Wiring new speakers, Changing the factory speakers to new aftermarket speakers Options

[Diice]

Hey!

I never wired any car speakers before. I bought 4 x 6.5 speakers and I'm planning to wired them up tonight. I removed the door panel and I seen some green and white wires. What do you have to do to get the speaker working?( connect what wire etc etc)

[d3ath2009]

im pretty sure that the new speakers should have connections that make them plug-n-play from the stock speakers

[Diice]

Some people are telling me I need wiring harness? Idk if it's true.

[SupraKid]

No need for a harness. From the speaker to the connector it should be black and black with red stripe. Red stripe is positive. Connect the + terminal to the black with red stripe, and the - with the solid black. In the back the colors are red and black, red being positive.


The front speaker holes are 8", so you either need to
A-buy 8"-6.5" brackets
B-Make them
C- Modify your stock 8" speakers to make a bracket for the 6.5"s.

This post has been edited by SupraKid: Feb 27, 2011 - 7:13 PM

[delusionz]

Do you have a multimeter? you can figure out your polarity with one

Theres a connector on the stock speaker wires, i cut it off the back of the old speakers and solder it to the plugs for the new speakers (theyre little crimps that slide down on the new speaker's terminals)

Theres a how-to guide on this site for removing the door cards, for the rear speakers you just need to peel off the speaker covers to reveal a large bolt - undo this bolt and you can peel back the plastic panel

[DGolden32]

Do you have a multimeter? you can figure out your polarity with one

Theres a connector on the stock speaker wires, i cut it off the back of the old speakers and solder it to the plugs for the new speakers (theyre little crimps that slide down on the new speaker's terminals)

Theres a how-to guide on this site for removing the door cards, for the rear speakers you just need to peel off the speaker covers to reveal a large bolt - undo this bolt and you can peel back the plastic panel

A multimeter can not show polarity on a speaker. only on a DC power source. If you want to figure out the polarity of your factory wiring (in any car), cut the factory wiring near the speaker and touch a 9v battery to the wires to the speaker. If the speaker pushes FORWARD, the polarity of the wires is matched to the battery's polarity. If the speaker pulls INWARD, you're touching the battery's negative to the speaker's positive, etc. Just write down which speaker wire color was touching which battery terminal.