Removing S3 door panels

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Removing S3 door panels

Post by Bez » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:10 am

Put this post in the eletrical/ice section, but guess it may be better here??:

Hi all - I have the non-bose system in my S3 and am gonna upgrade HU and all speakers cos I love my music.

Have just been outside trying to get the front door panels off, taken all the obvious screws out and its still pretty much stuck there.

Have done a search everywhere (web + forums) and can't seem to find any details of how to do this (& rears) or what size speakers are in the F & R's.

Can anyone shed any light please, be interested in what you've put in inc sub/amp.

Many thanks,

- Bez.

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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by Riz_RS4 » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:43 am

Ello Bez,

It should be pretty simple to take off.... but there are some hidden screws [img]images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Theres one near the doorlock which is a small self-tapper, i think two near the door hinge bit and two under the grey plastic part which is on the inside of the grab handle... its just behind the handle which you grab to open the doors.

The the whole door insert will slide upwards, becareful not to drop the insert onto a dirty floor and also the fibre-optic lighting cables can be short.

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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by Bez » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:15 pm

Riz - top man thanks (again) for that, will give it a go and let you know what set up is gonna go in there! [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

Cheers,

- Bez.

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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by Riz_RS4 » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:19 pm

No probs [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by Mo_S3 » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:26 pm

Erm Riz-zla... since when did the S3 come with fibre optic cables ? [img]images/graemlins/3flypigs.gif[/img]

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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by Riz_RS4 » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:29 pm

Erm Riz-zla... since when did the S3 come with fibre optic cables ?
The cable for the door button lighting..... its a clear plastic tube... assumed it was fibre optics [img]images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by Mo_S3 » Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:23 am

Stay off the weed son [img]images/graemlins/062802drink_prv.gif[/img]

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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by S3MUD » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:41 am

Mo.. Dont want to go too far off topic but how did you get your heated seat lights blue?
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Re: Removing S3 door panels

Post by Mo_S3 » Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:08 pm

Removed the switches, stripped them down and replaced the LED for a blue one. Definately not recommended coz it was a nightmare trying to reassemble the switch.

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