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InstallasshowninDiagramC(page9).Usethe

suppliedmountingclipsunlessthefactoryholes
alreadyfeaturethreadedinserts.Hand-tightenthe
screwsevenlytoavoidbendingthespeakerframe!

Custom location:Runspeakerwiretothedesired

mountinglocation.Ifyouarerunningwiresinto
adoor,useexistingfactorywiringbootswhenever
possible.Ifyouaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredges
andinstallrubbergrommetsintoeachhole.Then,
coverthewireswithaprotectivePVCsleeveandrun
themthroughthedoorjamb.Makesurethatthewires
willcleardoorhingesandotherstructuresinthedoor.
Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthisprocess,please
contactyourJLAUDIOdealerforinstallationhelp.

WARNING

!!

Double check the clearance for both speakers

before proceeding. Many cars are different from

one side to the other!

Selectanevensurface.Tighteningaspeakeronto

anunevensurfacecandamageit.Usethesupplied
templatetomarkthedesiredmountinglocation.Mark
thecenterandtheoutlineofthemountingholeaswell
asthemountingscrewpositions.Beforedrillingor
cuttingonyourinteriorpanels,useautilityknifetocut
anyfabric,vinylorleatherfromholelocations.These
materialscaneasilybesnaggedbyadrillorasaw,
causingdamagetothepanelandpossiblebodilyinjury.
Drillfour1/8-inch(3mm)holesforthespeaker’s
mountingscrewsatthepositionsyouhavemarked.
Alsodrillapilotholeinthecenterofthespeaker
mountingholeatthistime.Then,usinga
sabersaw,makethecircularcutoutforthespeaker.
Fileanyroughedges.Insertthemountingclipswith
theflatsidetowardsthespeakerasshownin
DiagramD(page9).

Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframefitsinto

themountingholecleanly.Thismustbecheckedprior
totighteningthescrews.Donotforcetheframeintoa
holethatistoosmall.Donottightenthespeakeronto
anunevensurface.Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.
Thespeakershouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleak
aroundthemountingflange.Airleakswillcausea
severedegradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks
withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.

sPeaKer insTallaTion

Thespeakershouldbeinstalledinoneofthe

followingwaysdependingonlocation:

Factory location:Ifyouwillbeusingthefactory
speakerwires,itmaybenecessarytochangethe
terminations.Thismaybeaccomplishedbyusingan
adaptorplugorsimplybycuttingthefactoryconnector
offandusingthesuppliedcrimpconnectorsto
terminatethespeakerwires.Thelargeconnectorisfor
thepositiveterminalandthesmallconnectorisforthe
negativeterminalofeachC2-525.

Youmayalsochoosetorunnewspeakerwires...

Runspeakerwiretothedesiredmounting
locations.Ifyouarerunningwiresintoadoor,use
existingfactorywiringbootswheneverpossible.If
youaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredgesandinstall
rubbergrommetsintoeachhole.Wiresshouldthen
becoveredwithaprotective,flexiblePVCsleeveand
thenrunthroughthedoorjamb.Makesurethatthe
wireswillcleardoorhingesandotherstructuresin
thedoor.Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthis
process,pleasecontactyourJLAudiodealerfor
installationhelp.

WARNING

!!

Double check the clearance for both speakers

before proceeding. Many cars are different from

one side to the other!

Yournewspeakershavebeendesignedtoinstall,

withoutmodifications,intomostvehiclesthataccept
a5.25-inch(130mm)speaker.Mostfactory5.25
-inchspeakersusefourmountingscrewswhichwill
lineupwiththemountingholesonyourC2-525
speakers.Othersusea3-holemountingsystemwhich
isaccommodatedbyaseparatesetofmounting
holesontheframesofyourC2-525speakers.

Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframe

fitsintothemountingholecleanly.Thismustbe
checkedpriortotighteningthescrews.Donot
forcetheframeintoaholethatistoosmall.Do
nottightenthespeakerontoanunevensurface.
Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.Thespeaker
shouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleakaround
themountingflange.Airleakswillcauseasevere
degradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks
withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.

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