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      07-09-2018, 03:39 PM   #1
scootz
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Drives: Z4 sDrive35iS
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Speaker Upgrade

Hi Guys

I know... I know... this has been done to death on many Z4 forums, but most of the information out there relates to the US markets.

I have a UK car. sDrive35iS. Production date of December 2012.

I do not have iDrive. The only reference I can find in relation to audio on the vehicle information option list is that it has S663A - Radio BMW Professional. There are no speaker options listed.

What I have...
One speaker in each footwell.
One speaker on each door.
One speaker at each seat-belt upper anchorage point.

Six speakers in total.

I guess this is the bottom rung of BMW's speakers option as, a) it sounds terrible, and, b) I'm seeing posts from lucky folks with eleventy-million speakers, tweeters, woofers and amplifiers.

So...

Is the speaker wiring-loom the same throughout the range, so I can pop-off the dummy-grilles and hook-up the missing speakers to conveniently located plugs? Or am I stuck with 6 points to work with?

If it's the latter - and I strongly suspect it will be - can someone please point me in the direction of a tried-and-tested 6-speaker kit (and amp if necessary) that will markedly improve the sound quality.

Thanks in advance.

Scotty
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