How can I fix my speakers? A wire got pulled off somehow.

[imbored408 10+ year member]

One of the negative wires has been pulled off..

That wires come off the metal slit thing that is currently placed on the prong in that picture. How can I fix this?

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[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

That piece on the speaker terminal is made to pull off, then take that connector to a hardware store and buy some new ones, keeping in mind the wire size (why I said take the old one with you).

They crimp on, and look like this.......

 

[kingmanbc 10+ year member]

or you can just solder the ends of the wires on the terminals, you can get a better connection that way also

 

[martin8 10+ year member]

easy fix. wat he said. those terminals are cheap to less than 10 bucks a box. then just strip the wire and crimp again

 

[imbored408 10+ year member]

what is the exact name of those?

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Female spade connector.

You can buy them in a small assortment of various wire sizes at most any hardware or auto parts store.

You'll need a crimp tool to fasten them on the stripped wire.

 

[imbored408 10+ year member]

Alright I find some at Oreily. Do I just strip my wire, stick it in, then pinch it really hard (crimping?)

They look the same as your pic.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

Yes, strip wire, insert, and crimp. If the wire is thin compared to the opening, I will strip more and fold the copper strands back on themselves to thicken them in the connector. a crimp tool is usually built into the wire strippers.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Going by the picture, the wire wasn't pulled off, the spade connector was broken in half, usually from repeated bending of the metal until it fatigues to the point of failure. I only mention this because it seems you dont realize the spade terminal is removable (quick disconnect), but I see no other reason why the terminal would fatigue and break in half than from you handling often. I suppose its possible vibration cause the break, you might want to consider securing the wires to the speaker via wire ties or a similar method.

 

[imbored408 10+ year member]

I didnt even put the speakers in my car when they broke. I was connecting those wires first then it broke.

Doesnt matter since I bought some of those disconnects to fix it. Much better than how they came.

 

[907tacokid 10+ year member]

thats funny something similar happend to me when my right sub wasnt hitting the lows anymore... took it apart and where the spider wire connected to the terminal the terminal had wiggled loose. so i took it off and soldered it to a new terminal and re installed it.

sometimes things happen. but what happend to you sounds like you took them off the stock speakers wrong. making the metal week and when you tried to push it on the new speaker terminal it snaped. comon disaster but easy fix. if i were you i would strip and solder. that way this wont happend again for you!