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Old 17-12-2009, 11:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I put two new 6x9's in the back of my 03 Alero but know i cant hook them up. I can't seem to find any clips to work with the stock ones. I had ordered some but they were the wrong ones, and it doesn't make sense because what is listed on GM's website says different from what my car has. So anyways I want to just cut the clips off now but there are 4 wires that go to the clips. Which colors should I use for positive and negative? And if anyone knows where i can order clips that would be great also. Thanks
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Old 21-12-2009, 10:43 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Are we talking about the clips at the speaker end or head unit end?
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Old 21-12-2009, 06:09 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Clips at the speaker
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Old 23-12-2009, 02:01 PM   #4 (permalink)
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A good audio shop should sell them. AFAIK you just cut the old ones off and strip the wires back and fit the new ones. Are they spade connectors?
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Old 23-12-2009, 10:40 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Ya they are spade connectors. The only problem with cutting the clips off and connecting the wires is that there are 4 wires going into the clip and i don't know which 2 wires to use.
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Old 23-12-2009, 10:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Photo's would be very helpful. Please don't go connecting up wantonly - at best it'll be correct and work properly.

If you get it very wrong, however, you could wind up with a direct short circuit which will do no favours at all to your audio equipment (but the drive units will survive).

As a side note to anyone who really wants the best of audio then dismiss spade connectors and solder stripped cable directly to the speakers 'terminals.
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I think we will need a pic, pease get 10 posts so you can post up pics and we'll help you sort this.

Speakers tend to have just 2 connections and IIRC the large one is usually + and the smaller one -. Get these the wrong way round and your speakers will still work but they will be out of phase and give a "blurry" sound.
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