4 | JL Audio - C2-400x Owner’s Manual
Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframe
fitsintothemounting holecleanly.Thismustbe
checkedpriortotighteni ng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dama geyourspeakers.Thesp eaker
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.
InstallasshowninDiagramA(page5).Usethe
suppliedmountingclipsunlessthefactoryholes
alreadyfeaturethreadedinserts.Hand-tightenthe
screwsevenlytoavoidbendi ngthespeakerfram e!
Custom location:Runspeakerwiretothe
desiredmountinglocation.Ifyouarerunning
wiresintoadoor,useexistingfactorywiringboots
wheneverpossible.Ifyoua redrillingnewholes ,file
theiredgesandinstallrubbergrommetsintoeach
hole.Then,coverthewireswithaprotectivePVC
sleeveandrunthemthroughthedoorjamb.Make
surethatthewiresw illcleardoorhin gesandother
structuresinthe door.Ifyouareunsureabout any
partofthisprocess,pleasecontactyourJLAUDIO
dealerforinstallat ionhelp.
WARNING
!!
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
Selectanevensurface.Tighteningaspeakeronto
anunevensurfacecandamageit.Usethesupplied
templatetomarkthedesiredmountinglocation.Mark
thecenterandtheoutlineofthemountingholeas
wellasthemountingsc rewpositions.Beforedri lling
orcuttingonyourinteriorpanels,useautilityknife
tocutanyfabric,vinylorleatherfromholelocations.
Thesematerialscaneasilybesnaggedbyadrillor
asaw,causingdamagetothepanelandpossible
bodilyinjury.Drillfour1/8-inch(3mm)holesforthe
speaker’smountingscrewsatthepositionsyouhave
marked.Alsodrillapilotholeinthecenterofthe
speakermountingholeatthistime.
sPeaKer insTallaTion
Thespeakershouldbeinstalledinoneofthe
followingwaysdepending onlocation:
Factory location:Ifyouwillbe usingthefactory
speakerwires,itmaybenecessarytochangethe
terminations.Thismaybeaccomplishedbyusingan
adaptorplugorsimplybycuttingthefactoryconnector
offandusingthesuppl iedcrimpconnectorsto
terminatethespeake rwires.Thelargecon nectorisfor
thepositiveterminalandthesmallconnectorisforthe
negativeterminalofeachC2-400x.
Youmayalsochoosetorunnewspeakerwires...
Runspeakerwiretot hedesiredmounting
locations.Ifyouareru nningwiresintoado or,use
existingfactoryw iringbootswheneverpo ssible.If
youaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredgesandinstall
rubbergrommetsintoeac h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st ructuresin
thedoor.Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthis
process,pleasecontactyourJLAudiodealerfor
installationhelp.
WARNING
!!
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
Yournewspeakershavebeendesignedtoinstall,
withoutmodifications,intomostvehiclesthataccept
a4.0-inch(100mm)speakeror4 x6-inchoval
speaker(adaptorplatesaresuppliedforthelatter).
Mostfactory4.0-inchspeakersusefourmounting
screwswhichwilll ineupwiththemounti ngholes
onyourC2-400xspeakers.Insomevehicles,only
twomountingholesareusedandthereisinsufficient
clearanceforthetwoextramountingtabs.Ifthis
isthecase,bendtheredundanttabsbackandforth
untiltheybreakoff(allfourtabsontheC2-400xare
perforatedforthispurpose).Afterbreakingoffthe
unwantedtabs,pleasehandlethespeakercarefully,
asthebrokenedgesmaybes harp.