Wiring issues! HELP!!

[MXINXS 10+ year member]

I bought a pair of Infinity Reference 3022cf 3 1/2 inch midrange speakers to replace a couple that had blown on the top of my dash in my Dodge Ram. I opened up the package and it had the speakers, along with 2 resistors I believe. Black cylinder-esque object with wires out of both ends. Anyways, I initially hooked up the speakers without this believed resistor and they were overpowering the rest of my system so I decided I'd wire in the resistor to lessen that effect. The problem is, I can't tell much of a dang difference! I thought most of these little resistors were meant to be a -3db step or something along those lines, but maybe I'm mistaken. If that was the case, they'd be half as loud volume wise as they were without the resistor, correct?

Anyways, I'd love confirmation that they are resistors. Also, how do you wire them in? Does it have to be wired inline to a specific terminal? Positive or negative? Do the resistors have a set drop in db? Or is it a lot less then I am expecting.

Feeling rather retarded right now, so yea, don't rail on me too hard! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

Leaving on a road trip tomorrow afternoon so the faster the better!

Thanks!

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[pinkfloydms 10+ year member]

What are the colors on the side of the resisor, or do they have a number on em? That should tell you what size they are.

 

[pinkfloydms 10+ year member]

http://www.doctronics.co.uk/resistor.htm

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Kinda wonder if it was a capacitor. Capacitor is used as an x-over is some applications. think of "bass blockers". Simply a capacitor.

 

[MXINXS 10+ year member]

It's solid black. On the side it says 50V, 100 micro Farads I believe, and Bipolar.

Mean anything more?

 

[pinkfloydms 10+ year member]

It's a capacitor.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

farad = cap, its a capacitor