Miata Mailing List: June 1994, Message #31
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   From: Miq Millman 
Subject: Re: headrest speakers
   Date: Thu, 2 Jun 1994 18:47:25 -0400

Edward McGee says:
> 
> Can  the headrest speakers be added to a stock 94 Miata? How and where do
> they attach. Is this something the dealer can do?

Perhaps a better question is:  Is this something that you can do?

The answer to both these questions is an unequivocal yes.

There is a zipper that circumvents the headrest portion of the seats, open
this, and under the plastic protector, you will see two small holes cast into
the foam that makes up the seat.  

Putting the speakers into these holes when you have the headrest speaker kit
is a relatively simple task requiring little more than a long philips
screwdriver.  After bolting the speaker cases into the factory installed
holes, use the screwdriver to feed the wires to the back of the seat, then
pull them down with your hand under the fabric.  You should be able to feel
a trough where the wires can sit all comfy-cozy.  

The hardest part of the procedure is removing the center console by forcing
out the eyeball vents first, then removing about half a dozen screws.  The
next hardest part is running the wires from the seats to the head unit in an
unobtrusive manner.

When I did this, it took about 45 minutes, and only because I had to swap
speakers in one seat (left-right was installed backwards).

I give this task only 1/2 wrench on the Miq scale of 1 to 5 wrenches.


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