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12th July 2010, 10:26 PM
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Started Bose retrofit
This was completely unintentional, I hadn't meant to start the install, but.....
I'd just removed some of the boot trim after seeing where the amp would end up living (under the autochanger/satnav) to replace my broken aerial assemby and missing whip which is lying on the A40 Westbound somewhere this side of Carmarthen  (bird strike in excess of 100mph)And....... one job led to another, and another, as it invariably does, so I freed some space in my lounge and fitted the amp, and transferred the loom to the boot of my '8', after realising that I couldn't just substitute the Bose into the back shelf to replace the OEM Nokia speakers (I didn't even know they manufactured speakers) because they have different connectors on the loom and what appears to be a X-Over built into them, which I presume also feeds mid/ hf to the rear door speakers...... Well I guess that tomorrow sees me removing the rear seat and parcel shelf to run the wiring into the ****pit, test the setup and then refit the boot trim before wading in and removing the rest of the interior... The Mrs was peeved enough at the boxes of Bose stuff sitting in my lounge, I don't reckon an S8's interior would impress too much  Have worked out the power & rear speaker loom routing, I guess the fun will really start once I get into the car's interior proper..... but tomorrow's another day Should I disconnect the battery before removing the rear seat, If I don't, does anyone know if there's a danger of triggering the airbags accidentally?
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13th July 2010, 07:20 AM
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I have removed the rear seat without removing the battery with no problems. You may wish to test some of the circutry prior to re-installing the interior so the battery will have to be reconnected at some point. If you turn on the ignition with the seat disconnected you'll throw a fault and will need VagCom to reset it once you are done.
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13th July 2010, 07:24 AM
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Cheers Mike, thanks for the info
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I Love the smell of petrol in the morning! Other vehicles 1968 Rover P5B Coupe (Modified & V-Quick, but I have to sell this now ... Boo Hoo!)'92 Mitsubishi Pajero V6 (Petrol) Super Exceed (Gone now) '06 Harley Davidson Night Train Oh Yes....... The '98 PF S8!
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