Jonathan_Q
CarAudio.com Newbie
I decided to install a new sound system in my 2002 RAV4, bought the Alpine iLX-W650 and Skar Audio component speakers for the front, replacing the really old really tired factory speakers, which were separate woofers and tweeters. The new speakers came with the woofers, the tweeters, and a crossover. I disconnected the old speakers, and connected the two wires from the woofer connector to the input on the crossover, then connected the woofer and tweeter to their respective output. Powered it up...nothing. Dead air. No sound at all.
After a couple of hours trying to figure out what I'd done wrong, I discovered that if I plugged the old tweeter back into it's factory connection, the new speakers started working... But, I don't think I really want the old tired tweeter connected, I imagine it could be affecting the sound quality of the new speakers. And I'm not sure if I want to run the new speakers through the factory wiring without using the new crossover that came with them, as I don't imagine the factory setup included any sort of crossover... I've attached a wiring diagram I found that shows how the factory speakers are wired.
Is there a way to remove the old tweeter and have all of the output from the head unit go direct to the crossover? Could I cut out the factory tweeter from it's wiring harness and solder the two positive wires direct to the negative wires, or would that overload and damage the new speakers? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
After a couple of hours trying to figure out what I'd done wrong, I discovered that if I plugged the old tweeter back into it's factory connection, the new speakers started working... But, I don't think I really want the old tired tweeter connected, I imagine it could be affecting the sound quality of the new speakers. And I'm not sure if I want to run the new speakers through the factory wiring without using the new crossover that came with them, as I don't imagine the factory setup included any sort of crossover... I've attached a wiring diagram I found that shows how the factory speakers are wired.
Is there a way to remove the old tweeter and have all of the output from the head unit go direct to the crossover? Could I cut out the factory tweeter from it's wiring harness and solder the two positive wires direct to the negative wires, or would that overload and damage the new speakers? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!