Just a note on this that I learned the hard way, the original DMC stereo system had a different grounding system than modern radios do. Take my advice on this one, if you have installed a new radio you should run all new wires to all new speakers. You will remove all doubts and save your self a ton of problems. - Videobob >From: "mike_fm2002" <paul.sweet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [DML] Re: Replacing speakers >Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 19:26:54 -0000 > >I think I found some info on the internet to indicate that the black >spspeaker wires are indeed the negative, or ground connections. Can >anyone else confirm? Thanks, Paul > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "mike_fm2002" <paul.sweet@xxxx> wrote: > > I removed the rotted front and rear speakers from the car and in the > > process of replacing. I had a questions about the polarity of the > > speaker wires, and not sure which is positive (+) and negative (-). > > Each speaker has a black wire and a colored wire (Passenger rear is > > Brown/Black, Passenger front is Red/Black, Driver rear is >Green/Black > > and Driver front is Orange/Black. Do I assume that the black on >each > > is the negative? Also, I am heading to Best Buy this afternoon for > > the rear speakers. Looks like they may have the 4"x10" to fit. I > > thought 6"x9"'s would fit, but too big. What is the experience >about > > replacement speakers. I bought cheap 3.5"'s for the front from > > Walmart, with 25 watt handling. Should I consider nicer for the >front > > as well? I don't need "blasting sound", just something that sounds > > decent. - Thanks, Paul > > > > > > > > >To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > >For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > >To search the archives or view files, log in at >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/