HELP- How to take of the back rear speaker cover by the liftgate

[meyek91974]

I have a 99 Eddie Bauer and in the far back right there's a sub or additional speaker. Anywho, it's blown to whewey and whenever I turn on the radio and fade front or back this back speaker rattles like racket.

I cant make out how to pry off the triangular-ish cover to get to the speaker to disconnect it.

PLEASE HELP

 

[toypaseo]

Look at this MTX Audio PDF for info on how to remove the whole side panel: https://www.mtx.com/v/SupportFiles/157/FEX10-U.pdf

-The grill might have clips that prevent removal. Forcing it will break those tabs off.

-The grill might simply snap in tightly, with no clips preventing removal.

I have seen both styles. For your year, I think yours might be the second one though.

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Tabs and clips:

Tabs without clips:

 

[93 x_SPORT]

There is an easy way and a difficult way to disconnect that sub (I'm speaking from my experience with my vehicle and/or what I've read).

So, the easy way (and this is what the previous owner of my vehicle did) is to pull the stereo out then disconnect the amp harness from the back (it's the square looking plug).

The difficult way is to do what you are doing. Reason being (and this is where I'm a little unsure, someone will have to correct me if I'm wrong), the sub is actually bolted to the sub enclosure with a bolt into the back of the sub. So even after you brake all the little tabs off your grill and get to the sub, you probably won't be able to disconnect it. Not only that, but your amp will still be hooked up.

If you are replacing your sub you need to remove the entire side panel. See the post above this one for more info on that.

 

[shadowless127]

There is an easy way and a difficult way to disconnect that sub (I'm speaking from my experience with my vehicle and/or what I've read).

So, the easy way (and this is what the previous owner of my vehicle did) is to pull the stereo out then disconnect the amp harness from the back (it's the square looking plug).

The difficult way is to do what you are doing. Reason being (and this is where I'm a little unsure, someone will have to correct me if I'm wrong), the sub is actually bolted to the sub enclosure with a bolt into the back of the sub. So even after you brake all the little tabs off your grill and get to the sub, you probably won't be able to disconnect it. Not only that, but your amp will still be hooked up.

If you are replacing your sub you need to remove the entire side panel. See the post above this one for more info on that.

You are correct, the sub is bolted in from the back and requires removal of the entire inner right cargo area panel.

 

[DjDom]

Taking off the rear panel is really easy.. Just a bunch of clips and one Torx bolt for the seatbelt bracket.

 

[sehaare]

I'll add one more thing, when my teenage daughters manage to blow this sub, I was able to search on line and I found a replacement surround (the part the falls apart) all I had to do to fix it was to glue a new one in place. Now it works perfectly. I had never done this type of thing before so if I could anyone could.

Steve

 

[SoNic67]

As a side-note: That is the subwoofer and works ONLY if you have the radio with "RDS" button (on the same button with "clock"). See manual.
Those radios usually had a bad display and where replaced with normal radios that don't have the connection for the subwoofer, but that normal radio will send the bass to the rear door speakers (my case).

 

[shadowless127]

As a side-note: That is the subwoofer and works ONLY if you have the radio with "RDS" button (on the same button with "clock"). See manual.
Those radios usually had a bad display and where replaced with normal radios that don't have the connection for the subwoofer, but that normal radio will send the bass to the rear door speakers (my case).

OP has an EB, those came standard with the Mach audio system.

Also, they make an adapter that goes from the Ford AMP harness to standard RCA plugs that you just plug into the preamp on the back of your aftermarket receiver. I used this for about 10 months before I accidently blew the factory sub; Damn you Rammstein and Bass Boost