Need Help installing new speakers

[cutty]

I just picked up some new speakers for my front doors of my CS, and i need some help figuring out how to wire them up. I wanted to know how to hook them up with powering them with my amp, and how to wire them up using my headunit.

 

Any and all help would be great!!

 

Oh yeah here are the speakers i got:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200084454497

[slick]

Run your rca's from your HU to your rca input on your amp. 2 channel amp, left speaker output to the speaker input on your crossover. woofer output to the woofer, tweeter output to the tweeter, all on your crosover. Same thing for the right side.

 

Instead of running wire down both sides of the car, tie your speaker wire together and run them down the one side of the car, then split if off once you get it up front.

[19Cutlass94]

Run the speaker wire on the same side of the car as the power wire. Run the RCA's on the opposite side of the car

[cutty]

ok well maybe i should have posted that i already have the amp and wiring hooked up to my subs, and all the wiring for my amp is done.

 

I just need to know how to hook the speakers up to the amp, or could i just hook them up to the stock wires. The crossover is really confusing me.

[Monkton]

How many channels is your amp? I don't reccomend running your speakers off of your sub amp... actually I don't even know if it would work. Hook the speakers up to your stock wires for now and save up some cash and get a decent 4-channel amp to power your speakers. Once you have them all upgraded from stock speakers.

[19Cutlass94]

The woofer goes to the woofer on the cross-over. The tweeter goes to the spot labeled tweeter. Then you run speaker wire to the imput on the x-over. very simple.

[slick]

The woofer goes to the woofer on the cross-over. The tweeter goes to the spot labeled tweeter. Then you run speaker wire to the imput on the x-over. very simple.

 

Couldn't have said it any better or more simple.

 

And, as Monkton said, you will need another amplifier if you plan on amplifying these speakers. Otherwise, use your HU for now.

[cutty]

well i have a four channel amp, but on the cross over its marked + & - for amplifier, + & - for the midwoofer, + & - for the tweeter.

[cutty]

and my car has two wires for the speaker and two wires for the tweeter.

[slick]

+ - for the amplifier is the speaker input. +- for the woofer and tweeter is the output.

 

 

[cutty]

+ - for the amplifier is the speaker input. +- for the woofer and tweeter is the output.

 

ok so would i then put the stock wiring for the speaker and tweeter in the + - of the crossover.

 

[slick]

IMO, don't use stock wiring.

[cutty]

so would i be able to run them off the amp im using for my subs then?

[slick]

No.

[cutty]

even though its a 4 channel amp?

[slick]

So... your sub is running off of 2 channels? Then yes, you can use the other two channels for your components.

 

But make sure your sub is on channels 1-2 or channels 3-4.

[cutty]

well im not sure how many channels im currently using but i have the subs bridged on the amp

[slick]

What amp do you have? What sub(s) do you have?

 

I'll draw up a diagram showing how you should wire it up tomorrow sometime. I'm heading to bed.

[cutty]

i have three mtx, 6000's 10" subs, and i have a 600 watt kenwood amp. They are really old so i doubt you could get any info on the internet.

[slick]

Get me the exact model numbers. I'll have something together for ya.

[cutty]

ill have to get them in the morning, its late and im heading to bed

[Andrew]

ok, if your amp is bridged then your 4 channels are now 2, and you are running 3 subs off of it. i hope they are in series.....

 

anyway, what i would do if i were you is use your current amp for your new speakers. you'll probably need to keep it bridged to power them, since your new speakers are rated at 140rms. then find a new mono amp to power your subs. we can help you find one that will power them correctly.

 

here's a quick diagram i made in Paint to show you how to wire up your new speakers with your current amp.

 

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[Andrew]

well there are 3 different subs you could have, 4 ohm, dual 4 ohm, or 12 ohm. all are rated at 250rms, 500max. here da link.

 

http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/archive/2003thunder6000sub.cfm