Wiring for speakers?
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Team,
I am fitting a basic Android head unit with aftermarket speakers to my car. A simple, basic setup that will give me Bluetooth and navigation.
As part of the install I will need to rewire the speakers.
What should I be using? I am thinking of something very basic, but what?
Any particular AWG that I should be going for? I'd also like to reflect ISO standard colours (grey, white, purple, green with striped pairs) but don't see anybody on e-Bay selling anything that fits.
Would be grateful for thoughts.
I am fitting a basic Android head unit with aftermarket speakers to my car. A simple, basic setup that will give me Bluetooth and navigation.
As part of the install I will need to rewire the speakers.
What should I be using? I am thinking of something very basic, but what?
Any particular AWG that I should be going for? I'd also like to reflect ISO standard colours (grey, white, purple, green with striped pairs) but don't see anybody on e-Bay selling anything that fits.
Would be grateful for thoughts.
Colours are generally only used in the original wiring harness so they can be traced.
I'd go with this unless you're running 100's of watts.
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/accessories/speake...
I'd go with this unless you're running 100's of watts.
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/accessories/speake...
Why do you need to re-wire the speakers?
Unless you are pushing huge watts down them, the OE wires will be fine.
What HiFi did a test on speaker wires years back, going from tiny thin 10p/m cheap stuff, right up to gold O2 free unobtainium £1000/m.
The panel agreed they affected the sound, but could not agree on which they preferred. Quite a few went for the cheapest!
If you're determined to rewire anyway, think on this as you try and get the new wires from the body into the doors...
Unless you are pushing huge watts down them, the OE wires will be fine.
What HiFi did a test on speaker wires years back, going from tiny thin 10p/m cheap stuff, right up to gold O2 free unobtainium £1000/m.
The panel agreed they affected the sound, but could not agree on which they preferred. Quite a few went for the cheapest!
If you're determined to rewire anyway, think on this as you try and get the new wires from the body into the doors...
defblade said:
Why do you need to re-wire the speakers?
Unless you are pushing huge watts down them, the OE wires will be fine.
What HiFi did a test on speaker wires years back, going from tiny thin 10p/m cheap stuff, right up to gold O2 free unobtainium £1000/m.
The panel agreed they affected the sound, but could not agree on which they preferred. Quite a few went for the cheapest!
If you're determined to rewire anyway, think on this as you try and get the new wires from the body into the doors...
The car had a Bose fibre optic system that was quite complex. Fibre to an amplifier in the boot, distribution from the boot to the rest of the car. At some point I will strip all of that out.Unless you are pushing huge watts down them, the OE wires will be fine.
What HiFi did a test on speaker wires years back, going from tiny thin 10p/m cheap stuff, right up to gold O2 free unobtainium £1000/m.
The panel agreed they affected the sound, but could not agree on which they preferred. Quite a few went for the cheapest!
If you're determined to rewire anyway, think on this as you try and get the new wires from the body into the doors...
Tommie38 said:
The car had a Bose fibre optic system that was quite complex. Fibre to an amplifier in the boot, distribution from the boot to the rest of the car. At some point I will strip all of that out.
Assuming it's plain old copper from the amp to the speakers, if you've got speakers in the doors, I'd still recommend tapping into the wiring in the loom on the body side and using the OE wires that already run through whatever hellish rubber boot/sleeve/grommet implement is in the hinge to power those speakers In case you can't tell, I hate trying to get new wires into doors, it's by far the worst part of an install for me
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