I looked all over the Navigation/Audio area for Clubman specific info on how to rip apart the back of the car / 3rd door to replace the 6x9 speakers but have not found any.

Did anyone go through with this and is there a writeup about it somewhere?

Much appreciated!

 

I did a while back...lemme see if I can find it...

 

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-non-hifi.html

Here you go...front and rear speaker replacement, 2009 MCCS

 

Thanks much ... fantastic ...

So you did that pin swap as well to get more bass to the rear?

I was thinking ... IF I was to get new speakers in the front only ... is that worth to do?
Probably the fronts will handle everything much better than the stock rear at that point.

 

lurch70

I wouldn't do this if I were you, it's a huge project.

I replaced the tweeters and front door speakers, I turned off the back speakers through the radios fader control and put in a BOSS base. It sounds great and I didn't have to tear 3/4 of the car apart just to replace 2 speakers.


Just my 2cents.

 

Actually the club door speaker is easy easy easy. I found I only had to pull the base of the back seat and the drivers side rear seat back to get the panel out was not really all that hard. Yes time consuming but not hard

 

schatzy62

Was that JUST the drivers side rear speaker or both?

 

To get the drivers side changed all i had to take out was the rear seat base and the drivers side rear seat back. The passenger side rear seat back was left in place.

To get the passenger side speaker changed all i did was open the club door and take the panel off the door as the speaker is actually in the club door. No seat removal needed.

 

Yep, one perk of the having the Club door. That speaker is retarded easy to change. Probably the easiest in the car.

 

@Lurch70 - I did the pin swap as well, here's the link to a pic I took of the cable before I installed it. I actually made a cable to go in between the plug ends that swaps the signals.

X9331 Cable

If I was going to do it again, I would make the cable shorter...probably only an inch or two. You can search for X9331 to find all kinds of good info here...you can see from my pic, I was using a pin diagram somebody posted. Notice that the wires are different gauges, so plan accordingly...I've read where folks have had problems if they use wire that's too small (it can't take the load, overheats and melts).

I did the pin swap one day, the front speakers another day and the back speakers on a 3rd day. It would have been less work, in total, to do it all at once.

Popping the panels is kind of scary when you first start...sometimes you really have to tug on them, but once you get going, you can have the whole inside stripped in 20 minutes. They can be ornery to get back in and snapped....I had a couple of those plastic pins fall off when I was re-installing and now the left rear panel in the car is loose...it doesn't rattle, but I notice it when I take the "trunk" cover out of the car...the panel is loosed and slops around a bit. If I was motivated about it, I would take the panel back off, dig around for the pins and re-install it. It doesn't bother me that much....

For $500 and about a Saturday of work...I'm totally happy. Very worth it. The speakers I took out were made in the Ukraine and weighed about 1/2 pound. They were probably worth about $3 each. It's so easy to get better sound and I didn't spend that much. Lots of enjoyment for the money.

Good luck. If you want to see real bravery, check out the guy that put on his roof rack. Drilling holes in your car's roof...Now that's scary!

Edit: After reviewing my original post, I actually did the rear speakers and X9331 cable on the same day. I did partially put the car back together and then had to take the driver's side step panel off again to get the kick panel off (where the X9331 connector hides). Because of the way they are layered, it would have been easier to do this while I had the back of the car apart for the speaker replacement.

 

Thanks again ... I ripped out my R50 some years ago so taking the panels apart doesn't scare me. Just wanted to know what's the procedure for the rear since I could not find any.

But my other question still remains ... IF I was to replace the front speakers only is it worth to do the pin swap? ... i think they will handle decent bass for moderate volumes ... also with the pin swap seems they will almost be wasted.

 

What year is your car?
Which System do you have Base, HiFi or HK?