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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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I would like to make my own speaker connectors for a pair of aftermarket 5 1/4"*.......and i still want the factory tweeter to be hooked up at the same time.......now i will need some male and female delco speaker connectors for this to work, and i have found the female connectors

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now could anyone assist me in finding the male connectors for this? thanks
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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i can get them..BOTH male and female....how many do you need.....going to junkyard tomarrow
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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thanks for the offer man, but i just dont have any pay pal stuff set up to pay you........

im just kinda looking for a place on the internet where i can purchase these, or would i be able to buy them from my local gm dealer?
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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im not sure if its exactly what your looing for, but crutchfield sells the connectors with the wires and all, makes for a clean install and you dont need to cut the wires, they run around 8 bucks, also be careful wireing like that, it might jack up you impedence on the head unit and fry the outputs
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yes im worried about that now......i figured when they came from the factory wired so that the tweeter could be hooked up and the 5 1/4" connector had full range signal, that i could hook a full range 5 1/4" instead of a delco bass speaker.........but now im not so sure it will work that way
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 96bonniessei
yes im worried about that now......i figured when they came from the factory wired so that the tweeter could be hooked up and the 5 1/4" connector had full range signal, that i could hook a full range 5 1/4" instead of a delco bass speaker.........but now im not so sure it will work that way
not sure what you mean but ill give it a shot

there are 2 sets wires in each door....one for the Tweeter and one for the 5.25...BOTH of the sets of wires has the full range signal....the Factory Tweeter has a Freq blocker to prevent the low notes from damaging the speaker.....and then the other set of wires powers the 5.25 at full range
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Yeah. Like TISbonneville said above...... I picked up conversion plugs at Circuit City. $8 for a pair. Just go back to their installation area and tell the guys you are upgrading speakers in the Bonne. They'll give you the right connectors.
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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well i was just worried about the ohm load on the radio, since i would be connecting 2 speakers to one connector that is in the door............the way my speakers are at the moment, is the signal goes to the 51/4, then passes through that and heads to the tweeter.........
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i have the 8 speaker stereo in my 96 ssei, and im pretty sure its not bose, and the guys and best buy thought i had a crossover on my front speakers..........................so there is a bass blocker on the tweeter, but is there anything on the 5 1/4"*? is there a thing on it that blocks the higher frequencies?
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:30 AM
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i guess this is what i'm trying to say.......i'd like to do this without messing up the resistance/ohms between the headunit and the speakers


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