[jay23]

im trying to wire jbl 6 x 9's....running them off old head unit and looking to disconnect old rear speakers and wire from there.ive read previous threads and one says to try and pull out old wirefrom rear speakers but i cant, it wont budge.should i try harder or could i cut through the wires or something??

advice???

cheers

 

[jay23]

sorry running off standard head unit**

 

[jay23]

bump

 

[Coops]

My first advise is not to fit 6x9s. Sell them and get some good components up front and a sub for the boot.

But if you have to fit 6x9's (but dont) then try harder to get the plugs out. But you will need to cut the wires anyway unless you have the adaptors which fit on the plugs.

You should be able to get in there to get to the wires. Some really long nose pliers may help ?

Btw, are you planning on mounting the 6x9's into the standard parcel shelf? And do you have a sub?

 

[jay23]

ye i am mounting on parcel shelf. they are only going to be temporary as i am not doing speakers and that till later.

 

[Coops]

Straight into that flimsy piece of cardboard that is going to vibrate like a b*tch? I really really wouldnt bother mate. Sell them and get some components for the front. Will sound much better :thumbs:

 

[rad_brad]

i dont have 6x9s and mine sounds fine

but if you want them lok through the hole underneath the rear speaker with a torch you should be able to see the plug, pess on the lever bit and you should see the other bit move, most likely it wont be moving enoough so get your hand in there and getly pull on the catch to help it off. your best off just getting components tho as you dont really hear the speakers in the backq

 

[Martin]

stick your hand in the little hole, grab the wires and YANK HARD, its only held in by some clips. nothing will break, dont worry.

 

[Ben_skyrme]

how do you then extend the rear speaker wires?

 

[Martin]

once you yank them out, you cut the plastic plug off the end, then just use spade/bullet connectors with some new speaker wire. the 6x9s will come with more wire. LOADS more than youll need

 

[jacko103]

Or you can just twist the wires securely and electrical tape them / duc tape since they are low current.

 

[Martin]

Or you can just twist the wires securely and electrical tape them / duc tape since they are low current.

or spend 3p on the correct electrical contacts

 

[Ben_skyrme]

lol ok cheers and what colour are the standard rear speaker wires i need to disconnect?

 

[matt------]

Or you can just twist the wires securely and electrical tape them / duc tape since they are low current.

this is what i did, could not afford 3p :look:

 

[jacko103]

this is what i did, could not afford 3p :look:

look after the pennies...

 

[Seedy]

i did mine the other week mate, and had the same problem with pulling the connecters to the old rear speakers out. all i did was cut the cables going to the speakers as close to the connections as possable, and using 5a connectors, connect your new speaker cable to the old speaker cable and thats it

 

[Martin]

the brown stripe wires mean negative

 

[Ben_skyrme]

the brown stripe wires mean negative

i did mine the other week mate, and had the same problem with pulling the connecters to the old rear speakers out. all i did was cut the cables going to the speakers as close to the connections as possable, and using 5a connectors, connect your new speaker cable to the old speaker cable and thats it

cheers