It's time to revisit and finally complete the audio system, starting with a messy job of properly installing the front speakers at long last!

Typical French - holes everywhere in the door, except where I need one to be.

Inner skin cut-out and prepared to take a custom MDF speaker pod.

The pod in place and firmly attached to the door's inner skin.

Outer skins, pods and door cards treated with a couple of coats of bitumen, for at least some vibration damping.

And finally, speaker installed and all the holes sealed. What an unbelievable improvement of my audio system, quite possibly the biggest single upgrade I've done so far!

Door cards back on, though I did have to remove the lower hole cover I had made, so I will have to revisit it later and also add LOADS of Dynamat or such material everywhere in the doors.

6966.39 - it's handy to get a bag of these door card clips, as they break easily.

Out with the old 4-channel amplifier (Magnat Rave 440, on the left, good little amp), in with the new one (Focal FP 4.75, on the right).

Focal FP 4.75 cover detail. Specs: 4 x 75W @ 4 ohms, 4 x 100W @ 2 ohms, 2 x 200W @ 4 ohms.

Focal FP 4.75 panel detail. Full active crossover and an output for a second amp.

Previous configuration was 2+1 ch, but since I'm going to run front Focal 165K2P speakers on Focal FP 4.75 in bridged mode with low gain, it's accompanied by it's monoblock brother - Focal FP 1.800 (on the right, including remote gain control) for the subwoofer.

Focal FP 1.800 cover detail. Specs: 1 x 400W @ 4 ohms, 1 x 600W @ 2 ohms, 1 x 800W @ 1 ohm.

Focal FP 1.800 panel details. Focal 33KX beast will be unleashed :-).

Additional wiring required for the additional amp.

With the front speakers properly installed and with the addition of new amplifiers, I am very happy with my audio system now! I keep hearing details I previously haven't, in the same tracks and songs. Next mods will be sound deadening and a better headunit. As you can see, the 18" RS GT wheels are back on the car as well :-).