Sternwhale Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hello, dealing with a modified car and just wondering what speakers the S1 elite had and where they were located. Advice appreciated before I start pulling trim apart as we all know how much fun that is.... thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Standard was two speakers in the rear. They are mounted in the rear 1/4 panel and technically face the wrong way. You should be able to feel a hole or speaker grill in the seat side of the pocket. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternwhale Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Great, thanks Tony. Hoping I won’t have to (but assuming I will) have to completely remove rear seats to access and address speaker wiring. Grateful for additional experiences with what looks to be another enjoyable job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeeech Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 They are a bit of a pain to access since, as you say, the rear seat has to come out. The seats are held in by 3 screws, 2 at the bottom just under the carpet and one on the tunnel side of the seat just in front of the rear cabin window. The centre consol trim running up to the rear cabin screen needs to be removed and this is just held in with the Lego brick type fasteners so a good tug should be all you need. The rear seat belts, if you have them, might be a bit of an annoyance as the clasp is feed through the seat. The speaker is easily accessed from here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 As Mike says, the good news is you only need remove the rear seats, which is not difficult. There is no need to remove the quarter panel. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternwhale Posted June 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 Hi both, thanks for the detailed info. Very valuable. I reckon that I should be able to get going and can see what can be done. TBH, when I read “you only need to” It leads me to take a deep breath and get prepared for rusted and inaccessible fixings. But it sounds like there may not be too many this time. Thus far delving into the interior usually leads to an adventure in which the POs illuminate the way with a mixture of wood screws, silicone sealant and gaffer tape. Fingers crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeeech Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 That sounds familiar. If the seat screws are rusty replace with stainless and never have this problem again. If your lucky the seats might not even be screwed in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Just been looking at my car ( 74 model ) and there is a 4th fixing at the top of the seat near the window. It's a vertical threaded stud that goes through the fibre glass and is secured from within the boot ( IIRC). There's every chance though that a PO has left the nut off. Try lifting the corner vertically first. You might be luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternwhale Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thanks for the help. I found that I could get to the speakers with just the two screws on the leading edge removed. It was a good opportunity to remove the mouse nest as well... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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