Wire the speakers the stock way?

[Ryan1126]

Okay i bought this truck and the owner before me had all the speakers wired toa 4-channel amp. I took the amp out and now i want to re-wire the speakers back the way they were. How do i do it? I appreciate any help you guys can give.

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[01 S 10 10+ year member]

you have 4 total speakers? and you want them running off your head unit now right?

 

[Ryan1126]

yes sir.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Why? The way it was set up before is far superiour to the way you are trying to do it.

 

[RipDaJacka]

just buy a 4 channel amp dude

 

[Ryan1126]

i took it out because everyone kept stepping on it because it was too big and would stick out from under the seat, they broke the inputs clean off and now its no good. and i cant afford to buy a new amp.

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

PM stuck_in_ok (sp), he had a 4 channel i was interested in for only like $65. WAYYYY better than running off the HU

 

[RipDaJacka]

amped speakers will sound a nut load better than dem off HU power

 

[Ryan1126]

Why? The way it was set up before is far superiour to the way you are trying to do it.

whats better about it? sounds better or something?

 

[RipDaJacka]

get one with a small footprint.. there is a lanzar i think thats not much bigger han a dollar bill length wise .. search for it

 

[Ryan1126]

PM stuck_in_ok (sp), he had a 4 channel i was interested in for only like $65. WAYYYY better than running off the HU

i cant even afford to pay $65.

 

[Ryan1126]

get one with a small footprint.. there is a lanzar i think thats not much bigger han a dollar bill length wise .. search for it

really? well thats cool but how much does it cost?

 

[Ryan1126]

what size amp should i get just to run the 4 speakers?

 

[jrwalte 10+ year member]

More than $65 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Small foot print with more power than your HU could offer = more expensive.

The stock wiring is probably still at the speaker locations. You'd need to do a continuity test on a DMM to verify that the wire behind the HU is the same wire you're touching the other end of the DMM to verify that a) the wire is still good and not spliced or damaged and b) to identify which wire belongs to which behind the HU.

The main concern is a. Many cheap installers will use the stock wiring that originally went to the rear speakers and splice the amp into it and splice the front speakers into it (they use the existing run that was for the rear to then power the fronts).

 

[Ryan1126]

well the guys that did mine cut the stock wire and used different wire to run them to the amp.