The solid or white striped wire is the positivel and should be attached on the positive terminal on the speaker. The black wire is usually the negative wire and should be attached to the negative terminal on the speaker. When cutting wires keep in mind that stripper wires might be needed to expose fresh pieces of copper wire that are needed to work with.Īs you might have already observed there are two colors of wires emerging from the standard factory speaker. Either buy a harness to convert the factory plug to fit properly to your new speakers or remove the factory plug by cutting it out and attach the terminal ends of the wires directly to the speaker. You have two options when dealing with factory wiring. Standard factory-made wiring is nearly always color coded. Therefore for safety reasons it is best to leave this part of this task to professionals. Also new wiring must be established and properly grounded in such a manner so as to prevent short circuits, engine noises and vibrations. New wiring should ideally be left to professionals as it is quite a strenuous task to hide wiring behind the trim panels of the car.
However if you have decided to put the new speakers in a new location you will have to put in some new wiring. If you are opting to replace the speaker and reinstall a new one in the same location, you can use the old wiring. Be careful and attentive when dealing with the old wiring as it might come in handy later when installing the new speakers. To do this you must first remove the panels as well as the grills which cover your old speakers.
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Obviously, to install your new speakers you need to remove the old ones. Failure to abide to this precaution can result in electric shock! Furthermore you could also damage the speakers. Always Turn Off Power SupplyĪn important precaution when wiring car stereo speakers is to never work on the electrical system of your car if the ground wire is still attached to your battery. This would lead to little improvement in sound quality. Many people replace the head unit but never re-install new speakers, because they do not know how. Factory speakers are generally the weakest part of a sound system.