 2: Identifying Cable Cover And Clips

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Remove clip (1).

Raise rear compartment heating duct (2) slightly in order to remove bass speaker.

Fig 3: Raising Rear Compartment Heating Duct

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NOTE: Rear compartment heating duct shown removed for purposes of clarity.

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Release nuts (2) and screws (3).

Feed out central bass speaker (4) in direction of arrow and remove.

Fig 4: Releasing Nuts And Screws

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