Front Speaker wire color help needed
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I have a 1995 Bonneville SLE and just recently replaced the front speakers, I figured I'd follow that the stock speakers red and black on the speaker itself before the connector was (red) positive (black) negative. Somehow my Pioneer 5 1/4 3-ways sound like garbage compared to what I was hoping while my 6x9 5-ways sound simply amazing. I was wondering if someone could tell me the connector color that'* positive/negative for each side (before speaker), i'd really appreciate it.
Originally Posted by ChilinMichael
I have a 1995 Bonneville SLE and just recently replaced the front speakers, I figured I'd follow that the stock speakers red and black on the speaker itself before the connector was (red) positive (black) negative. Somehow my Pioneer 5 1/4 3-ways sound like garbage compared to what I was hoping while my 6x9 5-ways sound simply amazing. I was wondering if someone could tell me the connector color that'* positive/negative for each side (before speaker), i'd really appreciate it.
LH side
tan is positive
Grey is negative
RH side
DK Green is positive
LT Green is Negatve
You have the polarity on the RF backwards. From Directed'* tech site...but just standard GM radio colors
LF Speaker +/- tan - gray +,- radio harness
RF Speaker +/- lt. green - dk. green +,- radio harness
LR Speaker +/- brown - yellow +,- radio harness
RR Speaker +/- dk. blue - lt. blue +,- radio harness
the way I remember it, dark in the rear is positive, lights in the front are positive. The LF sometimes is tough to recall between tan and gray, so I remember gray=ground=negative
LF Speaker +/- tan - gray +,- radio harness
RF Speaker +/- lt. green - dk. green +,- radio harness
LR Speaker +/- brown - yellow +,- radio harness
RR Speaker +/- dk. blue - lt. blue +,- radio harness
the way I remember it, dark in the rear is positive, lights in the front are positive. The LF sometimes is tough to recall between tan and gray, so I remember gray=ground=negative
Originally Posted by BlackIce
You have the polarity on the RF backwards. From Directed'* tech site...but just standard GM radio colors
dont always rely on outside sources for info
If thats the case, then I stand corrected but in my professional experience I've never seen that speaker'* wire colors switch varying on the RPO, and I have a 95 SLE. I'm curious now, I'll keep an eye out next time I get one in my garage or deside to pull the deck out of the old Bonnie. Thanks for the info
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