Running new speaker wire to rear speakers
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Running new speaker wire to rear speakers
The guy I bought the Jeep from did some wack wiring job and I took his crappy Dual brand head unit out and put in my nice one and now the speakers in the rear are really quiet and the front right is fairly quiet. I used a wiring diagram for it and I see when looking at the rear speaker wires that his are all taped and crimped randomly and I don't know what wire is what now because I just clipped off all of his old wires without looking when I took his head unit out. So now I'm just going to run some phresh speaker wire to all 4 speakers. The front two should be easy, but where should I run the wire for the rear hatch speakers?
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The guy I bought the Jeep from did some wack wiring job and I took his crappy Dual brand head unit out and put in my nice one and now the speakers in the rear are really quiet and the front right is fairly quiet. I used a wiring diagram for it and I see when looking at the rear speaker wires that his are all taped and crimped randomly and I don't know what wire is what now because I just clipped off all of his old wires without looking when I took his head unit out. So now I'm just going to run some phresh speaker wire to all 4 speakers. The front two should be easy, but where should I run the wire for the rear hatch speakers?
Just my opinion.
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If it is that bad, following what the previous owner did, then cut all that crap out and I would run it all down the driver side of the vehicle. Tuck it in really nice. I would also run it into an amp under the rear seat. Definitely get an amp, that way if anything happens to the wires for some odd reason, your not replacing wires for the full length again or splicing the section with a simple fix of heat shrink butt connectors.
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Just my opinion.
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I think he means the back of the roof, but maybe I'm wrong. I would run it along the passenger side if it was me. That way it it won't get as much door open/closing and also driver in/out wear and tear.
Just like you wouldn't run a sirius antenna out the drivers door, its the door that gets opened the most and would possibly wear out the small wire fastest.
Just like you wouldn't run a sirius antenna out the drivers door, its the door that gets opened the most and would possibly wear out the small wire fastest.
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I think he means the back of the roof, but maybe I'm wrong. I would run it along the passenger side if it was me. That way it it won't get as much door open/closing and also driver in/out wear and tear.
Just like you wouldn't run a sirius antenna out the drivers door, its the door that gets opened the most and would possibly wear out the small wire fastest.
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you should have some wires running into your hatch from the roof for the license plate light and the third brake light (if you have one). I would run the wires down the driver's side to the back seat to an amp. From there, run them to the c-pillar's and go up those. You'll need to pull the rear trim, including the hatch, so you can run the wires along the back of the roof and down into the hatch. It's not hard, just time consuming.
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