51 43 005 Replacing rear left or right side trim panel

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove REAR SIDE TRIM PANEL 
• Remove speakers. See REMOVING MIDRANGE SPEAKER and REMOVING TWEETER .
• Remove DECORATIVE TRIM 

Version with tweeter: 

Saw out aperture (1) for tweeter (e.g. with special cutter from Fein company with oscillating knife).

Fig 1: Identifying Aperture For Tweeter

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• Installing SPEAKER TRIM