After Market Audio Upgrade

[DenisM]

Are there instructions for opening the door panels?

Yes there are.. in fact do a search on YouTube "door card removal" there is an easy to follow guide on removing said panels I'll post the link if I can find it again

EDIT : here you go:

View: https://youtu.be/R0gxKoPgBW8?feature=shared

 

[BartHarleyJarvis]

I finished the install of the “plug and play” system tonight.

plug and play Soundsystem V4M für Ineos Grenadier und Quartermaster

For english description see below. Unser Meistertück. Das plug and play Soundsystem V4 Masterpack für den Ineos Grenadier und Quartermaster. Für…

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(I ordered without the “stand alone” kit, but did order sound dampening, insulation, modified a-pillars with the tweeters installed - all-in, $2800, I think)

Instructions are top notch. A 78-page set of instructions for installing speakers, amp, sub. Two 14 page instruction manuals for doing sound dampening and insulation on the doors.

I worked on a few other projects at the same time - installing a wolfbox g900 pro, lights in the back door, a flip down table, usb power in the footwells… so I can’t give a really good estimate on timing - but it was A LOT of work. I learned a ton about the truck with all the stuff I removed.

Pain points:

1. Getting the connectors out of the back of the stereo head unit (which is under the steering wheel) was the most painful part. I couldn’t get my head under there to see it from the back, so I pulled the lower dash panels out, unscrewed the stereo bracket… and found the cables were too short to let me really pull it out. But I got a slightly better view and was finally able to remove the connector for the speakers.
2. Only other casualty was a few of the clips for the door cards. I’ve ordered what I think are usable replacements from Amazon which, of course have been delayed multiple times…. If anyone has found the door cards clips in the US, please let me know! And if the clips I bought worked, I’ll share the news.
3. I chipped the paint on the edge of the passenger door when I opened the door too wide into the table that my CNC sits on. Amazing that hard maple can chip automotive paint! I saw a thread on getting touch-up paint, so that’s a project I’ll take on soon.

As far as the final impression of the system? WOW. It’s amazing. Sounds quality is terrific and you’ve got a ton of headroom with volume. I’m really really pleased with the upgrade.