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CEEGEE



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Stereo Install Help...
I have read Papa Lazarou thread which gave me the confidence to install a stereo in my 2006 TD5 - its never had one before.

I have sorted the everything around the HU, and that's all fine, but have come to remove facia below wiper motor and there are no speaker wires.

Should they just be "hanging there" or do they need digging out - I thought they would be there on this model year.

Any help welcome...
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Have a look at nearest the firewall / bulkhead. I believe LR are good at taping them down just out of sight. Probably hidden. Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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CEEGEE



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Had a good dig around and can see wires coming out of loom to feed wiper motor, but nothing else.

Should they be there on a '56 reg car??

Thanks
Post #274566 17th Oct 2013 3:40pm
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As far as if am aware some do and some don't. You can add your own though which wouldn't be too difficult, also giving you the chance to use high quality wire which will be useful. Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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Would have thought so ......... Do you have the other wires for the head unit ??? It is pretty simple to run new wires for the fronts anyways Thumbs Up Just run them in this void simple. IIRC ordginal wires came down from up by the wiper motor. Think I can just make then out tapped up. 2 other black wires are for old mobile phone aerial Whistle
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CEEGEE



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Okay, plot thickens - I can see that the front left and right "leave" the big black plug, but not sign of them by the wiper motor - I am just going to re-run a new wire, then as you say, I can put in better quality.

Now for the scary bit - cutting a hole in the trim Big Cry
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If your not the only owner it may be possible that they were cut off. Shocked Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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As Steve said earlier, they are probably taped up somewhere out of sight. I found the passenger side ones easily enough but the driver's side were well hidden - It must have taken me almost an hour to find them Banging Head Eventually I found them taped to the back of a loom up against the bulkhead. The connectors on the end of the wires had been completely taped over so I couldn't see them. Unwrapping the tape in that confined space was fun! Laughing

I was initially worried about cutting the trim too, but if you follow Jim's advice in my thread you won't go far wrong Thumbs Up
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CEEGEE



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Thanks for all the help - stereo now in and working fine - I did end up finding the drivers side speaker wire, but re-threaded a new wire for the passenger side Thumbs Up

Need to decide on the next project now Very Happy



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Glad it's going well. Thumbs Up Chillin In The BackwoodsπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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