4 | JL Audio - C2-600x Owner’s Manual
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surfac e.Tighteningaspeaker onto
anunevensurfaceca ndamageit.Usethesuppl ied
templatetomarkthedesiredmountinglocation.
Markthecenterandtheoutlineofthemounting
holeaswellasthemount ingscrewpositions.Before
drilling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.Then,usingasabersaw,makethecircularcut
outforthespeaker.Fileanyroughedges.Insertthe
mountingclipswiththeflatsidetowardsthespeaker
asshowninDiagram B(page5).
Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframefitsinto
themountingholeclean ly.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al sofitsothatairdo es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.
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C2-600x.
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6-inch(150mm)speaker.Mostfac tory6-inch
speakersusefourmount ingscrewswhichwil llineup
withthemountingholes onyourC2-600xspea kers.
Othersusea3-holemountingsystemwhichis
accommodatedbyaseparatesetofmountingholes
ontheframesofyourC 2-600xspeakers.
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.