k. so jus to make it simpler for me to understand.....
i get some new wire, get some connectors (big one and small one) put them on one end and attach them to the speakers, the run the wire thru the car straight to the head unit!
no need for any lil choccie blocks or anything??
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 06:06 PM
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 06:10 PM
yep, thats right - what you'll need to do at the HU is remove the connectors from the wiring that fits to the ISO block (big load of wires coming out from a plug at the back of the HU), fit some new connectors to your new speaker wiring, and plug them in, and job done.
There shouldn't be need for any choccie-blocks or anything else in a simple HU to speaker connection, just the connectors on the ISO block and the connectors on the speakers.
There shouldn't be need for any choccie-blocks or anything else in a simple HU to speaker connection, just the connectors on the ISO block and the connectors on the speakers.
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 06:12 PM
just the connectors on the ISO block and the connectors on the speakers.
im sorry, im jus so simple! lol!
what connectors from the speakers?
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 06:15 PM
the little and big connectors on the speakers, you need those to connect the speaker wire to the speakers.
and then just the connectors at the HU end, you need those to connect the HU to the speaker wire.
So it goes like this:
HU -> connector -> speaker wire......................................................... -> connector (big/little) -> speaker
All speaker wire is doubled up too, so you only need to run 2 lengths of wire through the car, one for each speaker.
and then just the connectors at the HU end, you need those to connect the HU to the speaker wire.
So it goes like this:
HU -> connector -> speaker wire......................................................... -> connector (big/little) -> speaker
All speaker wire is doubled up too, so you only need to run 2 lengths of wire through the car, one for each speaker.
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 06:18 PM
k, almost there.......
the connector after the head unit? will i need to buy one of those, or can i jus use one that already there?
lol, sorry for all the questions!!
So it goes like this:
HU -> connector -> speaker wire......................................................... -> connector (big/little) -> speaker
All speaker wire is doubled up too, so you only need to run 2 lengths of wire through the car, one for each speaker.
the connector after the head unit? will i need to buy one of those, or can i jus use one that already there?
lol, sorry for all the questions!!
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 06:21 PM
you'll have to have a look at what sort of connector it is - and then buy the one thats needed to connect the new speaker wire to the HU.
Its ok, but I've got to go out now so can't help for a while!
Its ok, but I've got to go out now so can't help for a while!
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 06:23 PM
cool cheers, thats it for my questions now anyhow!
cheers!!! ill let ya know how it goes
cheers!!! ill let ya know how it goes
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 07:34 PM
whoa there!
you aren't gonna need new cables here. It's not some fancy shmantzy all singing all dancing system. Although the wires you've got arent the best, all you need to do is to replace those two dodgy red connectors with some screw terminal (choccie block) connectors. you can pick em up in halfrauds for just over a quid
From what I see, the wiring isn't neat, and that's probably caused the crimp connectors to pull themselves apart, but its not going to stop things from working.
Basically, chop off the two red ones, expose some wire on each of the 4 ends you now have, and use 2 of the blocks to connect them back up (make a note of which way round they go). Bobs your aunt, working speakers!
You may at some point want to do all the stuff Minis84 is talking about, but why worry now? just get it working and you can have a play when you're feling more confident about ripping the whole lot out!
you aren't gonna need new cables here. It's not some fancy shmantzy all singing all dancing system. Although the wires you've got arent the best, all you need to do is to replace those two dodgy red connectors with some screw terminal (choccie block) connectors. you can pick em up in halfrauds for just over a quid
From what I see, the wiring isn't neat, and that's probably caused the crimp connectors to pull themselves apart, but its not going to stop things from working.
Basically, chop off the two red ones, expose some wire on each of the 4 ends you now have, and use 2 of the blocks to connect them back up (make a note of which way round they go). Bobs your aunt, working speakers!
You may at some point want to do all the stuff Minis84 is talking about, but why worry now? just get it working and you can have a play when you're feling more confident about ripping the whole lot out!
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Posted 03 April 2006 - 10:15 AM
oooooo i prefer the sound of that cus i just cant seem to get the head unit out!!!
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Posted 03 April 2006 - 01:57 PM
thats it im giving up!!
tried replacing the choccie blocks, tried replacing all the wires! still no luck! think it's the head units fault! stupid thing!
what i dont understand is.....
i thought id be sensible, when i got the new wires i wired everything up (without running the wires thru the car and the speakers in the rear shelf) whislt sat in the front seat with the speakers on my knee, one worked perfectly and the other was incredibly quiet, but it worked! now when i run the wire thru the car, put the speakers in the rear shelf, they go back to only one working and the other not working at all!!!!!! dont get it!!
gonna take it to the garage!
tried replacing the choccie blocks, tried replacing all the wires! still no luck! think it's the head units fault! stupid thing!
what i dont understand is.....
i thought id be sensible, when i got the new wires i wired everything up (without running the wires thru the car and the speakers in the rear shelf) whislt sat in the front seat with the speakers on my knee, one worked perfectly and the other was incredibly quiet, but it worked! now when i run the wire thru the car, put the speakers in the rear shelf, they go back to only one working and the other not working at all!!!!!! dont get it!!
gonna take it to the garage!
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