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 . Refer to 52 13 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/MANUAL) .
If necessary, remove 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, Screws & Floor Trim

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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 Plug Connection, Central Bass Speaker & 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 Seal, Rubber Damper & Central Bass Speaker

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