03 ex-HK compact installation
 

My '03 arrived with the debris from several previous installs but nothing actually working. I didn't want a cluttered setup, so that meant fitting everything into the space the HK unit used to occupy. So:

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The MVPA4 is hard to come by these days, which is a pity. If I had to do this with new parts, I'd probably use a Soundstream PN4.520 with the added option of running a proper sub. Either way, don't be fooled into thinking you need some blue-lit monstrosity eating up your luggage space to have happy noises in your MINI.