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Sonos Play 5 Mid- Range Speakers Replacement

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Replacement of the Mid-Range Speakers in the device.

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  1. Sonos Play 5 Mid- Range Speakers Replacement, Front Panel Assembly: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Disconnect any power to the speaker and wait a few minutes for the capacitors to fully discharge.

    • Flip the speaker upside down.

    • There may be a rubber foot covering the bottom screws (not included in picture). Remove this by pulling up from one of the corners using a spudger.

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    • Remove eight 10mm Phillips #2 screws

    • Remove the bottom panel by pulling upwards.

    • Be very gentle with the ends of the three antennas. They are very fragile.

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    • Flip the device so that the grille is facing up.

    • Locate the line on the right side of the speaker where the grill and the plastic meet, and place your plastic opening tool in the gap.

    • Run the spudger along the gap, loosening the grille from the plastic. Repeat this process on the left side as well.

    • Gently pull up on the grille, removing it from the front panel.

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    • Remove the six 8mm Phillips #2 screws.

    • Remove the two 10mm Phillips #2 screws.

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    • Locate the line on the right side where the front panel and back panel meet. Place a plastic opening tool in the gap, and run it along the gap. Repeat this on the left side.

    • Use the opening tool to lift the front plate. If a plastic tool is not providing enough leverage, use a metal opening tool.

    • Gently pull up on the face plate to ensure it has been detached from the enclosure.

    • When pulling on the face plate be cautious because it is still connected by wires on the back of the plate.

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    • Lift up the front panel, forming a 90 degree angle with the back panel. Locate the locate ten pin connector shown. This is the wire that connects the front panel to back panel.

    • Press down on the small tab located on the connector. With the tab firmly pressed down, pull the connector out from its socket.

    • The faceplate assembly is now fully detached from the rest of the speaker.

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    • Remove four 9.5mm Phillips #2 screws.

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    • Remove four 9.5mm Phillips #2 screws.

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    • Unplug the wires connected to the left speaker.

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    • Pull the left speaker up and away from the front panel.

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    • Remove the wires from the plastic clips on the bottom of the front panel.

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    • Remove four 9.5mm Phillips #2 screws.

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    • Remove the plastic speaker cover by lifting up and away.

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    • Remove four 9.5mm Phillips #2 screws.

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    • Remove the right mid-range speaker buy pulling up and away from the front panel.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Thanks for posting this howto on the SonosPlay5.

I have a unit with a broken midrange speaker that needs replacing - do you have any idea where I might purchase one of these please?

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