[SOLEX18]

Hi All

I picked up a pair of L7 Subwoofers to replace the base crap Subs.

I removed the seat smoothly, got the grill off etc however the speakers are near impossible to remove!

From what I gather the L7 were screwed into the enclosure, however the Base subs do not have any screws, just a couple of tabs holding it and will not budge!

I can only assume they are glued in, but does anybody have a trick into getting these suckers out?

Thank you so much in advance!

[ctuna]

Yes they are glued in . Go Gorilla.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1406775

If you have a base system they may not work due to the parallel connection
with the doors.

[SOLEX18]

Originally Posted by ctuna

Yes they are glued in . Go Gorilla.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1406775

If you have a base system they may not work due to the parallel connection
with the doors.

Thank you!!

I plugged in the L7, and I did get some action from them so they do work!

I forgot to plug the base sub back in, so now my right speaker (door) is also not working! Need to do it again this weekend and rip that sucker out!

[scanspeak]

Get a slightly oversize screw that is just large enough to screw into the subwoofer mounting hole. Screw it in a few millimetres and then pull hard.

[SOLEX18]

Originally Posted by scanspeak

Get a slightly oversize screw that is just large enough to screw into the subwoofer mounting hole. Screw it in a few millimetres and then pull hard.

Thanks, so what should I use to pull on the screw? Maybe the backside of a hammer? Or something else?

[SOLEX18]

Originally Posted by ctuna

Yes they are glued in . Go Gorilla.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1406775

If you have a base system they may not work due to the parallel connection
with the doors.

......and you were right. L7 subs will not work along with the speakers. I did not play with it too much but it looks like yes the Sub will work but the speaker will not work along with it.

I plugged in the original sub again, and both sub and speaker did work. My guess is that I need to code the HU, which I guess I can look into. Could i do it with Bimmercode app?

[ctuna]

It won't do you any good to code it .
Coding it to Hi Fi drops the outputs of the stock system,
to 5 volt pre outs.
If you have an aftermarket head unit is does nothing.
You need at least a 4 channel amp and you have to split the parallel
connection between the doors and floors and run each location on
it's own channel.

You need to reread all those posts I put up about the base system
many times over.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...5&d=1493273253