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Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« on: 16 August 2015, 20:06:52 »
Have any of you changed/relocated your Park Pilot speaker? If so, where have you put it please?

My speaker died recently on my Estate so I connected another speaker, unsoldered and looted from a travel dock speaker, and it is now working again. As the speaker used to test it is a little bit larger than the original speaker I have extended the wiring along the roof channel and down to the passenger footwell. I have temporarily left it resting on the hardboard under the glove box.

Is it best to buy a new speaker from Vauxhall and put it back in it's correct place or has anyone mounted it somewhere different successfully?
Cheers for any info.  :y
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #1 on: 16 August 2015, 20:34:23 »
Guess you can put the speaker wherever you like, On Mrs VXL's Alhambra it's underneath the passenger seat along with the module, probably because it has front sensors as well.
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #2 on: 16 August 2015, 22:21:39 »
I put mine behind the pax LH kick panel, with a few holes drilled in the appropriate position, and it sounds fine. I used a tweeter IIRC. :y
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #3 on: 16 August 2015, 22:46:48 »
I tucked mine into the cavity behind the load cover trim above and outboard of the passenger side rear seat back latch...

Have fitted it in a similar place on saloons to good effect too :y
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #4 on: 17 August 2015, 10:30:33 »
Quote from: Harris K Telemacher on 16 August 2015, 22:46:48
I tucked mine into the cavity behind the load cover trim above and outboard of the passenger side rear seat back latch...

Have fitted it in a similar place on saloons to good effect too :y

Correct Al & it is still working!  :y
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #5 on: 17 August 2015, 11:07:42 »
Cheers chaps.  :y

As I had already extended the wiring to the passenger footwell, I stuck it behind the kick panel for now. As the speaker I have used has a faceplate I could drill a hole and mount it so that the speaker and faceplate sandwich the kick panel to make it acoustically better, but I bet I never get around to it.  ::)
At least it's working again.  :y
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #6 on: 17 August 2015, 18:16:56 »
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 11:07:42
Cheers chaps.  :y

As I had already extended the wiring to the passenger footwell, I stuck it behind the kick panel for now. As the speaker I have used has a faceplate I could drill a hole and mount it so that the speaker and faceplate sandwich the kick panel to make it acoustically better, but I bet I never get around to it.  ::)
At least it's working again.  :y
Might be worth looking for a scrapper with CARiN satnav, and nick the kick panel, speaker grill and speaker ;)
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #7 on: 17 August 2015, 18:39:38 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 August 2015, 18:16:56
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 11:07:42
Cheers chaps.  :y

As I had already extended the wiring to the passenger footwell, I stuck it behind the kick panel for now. As the speaker I have used has a faceplate I could drill a hole and mount it so that the speaker and faceplate sandwich the kick panel to make it acoustically better, but I bet I never get around to it.  ::)
At least it's working again.  :y
Might be worth looking for a scrapper with CARiN satnav, and nick the kick panel, speaker grill and speaker ;)

That sounds like a good idea, as when I reversed out of my drive I thought it had packed up again, but it was just the aircon blower noise had drowned it out.  ::)  Think I need to either relocate it to make it more audible or drill the panel to allow the sound through........or get a hearing aid. It sounded ok when left hanging under the glove box.  ;D
 
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #8 on: 17 August 2015, 19:41:41 »
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 18:39:38
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 August 2015, 18:16:56
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 11:07:42
Cheers chaps.  :y

As I had already extended the wiring to the passenger footwell, I stuck it behind the kick panel for now. As the speaker I have used has a faceplate I could drill a hole and mount it so that the speaker and faceplate sandwich the kick panel to make it acoustically better, but I bet I never get around to it.  ::)
At least it's working again.  :y
Might be worth looking for a scrapper with CARiN satnav, and nick the kick panel, speaker grill and speaker ;)

That sounds like a good idea, as when I reversed out of my drive I thought it had packed up again, but it was just the aircon blower noise had drowned it out.  ::)  Think I need to either relocate it to make it more audible or drill the panel to allow the sound through........or get a hearing aid. It sounded ok when left hanging under the glove box.  ;D

Fit it in the drivers headrest  :D
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #9 on: 17 August 2015, 19:57:26 »
Quote from: VXL V6 on 17 August 2015, 19:41:41
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 18:39:38
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 August 2015, 18:16:56
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 11:07:42
Cheers chaps.  :y

As I had already extended the wiring to the passenger footwell, I stuck it behind the kick panel for now. As the speaker I have used has a faceplate I could drill a hole and mount it so that the speaker and faceplate sandwich the kick panel to make it acoustically better, but I bet I never get around to it.  ::)
At least it's working again.  :y
Might be worth looking for a scrapper with CARiN satnav, and nick the kick panel, speaker grill and speaker ;)

That sounds like a good idea, as when I reversed out of my drive I thought it had packed up again, but it was just the aircon blower noise had drowned it out.  ::)  Think I need to either relocate it to make it more audible or drill the panel to allow the sound through........or get a hearing aid. It sounded ok when left hanging under the glove box.  ;D

Fit it in the drivers headrest  :D
With a small hammer that hits the driver on the bonce when he gets close enough?

Even YZ250 would "hear" that ;D
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #10 on: 17 August 2015, 20:48:03 »
Quote from: VXL V6 on 17 August 2015, 19:41:41
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 18:39:38
Quote from: TheBoy on 17 August 2015, 18:16:56
Quote from: YZ250 on 17 August 2015, 11:07:42
Cheers chaps.  :y

As I had already extended the wiring to the passenger footwell, I stuck it behind the kick panel for now. As the speaker I have used has a faceplate I could drill a hole and mount it so that the speaker and faceplate sandwich the kick panel to make it acoustically better, but I bet I never get around to it.  ::)
At least it's working again.  :y
Might be worth looking for a scrapper with CARiN satnav, and nick the kick panel, speaker grill and speaker ;)

That sounds like a good idea, as when I reversed out of my drive I thought it had packed up again, but it was just the aircon blower noise had drowned it out.  ::)  Think I need to either relocate it to make it more audible or drill the panel to allow the sound through........or get a hearing aid. It sounded ok when left hanging under the glove box.  ;D

Fit it in the drivers headrest  :D

 ;D ;D
That's not too far from the truth as I was going to wire them in to headphones,  ;D  but the headrest is a cracking idea.  :y ;D  Even I should be able to hear it there.  :y
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #11 on: 17 August 2015, 22:55:42 »
Bunch of old farts, get your ears looked at, fine where it is  ;D
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #12 on: 17 August 2015, 22:59:13 »
Quote from: tunnie on 17 August 2015, 22:55:42
Bunch of old farts, get your ears looked at, fine where it is  ;D

SPEAK UP ........ what did ya' say?  ::)
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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #13 on: 17 August 2015, 23:11:18 »
Quote from: tunnie on 17 August 2015, 22:55:42
Bunch of old farts, get your ears looked at, fine where it is  ;D

 ;D ;D

Apparently my park pilot is fine, it's my hearing aid that's packed up.  ;D ;D

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Re: Park Pilot Speaker Relocation
« Reply #14 on: 17 August 2015, 23:34:11 »
Oh, Alan, Alan, Alan...........
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