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Old 04-09-2008, 12:39 PM
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Default I need help re-wiring my amp/speakers back to stock.

Ok guys, someone has hacked my wiring all up.

I have the diagram from the FAQ...but I have a few questions.

According to the FAQ I have 12 Speakers.

Front Speakers
Front Midranges
Rear Speakers (very back tweeters, I assume)
Rear Midranges (very back speaker beside the tweeters, I assume)
Rear Subwoofers (sail panel?)
Rear Subwoofer Speakers (sail panel?)

Obviously the fronts are common sense. But which speakers do I wire up for the sail panel speakers? Are those the Rear Subwoofers and Rear Subwoofer Speakers?

The previous owner of my car has hacked up the whole harness, and I need to know which speaker is which, so I can wire it up properly..

Thanks guys.
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Ok, got the 2 subs wired up in the sail panel...the wires weren't even on the speaker.
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You only have 10 speakers in a Firebird or 8 in a Camaro. The factory never made a 12 speaker system for f-bodies.

Mid and tweeter in each door = 4 speakers
Sub in each sail panel = 2 speakers
Full-range speaker in each side of hatch area = 2 speakers (Camaro) or mids and tweeters in each side of hatch area = 4 speakers (Firebird)
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Someone hacked my wiring too. My system sucks. I put two eds in the sail panel and u cant even tell their in there. never was able to get any bass out of my car with the factory speakers or aftermarket. Never able to figure out why.
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
You only have 10 speakers in a Firebird or 8 in a Camaro. The factory never made a 12 speaker system for f-bodies.

Mid and tweeter in each door = 4 speakers
Sub in each sail panel = 2 speakers
Full-range speaker in each side of hatch area = 2 speakers (Camaro) or mids and tweeters in each side of hatch area = 4 speakers (Firebird)
If you look at a factory wiring diagram, it shows 2 speakers in each sail panel. If you have never torn apart a Firebird speaker system, this can confuse you. This sail panel speaker is in fact a single speaker with 4 wires running to it.
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Yeah I found that out the hard way. I didn't realize they were DVC.

Anyway, I got everything sorted out. It sounds better than ever, now that all the speakers actually work.




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