4 | JL Audio - C2-650x Owner’s Manual
InstallasshowninDiagramA(page5).Usethe
suppliedmountingclipsunlessthefactoryholes
alreadyfeaturethreadedinserts.Hand-tightenthe
screwsevenlytoavoidbendingthespeakerframe!
Custom Location:Runspeakerwiretothedesired
mountinglocation.Ifyouarerunningwiresinto
adoor,useexistingfactorywiringbootswhenever
possible.Ifyouaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredges
andinstallrubbergrommetsintoeachhole.Then,
coverthewireswithaprotectivePVCsleeveandrun
themthroughthedoorjamb.Makesurethatthewires
willcleardoorhingesandotherstructuresinthedoor.
Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthisprocess,please
contactyourJLAUDIOdealerforinstallationhelp.
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
Selectanevensurface.Tighteningaspeakeronto
anunevensurfacecandamageit.Usethesupplied
templatetomarkthedesiredmountinglocation.Mark
thecenterandtheoutlineofthemountingholeas
wellasthemountingscrewpositions.Beforedrilling
orcuttingonyourinteriorpanels,useautilityknife
tocutanyfabric,vinylorleatherfromholelocations.
Thesematerialscaneasilybesnaggedbyadrillor
asaw,causingdamagetothepanelandpossible
bodilyinjury.Drillfour1/8-inch(3mm)holesfor
thespeaker’smountingscrewsatthepositionsyou
havemarked.Alsodrillapilotholeinthecenterof
thespeakermountingholeatthistime.Then,using
asabersaw,makethecircularcutoutforthespeaker.
Fileanyroughedges.Insertthemountingclipswith
theflatsidetowardsthespeakerasshowninDiagram
B(page5).
Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframefitsinto
themountingholecleanly.Thismustbecheckedprior
totighteningthescrews.Donotforcetheframeintoa
holethatistoosmall.Donottightenthespeakeronto
anunevensurface.Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.
Thespeakershouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleak
aroundthemountingflange.Airleakswillcausea
severedegradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks
withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.
SPEAKER INSTALLATION
Thespeakershouldbeinstalledinoneofthe
followingwaysdependingonlocation:
Factory Location:Ifyouwillbeusingthefactory
speakerwires,itmaybenecessarytochangethe
terminations.Thismaybeaccomplishedbyusingan
adaptorplugorsimplybycuttingthefactoryconnector
offandusingthesuppliedcrimpconnectorsto
terminatethespeakerwires.Thelargeconnectorisfor
thepositiveterminalandthesmallconnectorisforthe
negativeterminalofeachC2-650x.
Youmayalsochoosetorunnewspeakerwires...
Runspeakerwiretothedesiredmounting
locations.Ifyouarerunningwiresintoadoor,use
existingfactorywiringbootswheneverpossible.If
youaredrillingnewholes,filetheiredgesandinstall
rubbergrommetsintoeachhole.Wiresshouldthen
becoveredwithaprotective,flexiblePVCsleeveand
thenrunthroughthedoorjamb.Makesurethatthe
wireswillcleardoorhingesandotherstructuresin
thedoor.Ifyouareunsureaboutanypartofthis
process,pleasecontactyourJLAudiodealerfor
installationhelp.
Double check the clearance for both speakers
before proceeding. Many cars are different from
one side to the other!
Yournewspeakershavebeendesignedtoinstall,
withoutmodifications,intomostvehiclesthataccept
a6.5-inch(165mm)speaker.Mostfactory6.5-inch
speakersusefourmountingscrewswhichwilllineup
withthemountingholesonyourC2-650xspeakers.
Othersusea3-holemountingsystemwhichis
accommodatedbyaseparatesetofmountingholes
ontheframesofyourC2-650xspeakers.
Itisabsolutelyvitalthatthespeakerframe
fitsintothemountingholecleanly.Thismustbe
checkedpriortotighteningthescrews.Donot
forcetheframeintoaholethatistoosmall.Do
nottightenthespeakerontoanunevensurface.
Thiswilldamageyourspeakers.Thespeaker
shouldalsofitsothatairdoesnotleakaround
themountingflange.Airleakswillcauseasevere
degradationinsoundquality.Sealanyairleaks
withanautomotive-gradesealantmaterial.