FETON VAG 14 Plug and Play Sound Upgrade Woofer Instruction Manual

VAG 14 Plug and Play Sound Upgrade Woofer
Instruction Manual VAG 14
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction

ETON thanks you for deciding to purchase this product. ETON loudspeakers and amplifiers guarantee outstanding performance. The electrical, mechanical and sound characteristics remain constant over the entire life cycle of this product. We wish you much listening pleasure.
The operational instructions supplied by ETON are designed to enable you to correctly install the product. Please read the operational instructions carefully before you begin with the installation and connection.
Audio sources like the OEM radio could produce distortions in the high volume range.
Please be aware that loud and strongly distorted signals may destroy your loudspeakers.

Safety Instructions

Attention !
Please read all warnings mentioned in this manual. This information is highlighted and included to inform you of the potential danger of personal injury or damage to property.
Hearing Damage
CONTINOUS EXPOSURE TO SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS OVER 85dB MAY CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS. HIGH POWERED AUTO-SOUND SYSTEMS MAY PRODUCE SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS WELL OVER 130dB. THIS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE OF HEARING. USE COMMON SENSE AND AVOID SUCH RISKS!

Volume and Driver Awareness
Use of sound components can impair your ability to hear necessary traffic sounds and may constitute a hazard while driving your automobile.
ETON accepts no liability for hearing loss, bodily injury or property damage as a result of use or misuse of its products.

ATTENTION!
If sheet metal must be cut or removed contact your authorized car dealer for professional advice. Damage to the supporting body structures may lead the safety certificate to be withdrawn.

Tools

We recommend to place the following tools ready for installation:

• Screw driver for Torx – TX 20
• Screw driver for Torx – TX 30
• Screw driver for slot screws – size about 2 mm or plastic mounting lever
• Accumulator screw machine 5 mm drill bit
• Side cutter + cutter knife
• Rivet gun 10 mm open-ended spanner (only VW T6.1)

Speaker installation

Carefully pry the grip dish out of the grip in the door panelling use a slotted screwdriver or similar tool. Pull the grip dish toward yourself. Be careful not to tilt the dish.
Unlatch the connectors and remove them.

Loosen the screws wich are located behind the grip dish and the torx screws at the doorpanel (shown in the next illustration on the following side).
The illustration shows the positions of the screws and clips. Screws are displayed with arrows, clips are displayed with circles, they are behind the door panel.

Carefully pry the clips beginning at the bottom.
Then pry the door panelling carefully out of the window slot.

ATTENTION!
Be careful with the loosely door panel, no cables should be under tension. Loosen the door opening cable. Therefore lift the flap and pull the cable backwards out of the guide. Afterwards remove the hook in front of the plastic lever. Loosen the plugs for window regulator and if necessary for loudspeakers. Please note the warning LED (drivers side only), this LED should be unplugged carefully before removing the door panel. Pry possible remaining clips out of the door and re-insert them into the door panelling.

Installation of the bass / midrangespeaker
The OEM-loudspeaker is fastened with 4 rivets. Drill the rivets carefully out by using a 5 mm drill bit and drill machine or cordless screwdriver. Carefully remove possible residue from the door by using a sharp side cutter or something else. Now fasten the new loudspeaker with the included rivets. Plug all cables together.

Lowering the mid-tone range (optional inline crossover)
Before refitting the door panel, we recommend a brief sound check. The cable crossover included in the set can be installed as an option. If the midrange of your vehicle seems too present, you can connect the optional cable crossover into the signal path of the loudspeaker. This lowers the midrange by -6dB.

Depending on your listening preferences and installation requirements, it may make sense to install the cable crossover included in the set. Control each cable plug and every single clip. The assembly of the doorboards had to be done in reverse order. Change defect clips before re-installing the doorboards.

ATTENTION!
Do not forget to reconnect all cable plugs and to correctly replace the door opening cable.

Removing the door panels
Volkswagen T6.1 Remove the door handle trim. To do this, place a plastic wedge / screwdriver or similar on the underside and carefully pull the trim towards you. The door handle trim is secured with several clips.

Then open the screws underneath with a Torx TX30 screwdriver.

Then open the two bayonet catches on the underside of the door trim using a 10 mm open-end spanner. Turn the catch by 90°. You can then carefully lever off the door panel using a lever tool / flat screwdriver.

Installing the woofer
Volkswagen T6.1
Pull the loudspeaker cable out of the woofer towards the top. The standard loudspeaker is attached with 4 rivets. Carefully drill them out with a 5 mm drill bit and a drill or  cordless screwdriver.
Remove the rivet residues with a sharp side cutter or similar. Now fasten the new speaker with the rivets provided. Reconnect the plug contacts.

Lowering the mid-tone range (optional inline crossover)
Before refitting the door panel, we recommend a brief sound check. The cable crossover included in the set can be installed as an option. If the midrange of your vehicle seems too present, you can connect the optional cable crossover into the signal path of the loudspeaker. This lowers the midrange by -6dB.
Depending on your listening preferences and installation requirements, it may make sense to install the cable crossover included in the set.
Control each cable plug and every single clip. The assembly of the doorboards had to be done in reverse order. Change defect clips before re-installing the doorboards.
ATTENTION!
Do not forget to reconnect all cable plugs and to correctly replace the door opening cable.

Technical data

• Low-midrange driver set with glass fibre / paper cone

• 145 mm (6″) long excursion woofer /  midrange driver

• Strong ferrite magnet

• Glass fibre reinforced polyamide basket

• Incl. optional inline crossovers

• Plug & Play for easy replacement of the series loudspeakers

• Music power handling: 80 W

• Impedance: 3 ohms

• Characteristic sound pressure: 88.5 dB

• Recommended crossover frequency:
  HPF: ~ 50-80 Hz / 6 or 12 dB
  LPF: ~ 2.5 KHz – 4.0 KHz / 6 or 12 dB

• Vehicle-specific connection terminals,  suitable for various Volkswagen / VAGmodels

ETON reserves the rigth to make modifications or improvements to the products illustrated without notice thereof. All rights belong to the respective owners.
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