Funky wiring between speakers?
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Funky wiring between speakers?
I'm replacing all of my speakers and the ones in the rear seats have two connections on them to relay the signal to the speakers in the hatch. There are jumpers between the two connectors. One jumper is just a wire, but the other jumper has something on it and I don't know what it is. It looks like a small battery and has "ELKO glatt, 15 VAC, 33 uF 9U, TFZ/TM, bipolar - GPF - W.-Germany" stamped on it. I'm assuming it's to jump the ohms up since the 6.5" speakers in the seats were lower ohms than the 4" hatch speakers.
I'm putting the second set of connectors and some jumpers on the new speaker, but it's just two wires + to + and - to -. Do I need that thing between them or am I ok just relaying the signal?
I think it's ok since the new speakers can handle the same ohms but want to make sure before I kill anything.
Btw, I figured out a good way to use the original covers and part of the original speaker to mount the new one so it still has the factory look and doesn't rattle. I'll be doing the doors this weekend and see if I can do something similar there. If it works I'll post pics when I finish.
Thanks!
I'm putting the second set of connectors and some jumpers on the new speaker, but it's just two wires + to + and - to -. Do I need that thing between them or am I ok just relaying the signal?
I think it's ok since the new speakers can handle the same ohms but want to make sure before I kill anything.
Btw, I figured out a good way to use the original covers and part of the original speaker to mount the new one so it still has the factory look and doesn't rattle. I'll be doing the doors this weekend and see if I can do something similar there. If it works I'll post pics when I finish.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by sublimate
That's a capaciter. Possibly part of a low pass filter.
Thanks for the great info guys! I'll be putting the other side in tonight so I guess I'll put that thing back in there.
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I've been considering the same thing. Which speakers are you going with? I've been pricing MB Quarts.
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Originally Posted by 86_5Tiburon
I've been considering the same thing. Which speakers are you going with? I've been pricing MB Quarts.
I got some Panasonic for the 5 1/4" door speakers and another set of the Lightning Audio for the 4" door speakers. I don't know if they'll fit yet, but they look to be low profile enough and I'm pretty sure I can get them to fit and still look stock.