So, if all the cables are run inside the car, what's the one your running through the bulkhead for :I
Ah, you've got a Cooper :) battery under the bonnet :approve:
So, if all the cables are run inside the car, what's the one your running through the bulkhead for :I
Ah, you've got a Cooper :) battery under the bonnet :approve:
Glad you got there in the end Alan :clown:
Rigth.. looks like my job has been made easy!
Pretty much what everybody else has said, there's a few ways to do it. I managed to get my cable through another grommet, somewhere under where Wul's is (smaller hands I suppose! lol). The power cable *will* fit under the plastic trim at the bottom of the doors, you can poke it in (VERY carefully) with a screwdriver to make it fit if you don't want to take all the trim off. Then along the bottom (side) of the rear seat, through the gap at the bottom outside corner between seat base and upright. It'll then fit under the carpet in the boot, and it'll fit up through the hole in the carpet for the luggage loops if you want to keep it tidy. The trigger wire (and Phono/ rca cables) will fit the same way up the passenger side of the car (or opposite to the power).
For the earth, if you pop out one of the cubby hole covers, you should see a nut attached to the body work (about 10mm I think), and there should be some brown cables attached (earthed). I've used that on both my cars, and it works just fine. you can then poke the cable under the bottm of the plastic trim - you might have to take a couple of trim screws out to do this, but they can be put back later. If (like my 03 Cooper) you have the hole, but no cigarette lighter socket in the boot, you can pop out this cover and have *all* the cables pop out there if you want to keep it tidy, and your sub / amp will be mounted close to it. I was lucky in that the size of my box (fnar) was level with this with the amp mounted on top of it
I got a gold plated connector with an Allen key type screw, which fits perfectly on the battery connector plate, and I drilled a wee hole in the black plastic cover for the amp cable to pop out. Make sure you tie wrap the cable safely in the engine bay too.
As Wul says, don't be tempted to use the 12v connector in the boot, unless you like the smell of burning Mini!
The Infinity kit sounds good, but just a wee 8"??
Before I got my amp and sub (thanks Fiona) I was seriously considering this wee beasty - Only £145 the now too! :)
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Wul thats the one am looking at. dont know why I said 8" when its 10". Do use think it would a good buy? thanks for tips. So with if fitted I'l have mid and high range sound from speakers in car and all the bass from sub?
earplugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
yup!quote:Originally posted by AN03REW
Wul thats the one am looking at. dont know why I said 8" when its 10". Do use think it would a good buy? thanks for tips. So with if fitted I'l have mid and high range sound from speakers in car and all the bass from sub?
And another wee tip? If you have any spare cash... replace the rear 6x9s too! With your 50 Watts per channel from the Head Unit, it'll sound peachy! I got a set of infinitys for £50 on a special offer from Halfrauds.. makes it sound just soo much better
Another farily easy job too. If you can fit the amp.. you can do the rear speakers!
PS... don't wire up the sub with the High level inputs.. you'll get a much more pure sound from the RCAs (low level)
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