Removing the behind-seat speakers

[SynapticFire]

My passenger-side rear speaker is proper knackered, so I've got another one off fleaBay for £16 or so - just need to fit it!
I don't have the fancy system, just the standard 6-speaker setup, so I've got the small circular speakers. Does the grille just pull off or do I have to go in from behind? ( )

I read the instructions on fitting an Intravee and getting to the DSP speakers which looks like a right ballache so I'm hoping the standard ones will be a lot simpler!

[Wondermike]

They fix from the inside of the cabin so presumably the grilles will prise off so you can get to the screws.

[SynapticFire]

Sweet. Just got a set of interior removal tools so I can give that a try tonight or tomorrow

[oli445]

Don't think its that easy. If you are talking about the 4" mids behind your head I thnk you have to take the centre console out and remove all the plastics on the bulkhead!

[aquazi]

Yep the circular mids are a pita to remove


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[Wondermike]

Ooops, sorry for the bad advice

Wonder why they make it such a pain

[SynapticFire]

Aaargh no really?? I had a look at the Intravee install document and it talked about taking everything out to get to the DSP-system speakers (you have to reach in from behind and push the grilles out) but it said nothing about the 4" ones :-/

[SynapticFire]

Balls!! Found another forum that says the same thing. Looks like they're screwed directly to the bulkhead

That's going to be a friggin' nightmare.

[SynapticFire]

Well, today's the day that I either fit a new speaker or break half of my new car >.<

[oli445]

Well, today's the day that I either fit a new speaker or break half of my new car >.<

Good luck and take plenty of pics to share!

[SynapticFire]

I couldn't get the centre tray out!
I pulled it when it was fully open, it wouldn't budge. I found pvr's thread and it looked like he had it at a higher angle ... That wouldn't work either


I took the little screws out of these bits, and again nothing would budge :-/

[oli445]

I had the same problem, messed around for nearly 2 hours. Then gave it a proper PULL wiggling it about and it came off. I thought I had broke it but I hadn't, all went back together perfectly

[ranski]

Just make sure you align the angle and as above give it a good pull

[SynapticFire]

What. A. Bloody. Nightmare.

I went back out today, and the centre tray popped right out!
'Hard part done', thought I.

HA! How wrong I was. Took my housemate and I about two and a half hours, but we got it all apart, put the new speaker in, and got it all back together again. The only casualty was a slight rip ( ) inside the roof when it was going up and down as we tried to get the plastic bit behind the roll hoop back on. It's not noticeable but I worry what it means for the weather-proofing :-/


Either way, I now have a functioning speaker

[SynapticFire]

I utterly failed in taking pictures for a how-to. My advice would be 'take it to a professional'

However, here's what things look like with all the gubbins removed. Why BMW had to make it this hard to get to a teeny little speaker I will never know!