Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 04:15:11 +0800
Reply-To: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Speaker wire polarity - replacement
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The stock front speaker wires aren't too hard to figure out, they run from the radio, through the accordian tubes and to the doors. Make sure that the grommet fittings on the accordian tubes are connected securely to the holes in the fresh air duct and the door. Thats what keeps the cables from getting pinched when the door closes. Remove the glove compartment and door panels and lower the fuse panel for access to the tube ends.
On my 87 camper, the stock rear speaker wires run up the right side windshield post, over the right side door then in the curtain rail housing to the rear overhead cabinet to the back speaker location. If you want to run them the same way it will require removing the top curtain rail on the right side of the van because the cable is clamped to the bodywork behind that panel.. I had to take out the AC duct panel and the cross piece covering the front edge of the top bunk to get it off. You should be able to use the old speaker wire as a pull string to fish the new wires through the channel over the passenger door and through the windshield post.. You shouldn't have to remove the headliner from the cab, if you do, you will need to remove the top curtain rail on the left side of the van also.
Its really not that hard of a job, just time consuming. The tough part is getting the little plastic screw covers off without having them fall between the rear seat and the side wall of the van.
If you are planning on adding any additional audio/video components, now is the time to install the cabling for it. I ran control cabling, audio and video cables in the top channel on the left side of the van for my current system and any components that will get added later. I.E. if you'r planning on putting an amp somewhere in the van, make sure you run a control wire between it and the headend unit to turn it on and off.
Tim Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas J. LaLanne <lalanne@IX.NETCOM.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2:29 PM
Subject: Speaker wire polarity
> I've been following this thread with interest since I want to install
> a good CD player in my vanagon. I have learned from the list, and from
> a local car stereo shop, that all the new decks use 4-wire systems.
> Therefore the new speakers will have to be rewired. The local chains --
> Good Guys, Best Buy, etc. -- will install the deck as a part of the
> purchase price (they say its free, but we all know that's not true).
> But they also want to charge for a couple of hours of extra labor to run
> wires to the back speakers. They describe it as a tedious job. It
> seems to me that this job shouldn't require a tremendous amount of
> skill, just time. Right up my alley. The problem is, I don't know
> where to run the wires. Has anyone done this who could give me some
> clues?
> Tom LaLanne
> '86 Westy Weekender
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