Rewiring 300 TE for sound system
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Rewiring 300 TE for sound system
Rewiring 300 TE for sound system is a real pain. All the door panels had to be removed as well as all kinds of other stuff. I had to replace all speakers; used Boston Accoustics for dash and front door with crossovers and coaxial Fosgates for rear doors. Will have an Alpine head unit and either a Fosgate or Alpine amp. Below are a few photos.
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Wiring is a pain. I also had to do the same. I decided to put my amp and capacitor under the middle seat and it just barely fits. I had thought about putting it in the rear compartments I have but they are all filled with stuff. I also installed a sat. radio antenna on the top of the tailgate which was really fun to string the wire from the far back all the way to the front where I put the sat receiver under the passenger footwell. Alpine head units are totally the way to go, I love mine. BTW, what size speakers did you fit in the rear doors... I only have some tweeters there as you did in your front speakers and it isn't quite enough. I have enough bass with my 15" sub I have in the back, but I really need some more mid balance.
All of this time you have been putting into your TE and I have never seen any pics of the car posed. My buddies dad just got a 94 TE after I conviced him to get a benz and he loved mine. I think that color you have, the same as his, is such a great shade of grey on the w124.
All of this time you have been putting into your TE and I have never seen any pics of the car posed. My buddies dad just got a 94 TE after I conviced him to get a benz and he loved mine. I think that color you have, the same as his, is such a great shade of grey on the w124.
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Finally finished my sound system upgrade, included 4 new boston accoustic speakers with crossovers, 2 fosgate rear speakers, Alpine 9857, and Fosgate 450.4 amp and what seemed like miles of wire and cables.
Those rear fosgates are the 4" T142C speakers. They fit perfectly after a little dremel work to the area they mounted to.
Photo of amp and crossovers installed in rear.
Those rear fosgates are the 4" T142C speakers. They fit perfectly after a little dremel work to the area they mounted to.
Photo of amp and crossovers installed in rear.
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Thanx for posting these pics! I'm planning something similar with my 300TE as well and your pics are very helpful in advance!
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