How to wire mid speakers
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How to wire mid speakers I recently blew the driver side middle speaker in my 99 T/A (Middle=ones next to the back seat). I went out and bought a set of pioneers that would fit and am now having trouble wiring them in as the set I bought only has 2 wires, and it seems the stock had 4 wires and an adapter plug. Did I get the wrong kind of speaker? What should I look for and how should I wire it. Sorry if this is a bit confusing as Im not entirely sure how to descibe the problem, and thanks for all the help in advance!
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Originally Posted by jnolan
I recently blew the driver side middle speaker in my 99 T/A (Middle=ones next to the back seat). I went out and bought a set of pioneers that would fit and am now having trouble wiring them in as the set I bought only has 2 wires, and it seems the stock had 4 wires and an adapter plug. Did I get the wrong kind of speaker? What should I look for and how should I wire it. Sorry if this is a bit confusing as Im not entirely sure how to descibe the problem, and thanks for all the help in advance!
If you want sound similar to the factory system then you need to get subs or midbass speakers (instead of the Pioneer coaxials) for the sail panel locations to reproduce the bass that was there originally.
If you want full-range sound from front and rear then you will have to disconnect your hatch speakers and run the wires from those 4" speakers forward to the sail panels to provide a full-range signal for your Pioneer speakers. Your 10-speaker system will become a 6-speaker system in this configuration but some people like the way it sounds. You can always add a sub later to make up for the lost bass.
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You are exactly right, all im getting is a faint bass. Could you by chance recommend a specific speaker as a replacement? Im looking to be as close to the factory sound as possible, but dont wanna shell out the dough for the speakers GM will sell me. Thanks again!
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If you just want to replace the factory sound then factory speakers aren't that expensive. You can get them for about $65 at the dealer, $34 plus S/H online, perhaps cheaper on ebay or in the Parts For Sale section of this board. I mention this because any quality midbass or sub is going to cost that much or more and will be more work to install. For example, the ED EU700 subs that were discussed here cost $75 each and require spacers and some work to mount.
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Im glad I read this. I spent hours today trying to figure out why the hell the sail speakers weren't working. I ended up just taking the wires from the hatch speakers and running them to the sails. BTW Whitebird what did you mean by "Your 10-speaker system will become a 6-speaker system in this configuration " I'm pretty sure my I only had 6 speakers to start off with?
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Im glad I read this. I spent hours today trying to figure out why the hell the sail speakers weren't working. I ended up just taking the wires from the hatch speakers and running them to the sails. BTW Whitebird what did you mean by "Your 10-speaker system will become a 6-speaker system in this configuration " I'm pretty sure my I only had 6 speakers to start off with?
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