stock audio wires?
i just installed a aftermarket cd player. the thing is i cant figure out which wires are the speaker wires. there are so many wires, sum coming from the stock amp, others i have no idea, there seems to be a lack of wires for the six speakers. i was wondering if anybody could help me out to figure out these wires?
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first question, what year and what kind of car are we talking about here?86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
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did you get the wiring harness kit to be able to just wire up to aftermarket radio so all you have to do is connect the plugs? i noticed some of the '88 and newer can do that, but older setups are different. i usually just run all new speaker lines in place of the stock stuff.
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Run new speaker wires, I am not sure if the later models still used common ground which sucks. (one ground for all speakers = gay) It can potentially fuck up your aftermarket CD player if it uses common ground.
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Yeah its best to run new wires but if you have to use what you have, the wiring adapter you can buy will save this headache!Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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yes, the ones readily available to aid wiring the radio in...?Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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Is there a way of "de-commoning" the grounds on the speakers? How would I fix it so it gets a better ground? Could I just run grounds individually from each speaker in place of the current negative wires? I'm sorta a n00b at this stuff, but I have a stereo in right now that I think was fried (was pre-fried on purchase) by wiring issues of some sort, and don't wanna fuck up the next head unit I put in.
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Its easiest to run all new speaker wire from the speakers right into the output of the head unit, eliminating the speaker-wire half of the wiring adapters. You can use the other half for the power wires though, but instead of crimping the head units ground wire into the power adapter, run a new wire to a ground tab or some good ground you find.
Some people also like to upgrade the power wire for the head unit too if using its internal amp, since some new stereos have more power demands than the old ones.Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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Once upon a time, I installed a radio in the red box. The wiring was trashed. I removed the front door panels and looked for the remains of speaker wires. When you find them, make note of the color.
You can do the same by looking at the leads under the package tray for the rear speakers.
I don't have dash speakers, but I think you could use the same approach.
Look at the plug (or what is available for trashed wires up front), and see if the same colors are present. You can check the continuity across the wires to make sure you have each set of speaker wires matched properly.**2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
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the 12volt is a excellent source for audio wiring diagrams I also have a post of the wires and such somewhere on here im putting my deck in soon hopefully withen the next week or so89 townie, mild exhuast up grades, soon to have loud ass stereo....Comment
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