Speaker wiring question

[FourX4Luvn]

I'm trying to get a stereo system installed in my 95 Bronco. I've found wiring diagrams that show the color codes at the back of the radio, but I need to know what wires are what at the speakers. The wires at the speakers are a different color than at the back of the radio, so I need to know which are positive and which are negative on the speakers.

Does anyone have this information or know where I can find it?

Thanks

 

[gungho]

hey i'm not sure of the colors of wires at the speakers, but you should be able to tell when you get it hooked up whether it is right or wrong. The speakers will all sound distorted at higher volumes. It won't hurt the speakers unless you keep it that way for a long period of time. If it sounds distorted when you get it hooked up, all you have to do is pick one of the speakers, and change the wires around that will fix the problem.

 

[Seabronc]

Yah, get yourself a 95 Bronco EVTM (Electrical Vacuum troubleshooting Manual). You can usually find the 95 one on ebay for around 20 - 25 bucks. I highly recommend the book as a must have for anyone who wants to maintain their own truck.

In the mean time they are as follows; Tan wit yellow stripe & Pink with light green stripe (Left rear speaker). Orange with light green stripe and Light blue with white stripe (Left Door Speaker). Pink with light blue stripe and Brown with pink stripe (Right Rear Speaker). Dark green with orange stripe and White with light green stripe (Right Door Speaker).

Good luck,

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[FourX4Luvn]

In the mean time they are as follows; Tan wit yellow stripe & Pink with light green stripe (Left rear speaker).  Orange with light green stripe and Light blue with white stripe (Left Door Speaker).  Pink with light blue stripe and Brown with pink stripe (Right Rear Speaker).  Dark green with orange stripe and White with light green stripe (Right Door Speaker).

Thanks Seabronc. Now, do you happen to know which of these wires are the positive leads and which are negative?

Thanks

 

[FourX4Luvn]

I know it's bad form to reply to your own posts, but I discovered a way to test which wires are positive and which are negative that I thought I'd share for anyone else that may have the same problem:

First, make note of which wire connects to which terminal on the speaker in question. The way I did this was to take a marker and mark on the magnet which wire hooked up to which side. (ex. Let's say you have a blue wire and a green wire coming into the speaker (I didn't worry about the tracer colors since the main colors were different in my case) write 'bl' on the blue side and 'gr' on the green side) Then, disconnect the speaker, take a 9 volt battery and hook it up to the leads on the speaker. If the speaker moves out, you connected it properly. If it moves in, then the polarity is reversed. Now, let's say the green side ended up being positive, mark a '+' under 'gr' and a '-' under 'bl'. Now, you can clip the OEM connector and add your spade connectors to the proper wires using the back of the speaker as a guide.

Hope this information can be of use to someone

 

[Seabronc]

Thanks Seabronc.  Now, do you happen to know which of these wires are the positive leads and which are negative?
Thanks

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Right Rear BR/PK (-) return

PK/LB (+)

Right Front DG/O (-)

W/LG (+)

Left Rear T/Y (-)

PK/LG (+)

Left Front LB/W (-)

O/LG (+)

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[FourX4Luvn]

Much appreciated.

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[silicon_bronco]

With most speaker installation

[ + ] = light color or copper wire.

[ - ] = dark color or gray color wire.

if you have a revers phase hook up you will see the cone of your speaker **** it self in and not push out like it should.

And it rely does not matter what color you have hooked up as long as you have the same color

hooked to [ + ] & [ - ] on both ends, i.e.. [ + ] from radio-amp to speaker, [ - ] from radio-amp to speaker.

 

[Thadoggma]

try http://www.installdr.com it has all wiring diagrams you need to add an aftermarket stereo in just about anything...

 

[POTTER]

Just finished putting in aftermarkets all the way around and I have to say thank you to seabronc for the explaination of the speak wires in the panels...helped immensely....