51 42... Replacing speaker cover on rear left or right door trim panel (mid-range speaker)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove DOOR TRIM PANEL
Remove MID-RANGE SPEAKER

Remove plastic welded joints (1) on speaker cover (2) completely.

Installation:

Speaker cover (2) can only be installed in one position.

Fig 1: Identifying Plastic Welded Joints And Speaker Cover

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Attach speaker cover (1) to door trim panel.

Secure retainers (3) to plastic guides (2) so that speaker cover (1) rests fully on door trim panel.

NOTE: Shorten protruding plastic guides (2) by measurement (A).

(A) = 2 mm

Fig 2: Attaching Speaker Cover

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