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Originally Posted by Bill
Also, are the wires that easy to find? I have my doubts about how easy it would be to get to the factory speaker wires. The underside of the dash is pretty sealed. While I was working on the stereo, I went ahead and added an RCA jack for my MP3 player and a remote control for the LA. I had a he** of a time getting the wires from the back of the radio to a hole near the steering wheel (in the storage tray). It is really tight.
I would like to hear from some other people about the wires.
- Bill
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Bill:
Thanks for the instructions! I JUST finished sending a PM to an audio expert on this board, to ask what speakers I should use, and if the mounts are standardized. Your post answered all that!
I think I'll do exactly what you did. That's just about all I want to invest in this radio -- the car is so noisy, you can't expect great sound, but I do want something a bit better than what's in there.
The Blaupunkt wiring harnasses are readily available. There are a couple of places online that sell them. Here's one (but shipping here is EXPENSIVE):
Blaupunkt wiring harnasses Some pop up on ebay, too. One harnass came with the radio (it should have been in the Blaupunkt box in your trunk) -- can't recall which one, but I'm pretty sure it's the one for the amp.
As for running the wires behind the dash, I just did the same thing about a week ago, going from the Blaupunkt to the cubby below the Start button, and then up to the top of the dash, where I mounted my XM roady. I had a hard time, too, getting the wires acroos, but not terrible. It's a WHOLE lot easier if you remove the aluminum (steel?) frame that the radio slides into -- the frame snaps out of the dash (after you've removed the radio, of cousre!). It makes for a larger opening you can slide your hand into, and eliminates the jagged edges of that frame.
I also just read the directions in another posting for removing the instrument cluster cowl -- I wonder if that would have made it easier.