Yep. I finished installing the stereo for the most part yesterday.
I'm just waiting on an install kit that I purchased on eBay. I used
rear speakers as well and found that it was incredibly easy to find a
hole behind the door panel where I could install speakers. I just cut
a 4" hole for the speaker with a saber saw and it was perfect. It's
really nice.



mjc<DELETETHIS>13 wrote:
> Mwveenhu wrote:
> > mjc<DELETETHIS>13 wrote:
> >
> >>Mwveenhu wrote:
> >>
> >>>Thanks to all of you for your help and in fact I thought about getting
> >>>that sony Xplod he is talking about (the very same one actually) and I
> >>>think I'll probably have it professionally installed since I don't
> >>>really want to do it myself. I already purchased a stereo install kit
> >>>for the radio and i'm getting ready to buy the receiver. Michael, what
> >>>other preparations did you have to make before installing the radio I
> >>>mean is there anything else I need to buy for an installer to put it
> >>>in?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks much, Mischa
> >>
> >> The short answer is "no".
> >>
> >> Crutchfield.com sent me a wiring harness adapter and faceplate with
> >>the stereo. I had to splice the harness to the stereo's wires with the
> >>crimp connectors they provided, which I did separately a few days before
> >>- it took about half an hour. The actual installation just required that
> >>the stereo be attached to the new faceplate, the old stereo be removed,
> >>and the new one installed. It was just one plug and one (I think) screw
> >>for the faceplate adapter (too easy to steal!). The only hard part was
> >>reaching waaay down in the dash innards to unplug the old unit
> >>and then plug in the new one. I found I could only get one arm in there,
> >>so I had to do it with one hand. I was happy to discover, however, that
> >>what I thought was bad speaker wiring was actually just the old stereo
> >>not functioning properly - the Sony plays through both of the tiny OEM
> >>speakers 100% of the time, instead of the old one, which kind of
> >>preferred playing through just the right speaker - or not at all. It
> >>sounds better than I'd expected.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>> http://freevision.org/michael/index.html
> >>>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the Crutchfield referral. I went on their website and was
> > amazed at how easy and laid out it was. I called their 1-800 number
> > and within a minute was connected with a representative who helped me
> > find the Xplod stereo and a pair of pioneer speakers for the Volvo.
> > All for about 150 bucks. Another thing. I want to put a pair of
> > speakers in the rear doors as well, but there were none in my Volvo and
> > there isn't a hole in the door or anything. Would it be fairly easy to
> > cut out a whole and put a pair back there?
> >
> >
> > Thanks Much, Mischa
> >
>
> I honestly don't know. I forgot to mention that when I spliced in
> the wiring adapter, I added four labelled 'pigtails' for rear speakers.
> I just left them inside the bottom of the dash, but maybe the next owner
> will use them. I had considered adding a rear speaker enclosure on the
> back package shelf, or maybe rear speakers in the shelf. Hopefully
> someone else here will be able to help you with the door idea. My guess
> is that you'd need to go with surface mount speakers, but that's just a
> guess...