Driver side speaker repair

[Brian Link]

Jobe,

Did someone tell you to check the wiring going through the rubber accordion
in the hinge area for broken wires.  When my driver side speaker went out,
the speaker wires were broken in the hinge as well as a few others looking
worn.  Just a thought before you remove your door panel.  If you do remove
your door panel there are a few other things you should check while you are
in there.  Lube your window regulator and all the lock mechanism.

Brian Link
Boulder, CO

From: "Jobe Tichy" <bimmer_dude at hotmail.com>
To: 200q20v at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Front Door Speaker Grill
Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 21:00:23 +0000

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Thanks all for the tips and write up for the door speakers and for the fore
warning.  Glad I didn't get in there with a flat head!  Looks like I've got
a
new project.

JOBE
'91 200tq 20v

'84 BMW 318i (modified)
>From: Brett Dikeman
>To: "Jobe Tichy" , 200q20v at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Front Door Speaker Grill
>Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 15:54:42 -0400
>
>At 7:37 PM +0000 5/2/02, Jobe Tichy wrote:
>
>>Quick question--Are the grills for the Bose speakers in the front
>>doors
>>removable? Or does the door skin have to come off and work from
>>behind? My
>>driver's speaker does not appear to be working, so I need to
>>trouble shoot and
>>I figured the first placed should be at the connection to the
>>speaker and see
>>if it works. It appears they pop rights off--I just want to make
>>sure before
>>I start prying off something that isn't supposed to:) Thanks
>
>The entire door panel must come off. It's not -that- hard.
>
>I have a full writeup here(including, I think, instructions on
>removal, but it's been a few months since I looked at it.)
>
>http://frank.mercea.net/cgi-bin/random_bose.cgi
>
>The PDF version is much nicer, but as the index page warns, save and
>open from desktop if you're on Windows...some versions of IE/Acrobat
>plugin don't "like" my doc.
>
>Brett