Two Tough Installs
Aug 24, 2016
Two tough installs today – a Jeep Wrangler and a Mercedes C Class. Mercedes is always challenging, the way they’re put together, the hidden surprises … the fake wood grain on the console that likes to crack when you try to get the radio out. The Jeep has speakers in the roll bar, overhead. Not far over, just a couple of inches. Which makes it extra hard to see what you’re doing when you’re changing them out. Add to that, they’re about a quarter inch shy of being standard size. So the aftermarket speakers don’t quite fit the factory mounting holes. You have to drill new ones. Without tearing up the padding.
Six o’clock jumped up on me right as I was finishing the Mercedes. I had to rewire the speakers twice because it had a factory amp (surprise!) and the levels were off whether I used the speaker outputs or the line level preouts. I figured out a solution though, and it sounded great when I was done. I took my time finishing. No choice. I couldn’t have hurried if I tried. Too tired!
