Speaker Installation

SPEAKER PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS In most cases, your speakers will be placed

into factory speaker locations. If you have some speaker mounting flexibility, keep the following in mind:Lower mounting locations, such as the lower front corner of a door or a kick-panel provide the greatest path length distances for the sound emitted by the speakers. For this reason, they are generally more desirable than higher mounting locations. Higher mounting locations will usually result in extreme near-side soundstage bias which compromises the stereo listening experience.

!! WARNING

Double check the clearance for both speakers before proceeding. Many cars are different from one side to the other!

The speaker should be installed in one of the following ways depending on location:

Factory Location: Run speaker wire to the desired mounting locations. If you are running wires into a door, use existing factory wiring boots whenever possible. If you are drilling new holes, file their edges and install rubber grommets into each hole. Wires should then be covered with a protective, flexible PVC sleeve and then run through the door jamb. Make sure that the wires will clear door hinges and other structures in the door. If you are unsure about any part of this process, please contact your

JL Audio dealer for installation help.

Your new speakers have been designed to install, without modifications, into most vehicles that accept a 5.25-inch (130 mm) speaker. Most factory 5.25 -inch speakers use four mounting screws which will line up with the mounting holes on your woofers.

It is absolutely vital that the speaker frame fits into the mounting hole cleanly. This must be checked prior to tightening the screws. Do not force the frame into a hole that is too small. Do not tighten the speaker onto an uneven surface. This will damage your speakers. The speaker should also fit so that air does not leak around the mounting flange. Air leaks will cause a severe degradation in sound quality. Seal any air leaks with an automotive-grade sealant material.

Connect the speaker wires to both sets of terminals on each speaker, observing correct polarity and making sure that the tweeter and woofer wires correspond to the correct terminals on both the speaker and the crossover.

Secure the speaker and grille tray (if desired) to the panel by evenly tightening by hand mounting screws. Use the supplied mounting clips and the the provided #8 x 1.25 inch (32

mm)mounting screws unless the factory holes already feature threaded inserts.

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