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<blockquote data-quote="pcolony" data-source="post: 8697764" data-attributes="member: 679071">Thanks for the responses.&nbsp; I tested the Speaker Pop app on various other speakers (other cars and in my home) and it reported them all in phase, so I&#039;m feeling pretty comfortable that it&#039;s accurate, since it&#039;s been right with those, in addition to the out of phase it reported in this car.The car is a 1995 Acura Integra 2-door.I&#039;m aware people often recommend only running the front speakers, and I&#039;ve tried that, but it always sounds less full to me then with the rears on too.&nbsp; Also, even if I did use only the fronts, I want to have the rears wired correctly regardless (this sort of things bugs me).I pulled the center console so I can get a visual on the wiring and if I&#039;d even be able to correct the polarity without removing the head unit, and it&#039;s clear there&#039;s not enough room.&nbsp; I also see they cut the factory harness and capped the aftermarket harness directly to the factory wiring.&nbsp; So now this has escalated to me ordering the male &amp; female Metra harnesses, to get the factory wiring harness restored.I&#039;m still searching for the answer on sound quality impact of the rears both being wired in reverse polarity (mostly out of curiosity).&nbsp; And I&#039;m also on a mission to wire in the Metra harness to the factory wiring.&nbsp; This car is a hobby car for me, that I use to give me projects to do over the weekends, so I don&#039;t mind any of this... it&#039;s part of the fun.I need advise on how to remove the aftermarket dash kit now.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t seem like they did that great of an install, because the bottom of the radio pushes out about 1/4 an inch, and only the top is secured by the tabs that lock it into place.&nbsp; Do you normally have to sacrifice the tabs (break them off) to get these dash kits out?&nbsp; it appears just the top 2 tabs are holding it in.Thanks!Patrick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pcolony, post: 8697764, member: 679071"] Thanks for the responses. I tested the Speaker Pop app on various other speakers (other cars and in my home) and it reported them all in phase, so I'm feeling pretty comfortable that it's accurate, since it's been right with those, in addition to the out of phase it reported in this car. The car is a 1995 Acura Integra 2-door. I'm aware people often recommend only running the front speakers, and I've tried that, but it always sounds less full to me then with the rears on too. Also, even if I did use only the fronts, I want to have the rears wired correctly regardless (this sort of things bugs me). I pulled the center console so I can get a visual on the wiring and if I'd even be able to correct the polarity without removing the head unit, and it's clear there's not enough room. I also see they cut the factory harness and capped the aftermarket harness directly to the factory wiring. So now this has escalated to me ordering the male & female Metra harnesses, to get the factory wiring harness restored. I'm still searching for the answer on sound quality impact of the rears both being wired in reverse polarity (mostly out of curiosity). And I'm also on a mission to wire in the Metra harness to the factory wiring. This car is a hobby car for me, that I use to give me projects to do over the weekends, so I don't mind any of this... it's part of the fun. I need advise on how to remove the aftermarket dash kit now. It doesn't seem like they did that great of an install, because the bottom of the radio pushes out about 1/4 an inch, and only the top is secured by the tabs that lock it into place. Do you normally have to sacrifice the tabs (break them off) to get these dash kits out? it appears just the top 2 tabs are holding it in. Thanks! Patrick [/QUOTE]

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