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A very dear friend of mine bought a new Volkswagen Polo GT recently and since hes a hard core Audiophile he decided to get a custom install done in the car. He was happy enough to share it with me and I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread on his installation which could be useful to other members in the future. So here goes..a detailed pictorial of the installation process Focal Utopia Be (Berylium series) 165W-RC component speakers ready to be shipped Dynamat Xtreme damping mat lines up the door panel to seal off any acoustic leaks Endorsed by Chip Foose! The price per sq/ft justifies his mugshot on the Dynamat box! Fabricating speaker rings that enable a 6.5inch midrange to be mounted on the door panel, behind the stock grille Masking tape being applied to set the fibreglass mould for 8inch Focal 21WX subwoofer Fibreglass mould being made to fit in the rear wheel-arch notch 6.5inch Focal Utopia midrange gets mounted on the door panel with mount rings Additional Dynamat damping on the insides of the door cards. Suppresses road noise, stops water leakage to protect the speaker drivers Cured Fibreglass enclosure being readied with extra reinforcement Power cables being run from battery to the rear seat back panel Contd.....