I need some HELP with Rear speaker kit

[phrankandbeanz]

I dremeled and installed the rear speakers in the storage bin. I cannot understanding the wiring. Everyone said it was a really easy install, however I am struggling horribly with it. I cannot understand how to wire the darn thing. Can someone explain it to me in the 6th grade terms how to wire the darn thing. Also when the wire runs down from the storage bin on the passenger side, do I run the wires through the holes where the pocket size umbrella is suppose to sit? Or just run it along the side?

Just for everyones information, I have a 2004 boxster with cdr23 sound system.
Which end of the wire plugs into the actual headunit? Is it the brown one, or the loose ends? Where does the wire exactly go up and through to get to the radio? I read hacks from pelican and samars but there are no pictures of it. Where am I suppose to plug in the brown plug and what do I do with the other end?
Also, why wont the radio removal keys come out of the radio when reinstalled back in?

I am quite frustrated. I dont need another writeup, I want someone to help me who has done this already and could walk me through it.Thanks in advance

Frank

[Thumper]

You're now doing the hardest part of the entire install. Having just done this a few weeks ago, I may be able to help. Here's a link to the instructions with pictures from the guy I bought my rear speaker kit from. It should answer most of your questions.

http://members.roadfly.com/a9dbl4/BOXSTER.pdf

Wrap the loose wires together with electrical tape, this makes feeding them through everything a little bit easier. Since you have a '04, the wires should feed all the way into the front trunk to install into the connector at the amp. The guy I bought my kit from would also be a good one to ask, as he has a kit for both styles (connect at the back of the radio vs. connect at the amp).

Here's his latest auction..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7976277374&category=42612

You're going to have to take quite a bit of the interior panels on the passenger side loose and it's still going to be a real b**ch to feed the wires along the door opening, thru the metal guard for the airbag sensor and then up inside the front kick panel and behind the dash....and if your's connects at the amp rather than the radio, you then have to feed the wires thru the firewall and over to the amp. You might do a search for the CD changer retrofit for tips on feeding the wires thru the firewall.

It took me an entire afternoon to feed the wires on mine. I feel your pain....

[Perfectlap]

sounds tough but worth it.

When the top is up I fade in the rear speakers (60-70)

When the top is down I use only the front speakers. I have the 'premium' sound package with the DSP thing on the dash, door speakers and dash speakers and tweeters and the four channel amp. With the top down going at 70+mph its as good as any convertible system I've ever heard. Having full wind deflection helps enourmously.

with the top up during winter not having the rear speakers was really irritating. The previous owner never had them wired! I bought the PNP kit from Harvey on Ebay needlessly,I had speakers back there all along.

the only problem with great sound in the Boxster is that I can't hear the engine!

p.s. the Wall Mart polyfill stuffing behind the rear speakers helps. Its like $3 for a large bag, more than enough.

[RandallNeighbour]

You don't have to feed the wires to the front of the car's dash the way they tell you to do it if you don't want to.

I installed the rear speaker kit myself and just ran the wires under the carpet piece behind the passenger seat and along the passenger side of the center console by tucking them up under it until I got to the dash.

Completely invisible, looks fine and works fine too. I had no desire to unscrew the door sill and all those silly plates and things to do what was suggested online.

Concerning the wires themselves, I believe you will find that the brown connector fits perfectly in the back of your head unit and the bare wires go to the speakers in the back.

[phrankandbeanz]

ok I got the speakers to work by just plugging it into the amplifier on the outside, without going through the firewalls. I guess I have to directly connect to my amplifier.

Now, does anyone know how to route the wires from the amplifier in the front trunk to wear the rear speaker socket near the roll bar?

[RandallNeighbour]

Your system may be different, but I plugged my rear speakers directly into the back of the head unit, not the amp.