Ultimate GU Stereo Installation - Lots of pics

[threedogs]

Flex, Thank so much for sharing all your knowledge on your mod. There is so much I can pick from your experience.

I have just started on a project to upgrade my audio systems ( a 2001 Patrol GU). I putting in a Alpine 2-din head-unit and replace the front speaker with a split component speakers, its an Alpine SPR-60C. Got the head-unit in yesterday and now working on the speakers. I am planning to install the tweeters on the pillar trim. Will be drilling a hole on it and flush mount. I hope there is enough room.

Hi Navarra no harm done but can you pop over to the intros
and tell us a bit about yourself, just something the Forum
asks of us all, Polite and all

[Navarra]

Hi Navarra no harm done but can you pop over to the intros
and tell us a bit about yourself, just something the Forum
asks of us all, Polite and all

Oops, done

[Zoc]

Where did you route the power cable through the firewall for your amp?

[Flex]

I routed all my cables through the passenger side factory grommet. You have to un-tape it in the engine bay to get the cables through, which is very hard. Another option is to use the manual pedal hole if you have an auto.

[Spiv]

After reading all the useful posts, I set about installing new front speakers and tweeters in my GU Y61
While at the end I am happy with the result, I also made a couple of mistakes that I am about to describe hoping to help others not do the same......

After unscrewing the fitting between the door and the car where all cables go through, I realised that there is a multi-pin plug that precludes passing another cable through, so I decided to put the tweeters in the door.

Not knowing how to remove the door trin I made a couple of mistakes:

I removed this trim which is not necessary to do.


Then I pried open the window switch instead of just removing the two screws and subsequently lost a 3mm ball bearing.


After that I drilled thehole for the tweeter:

And installed it:


Then drilled 10mm hole to pass the cable to the speaker gain control box:


and fitted the box:



Before reinstalling the door trim, I tightened all screws in the panel behind that were all loose (two had fallen to the bottom of the door:


Before reinstalling the door trim and the speaker, I put some shock cord in the old, stretched, elastic mesh:

[Green Ti_gress]

Great job Flex. Looks awesome 👏