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

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove Front Seat
Remove Trim Panel For Door Pillar (Bottom)

Release screws (1).

Remove central bass speaker trim (2) from floor trim (3).

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

Fig 1: Identifying Central Bass Speaker Trim, Back Floor Panel, Floor Trim And Mounting Screws

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NOTE: Floor panel shown removed for purposes of clarity.

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Unscrew nuts (2).

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

Fig 2: Identifying Central Bass Speaker, Plug Connector, And Retaining Nuts

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Installation:

Make sure seal (3) and rubber damper (4) are correctly seated on central bass speaker (1).

Insert central bass speaker (1) with guides (2) exactly in frame side member.

Fig 3: Identifying Rubber Damper, Central Bass Speaker, Seal And Guides

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