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Get that VIN ? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9,339 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Got this vintage Saphire radion and want to wire it to each side speaker; it was originally wired to just one speaker.
I'm thinking that spliting each of the two wires will do the trick ? If not I'd like to know. And, can this radio be wired to an amp ? Attached image(s) ![]() ![]() |
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Get that VIN ? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 9,339 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California ![]() ![]() |
Preliminary results, I'll have to go back and pull the speaker covers later to make a direct measurment, but here is what I have at the wires terminating under the dash ( radio):
1. Car speakers 6 ohms each 2. The original speaker shown in the picture above 6 ohms at the plug and tabs And, how does one distinguish the + and negative wires ? It was many years ago that I installed the newer speakers, and as I remember I maintained the black/red correctly..... |
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:: Punch and Pie :: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,584 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Mentor, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
Preliminary results, I'll have to go back and pull the speaker covers later to make a direct measurment, but here is what I have at the wires terminating under the dash ( radio): 1. Car speakers 6 ohms each 2. The original speaker shown in the picture above 6 ohms at the plug and tabs If they're reading 6 on your multi-meter, than thats an '8 ohm' speaker. (There's a WIDE tolerance!) And, how does one distinguish the + and negative wires ? It was many years ago that I installed the newer speakers, and as I remember I maintained the black/red correctly..... That's a little tougher. NORMALLY the "-" is on the left, but we're talking about a 40-yr old german car...so it's anyone's guess. There's no real way to measure the coil to tell you. IF you make them the same on both sides, you won't experience any phase shifting. You can also switch it back/forth and see which way sounds better to you. The speaker won't care. (Kinda like the old "wire doesn't know what color it is" adage.) |
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