Stereo system upgrade.

[jplinville]

At some point in time, the Becker was removed from my 1987 560 and a Kenwood was installed. They went as far as cutting two 6" holes in the rear parcel shelf to add full range speakers. While I'm not thrilled with the rear speakers, it did make sense to add something more than the dash speakers.

At any rate, I'm getting close to the point that I need to upgrade the sound system. I already have plans to upgrade the speakers to Infinity, which is what I have used in many other vehicles in the past. I know the front speakers are tiny, which is why the rears were installed.

I'm thinking about a powered enclosed subwoofer...a thin, small enclosed and powered unit that would only need a power and ground wire ran to it from the battery. Has anyone done this yet, and if so, how and where did you mount it?

What is under the parcel shelf? Do you guys think it would be a good place to put one? It will need to be strongly attached to the body to get the best bass out of it.

I've already chosen the head unit...one that matches what I recently put in my truck. The Kenwood KDC-BT375U. It works well for my needs, which means it streams my music, which is normally playing something on Spotify.

My biggest fear is finding out that a proper harness wasn't used in the past. I have no idea how they wired the stereo, and after dealing with the same issue in my truck, I know I won't be happy if they didn't.