Advice for speaker/sub/amp selection

teejnut · 10-19-2009, 12:18 AM

If I want to use the OEM speaker wiring I would just run speaker wiring from the crossover to the FR/FL wiring on the harness, right? The stock base doesn't have an amp that I have to bypass or anything?

2fast4thelaw · 10-19-2009, 08:15 AM

I wouldnt do it if you are amplifying the signal to the speakers. The stock wire will be inadequate, its only 20 ga. If you are running from deck power than yes, you can wire directly to the crossover from the harness. The crossovers in the stock tweeters are glued to the tweeter.

teejnut · 10-19-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 2fast4thelaw

I wouldnt do it if you are amplifying the signal to the speakers. The stock wire will be inadequate, its only 20 ga. If you are running from deck power than yes, you can wire directly to the crossover from the harness. The crossovers in the stock tweeters are glued to the tweeter.

hmm... i guess drilling doesn't very appealing! haha. i'm still thinking about it. for drilling i would just need to drill a hole in the side of the door not the body? how do you guys normally seal the hole back up?

Division · 10-19-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by teejnut

hmm... i guess drilling doesn't very appealing! haha. i'm still thinking about it. for drilling i would just need to drill a hole in the side of the door not the body? how do you guys normally seal the hole back up?

The door connectors are easily removed (pull down the gray hinged tab, and close the door slightly to pop the connector off). On the Base model (sans Bose), the connector on the door side has an opening to run the speaker wire. The connector on the body side will need to be trimmed out, to allow the wires to pass through. It takes about 30 seconds with an exacto knife to make this happen. Much better than using the stock wires.

teejnut · 10-19-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Division

The door connectors are easily removed (pull down the gray hinged tab, and close the door slightly to pop the connector off). On the Base model (sans Bose), the connector on the door side has an opening to run the speaker wire. The connector on the body side will need to be trimmed out, to allow the wires to pass through. It takes about 30 seconds with an exacto knife to make this happen. Much better than using the stock wires.

that sounds easier then what I was expecting. i wish someone had pics though. I'll attempt to do this then, hopefully next next weekend. Need to order the rest of my stuff.

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10-19-2009, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
2fast4thelaw Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denver Co Age: 52 Posts: 403 Drives: 09 370Z Sport/MT6 Rep Power: 18	I wouldnt do it if you are amplifying the signal to the speakers. The stock wire will be inadequate, its only 20 ga. If you are running from deck power than yes, you can wire directly to the crossover from the harness. The crossovers in the stock tweeters are glued to the tweeter. __________________ To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. Last edited by 2fast4thelaw; 10-19-2009 at 08:19 AM.

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10-19-2009, 12:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
teejnut Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 206 Drives: 09 Z34 Sport/6MT Rep Power: 17	If I want to use the OEM speaker wiring I would just run speaker wiring from the crossover to the FR/FL wiring on the harness, right? The stock base doesn't have an amp that I have to bypass or anything?