Rear Speaker Help - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

rick3000 · 06-13-2008, 08:34 PM

Hi,
Today I started putting my rear speaker kit in. I have the speakers and box in and have to say that it looks great, and it going to be way better than the useless cubbies. I am right now in the process of running the cable from the box to the radio. But I am having a few small problems.

First, when I put the umbrella sill back into place the holes for the Torx screws are not lining up. Does anyone have a tip on how to get this back in straight?
Second, running the cable out from under the the sill toward the front of the car, I am pushing it under the rubber seal. The problem I am having is that pushing them under the seal is making it bulge a little, and it doesn't look very good. Am I missing something? Is there another way to run it past the sill?
Thanks!

Tool Pants · 06-13-2008, 08:47 PM

You run the cable inside the rocket panel.

rick3000 · 06-13-2008, 08:55 PM

Could you elaborate a little bit more, I am not clear on that?
Thanks!

Burg Boxster · 06-14-2008, 03:41 AM

you need to run it thru the rocker panel below the umbrella holder - not just hidden in the rubber door seal. Using the pic below, you want to feed it below the black tray parallel to the black sheilded cable in the cavity (shown w/ green arrows). I suspect you are just tucking it underneath the weather seal (red arrow)?

Starting in either the front or back, fish the wire thru the rocker panel using a fish tape or just a plain old coat hanger. Use electrical tape to temporarily attached the wires.

Does this answer your question?

rick3000 · 06-14-2008, 07:11 AM

I did run the wire through the panel like you describe there. My question is about where to run the cable leading up to the sill, and after the sill?
Thanks!

Burg Boxster · 06-14-2008, 09:02 AM

It runs in the sill from the roll bar all the way to the front. Just ahead of the door, it comes up & out thru the top of the passenger foot well carpeted kickpanel to be fed under the dash (above the black foam liner).

In the rear, behind the seat, you need to remove the carpeted side panel to start it in the sill.

Not sure which directions you are using or not, but HArvey's from PNP describe it pretty well. See pg 3 textand reference figures 23-25

http://pnpvirginia.com/03-04_SPEAKERADDITIONKIT.pdf