Wiring question

[BuckyBoy 10+ year member]

I am going to be installing a line output convertor in my truck soon, and if I am understanding the diagram correctly, I have to splice into my current stock speaker wires in order to get the signal to my amplifier correct?

My question is, is there a connector I can buy so that I don't have to do any cutting on my stock wires? I don't want to strip any part of them either.

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

this will do what you need. they are "tap splices". no stripping or anything required.

 

[redfred18t 10+ year member]

God I hate those quick taps/splices

I used them for my car once (installing some interior lights or something and they were included in the kit). Never again. I'd rather just take the time to solder or even cut the wires and use a twist connector.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i used them with zero problems. actually when i had to splice a diff connector for my TPS on my engine. been ~8 mos ago.

also when putting in auto-down switches on my windows.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

God I hate those quick taps/splices
I used them for my car once (installing some interior lights or something and they were included in the kit). Never again. I'd rather just take the time to solder or even cut the wires and use a twist connector.

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Just cut into the harness and solder everything back together. It's not that big of a deal as long as you solder and wrap it up.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

i used them with zero problems. actually when i had to splice a diff connector for my TPS on my engine. been ~8 mos ago.
also when putting in auto-down switches on my windows.

yea they work like a charm

ive put in over millions of those 3m t-taps in millions of car's. and never had a problem with them ever..

 

[CadillacMatt 10+ year member]

I used them with great success in my old car, stock deck. I wanted to cause as little permanent modification to the car as possible.

 

[BuckyBoy 10+ year member]

I used them with great success in my old car, stock deck. I wanted to cause as little permanent modification to the car as possible.

That's my situation as well.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[zierbox 10+ year member]

yea they work like a charm
ive put in over millions of those 3m t-taps in millions of car's. and never had a problem with them ever..

i have repaired over a million of those connections; had nothing but trouble with them

 

[jharijan 10+ year member]

how do you reverse a soldering? I mean if I had to replace some old faulty wires, would I just cut the old wire off as close to where it was soldered to the other wire and then tape it or what?