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INSTALLATION DIFFICULTY

INSTALLATION TIME

3 OUT OF 5

DO-IT-YOURSELF

4 HOURS

2012-2018 F30 SEDAN W/ HK
2012-2018 F80 M3 W/ HK

BEFORE YOU BEGIN .......................................................................................................................... 2
WHAT’S IN THE BOX - SOUNDSTAGE .................................................................................................. 3
WHAT’S IN THE BOX - SUBWOOFER ................................................................................................... 4
TOOLS YOU WILL NEED ...................................................................................................................... 5
INSTALLATION:

A.  Prep Vehicle ........................................................................................................................ 6
B.  Amplifier & Signal Wiring .................................................................................................... 9
C. Soundstage ....................................................................................................................... 13
D. Subwoofer ......................................................................................................................... 20
E. Settings  ............................................................................................................................ 25

NOTES & TIPS.................................................................................................................................. 28
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................................... 28

INSTALLATION GUIDE

SOUN SUBWOOFER SYSTEM

FOR 2012-2018 BMW 3-SERIES & M3 (F30 & F80) 

ver. 7/2019

Summary of Contents for 850.5

Page 1: ...80 M3 W HK BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 WHAT S IN THE BOX SOUNDSTAGE 3 WHAT S IN THE BOX SUBWOOFER 4 TOOLS YOU WILL NEED 5 INSTALLATION A Prep Vehicle 6 B Amplifier Signal Wiring 9 C Soundstage 13 D Subwoofer 2...

Page 2: ...BEFORE YOU BEGIN 2 Read this Guide completely BEFORE you begin Disconnect the battery negative terminal while working on the vehicle IMPORTANT...

Page 3: ...TAGE HARDWARE 8 Midrange Mounting Adapter Hardware Pair 9 Underseat Woofer Mounting Adapter Hardware Pair 10 Midrange Tweeter Crossover Mounting Hardware Pair VII AMPLIFIER INSTALLATION WIRING 11 Ampl...

Page 4: ...s 8mm 10mm deep socket Nutdriver or Extension 2 Torx Bits T10 T20 T25 T40 T50 3 Screwdrivers Regular Slotted Phillips 4 Plastic Panel Removal Tool s 5 1 8 Allen Hex Wrench 6 Drill 1 2 drill bit DSP RE...

Page 5: ...ry negative terminal with 10mm deep socket 3 REMOVE TRUNK FLOOR PANEL Remove the trunk floor panel 4 REMOVE TRUNK CENTER BIN STEP 1 Locate the center pin of the expansion clip at the forward passen ge...

Page 6: ...1 Locate the luggage D ring tie down at the forward driver side of the trunk Pry off the black plastic cover Remove the Torx T 40 screw Lift out the D ring assembly 9 REMOVE DRIVER SIDE REAR QUARTER P...

Page 7: ...6 inches DO NOT COMPLETELY REMOVE YET 13 REMOVE DRIVER SIDE REAR QUARTER PANEL TRIM STEP 6 Free panel edge along area 1 Then carefully open the split in the panel at area 2 by pulling the split direct...

Page 8: ...ER CONNECTOR Press down on the locking tab and remove the amp power con nector 1 18 DISCONNECT FACTORY AMP 20 PIN SIGNAL CONNECTOR Slide the locking outer housing to release and remove the 20 pin sign...

Page 9: ...IRING INTO SIGNAL HARNESS Connect the ASD wiring with the new black housing to the black housing 1 shown 24 ROUTE SIGNAL WIRING INTO CENTER TRUNK COMPARTMENT Route the Signal Wiring Harness along the...

Page 10: ...ocate the vehicle ground point shown Attach the negative ter minal 28 ROUTE POWER WIRING INTO CENTER TRUNK COMPARTMENT Route power wiring harness into the center trunk compartment 29 HARDWARE SELECTIO...

Page 11: ...the DSP and the Amplifier on the gear rack Do not fasten them yet 34 DSP CONNECTIONS Connect the 4 pin DSP power connector 1 and 24 pin DSP input output connector 2 35 AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS 1 Connect...

Page 12: ...e front seat all the way back Use a Torx T 50 to remove the two bolts holding the front of the seat brack ets 39 REMOVE UNDER SEAT WOOFER STEP 2 Now slide the seat all the way forward Remove the two b...

Page 13: ...SEAT WOOFER STEP 7 Pull up the carpet to access the USW enclosure Use a 10mm socket to remove the two nuts 1 Detach the wire bundle clip attached to the top corner of the USW enclosure 2 Remove the en...

Page 14: ...e the two nuts removed previously and tighten with a 10mm socket Connect the USW plug to the factory connector Replace the car pet 48 HARDWARE SELECTION Select the remaining items from the Underseat W...

Page 15: ...and the door sheet metal Pry up until the clips release and you can get your fingers behind the panel Pull firmly Work your way around the bottom of the door first then up to the top Be care ful of t...

Page 16: ...to the tweeter behind 57 REMOVE FACTORY TWEETER Remove the foam insert Remove the factory tweeter by releasing the three plastic catches indicated by the arrows 58 TWEETER LOGO BADGES STEP 1 Remove t...

Page 17: ...ng har ness Run the wiring clear of the midrange driver and clear of door pan el mounting points It can be helpful to tuck the tweeter wiring into the adhesive of the foam door liner 64 MOUNT MIDRANGE...

Page 18: ...osure using the eight 10 24 x 1 Button Head Cap Screws and tighten with a 1 8 Allen wrench Insstall the speaker grille 69 SUBWOOFER SUPPORT BRACKET Install the Subwoofer Support Bracket F30 SUB HNG BR...

Page 19: ...clips 2 by unscrewing the top from the base 73 REMOVE PLASTIC COVER PANEL Remove the plastic cover panel 2 by freeing the plastic locking tabs underneath 74 SUBWOOFER WIRING NEUTRIK PLUG Place the re...

Page 20: ...ugh the carpet and into the hole until they make contact with the bracket Start the threads by hand You only need to snug the bolts down DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN 78 SUBWOOFER LOGO BADGE Affix the Rectangula...

Page 21: ...ar only the subwoofer first then at 50Hz you ll transition to the underseat woofer at 150Hz to the mid range and the tweeter at 2 5kHz You should hear each speaker on the left in the correct order You...

Page 22: ...ed music especially downloaded via P2P file sharing recordings are often re mixed by third parties and will have been compressed in an unknown and uncontrolled manner If you want good quality sound us...

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