Positve or negative

 

Bronze Member
Username: Ceoofdaroc4

Post Number: 81
Registered: Mar-07
I'm putting in after markets and the factorys jus have a grey wire and a blue wire but I don't kno which 1 is positive the blue wire or the grey wire does any1 kno??
How are the sony xplod 3 ways thts wat I got I kno xplods suck
 

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Username: Matt12490

California USA

Post Number: 2001
Registered: May-05

quote:

How are the sony xplod 3 ways thts wat I got I kno xplods suck


You are asking how they are but you say you know they suck? Well you answered your question. Anyways, what kind of car do you have. Year make model?
 

Bronze Member
Username: Ceoofdaroc4

Post Number: 82
Registered: Mar-07
Ok smartazz I was askin for ya opinion I'm saying you guys say thy suck... a 1997 mazda millenia
 

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Username: Adddisorder

West palm, Florida

Post Number: 3881
Registered: Jan-06
the12volt.com has some vehical wiring
 

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Username: Killswitchjd

Post Number: 333
Registered: Apr-06
does either have a black strip on it?

if not id say grey is neg and blue is pos. just guessing tho
 

Platinum Member
Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 11669
Registered: Dec-03
never assume with factory color coding.
if you can't find color codes, just use the same convention with every speaker.. say.. blue for pos, grey for neg..
as long as they're all in phse that way they'll work fine.
the12volt, as noted, has a wiring color code database worth checking
 

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Username: Th3pwn3r

Chicago, Illinois U.S.A

Post Number: 1524
Registered: Jul-06
GLASSWOLF!Where have you been?
 

Platinum Member
Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 11673
Registered: Dec-03
health stuff.
kidney transplant went kaput. back on dialysis.
llooking for a kidney donor now or facing another 6+ years on dialysis.
it's been keeping me pretty busy, but I'm still around.
 

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Username: Wingmanalive

A pic is worth 1000 words

Post Number: 4940
Registered: Jun-06
D@mn man. Sorry.
 

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Username: Van_man

Boston South, MA

Post Number: 2253
Registered: Mar-06
Good luck Glasswolf. Nice to see you posting here again.
Lol, I seen Isaac posting yesterday and had typed, what next, GW posting about Freq rise?

I then deleted it thinking it was in bad taste, and then today your posting. Weird.

But good luck with the health stuff.
 

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Username: Fishy

Tamarac Ft.Laud, FL USA

Post Number: 1579
Registered: Sep-04
If you're feeling your oats grab a flashlight or nine volt battery and hook the positive to what you think is the positive connection on the factory speaker and the negative to the other one. If the cone moves "out" you've found your positive and negative terminals. Just match them to the correct wire color and you're good to go.

If the cone moves "in" you got it backwards. I actually don't think its that big a deal if you hook things up "backwards" as long as you do it for all your drivers including the sub(s). If all your speakers are 180 degrees out of phase then they're in phase with each other(for simplicity sake forget phase changes due to xovers and other filters) which is what you're really looking for.

-Fishy
 

Gold Member
Username: Fishy

Tamarac Ft.Laud, FL USA

Post Number: 1580
Registered: Sep-04
or just do like Glass suggested and go with the same color convention for each speaker. A lot of sub amps have a phase switch which effectively reverses polarity(switches phase by 180 degrees). Sometimes a sub(s) will blend better with your highs hooked up "backwards".

-Fishy
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