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Mar 22, 2015 | 06:42 PM

Nick_L

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Speaker adapters

I have a 99 F250 and I ordered these speakers from Amazon

Amazon.com : JBL GTO8628 6-Inch x 8-Inch/5-Inch x 7-Inch 2-Way Loudspeaker : Vehicle Speakers : Car Electronics

I've already checked and they will fit my truck. What I'm curious about is whether or not I should purchase an adapter for them. I've looked all over for a specific thread on this and can't seem to find anything. I know with a bit of common sense you can just wire them yourself. Does anyone know whether these will be simple plug and play or if I would need an adapter? Thanks for the help!

Mar 22, 2015 | 06:55 PM

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You would have to cut the Ford harness off and solder or use spade terminals the wire to the speaker. The adapters just connect to the Ford harness and I believe have the spade terminals on the other end for plug and play. I have used them before with good results.

Mar 22, 2015 | 06:57 PM

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Thanks! I just wanted to make sure that there was a specific adapter out there for my year of truck. I found these

Amazon.com : Metra 72-5600 Speaker Adapter for Select Ford Vehicles : Coaxial Car Speakers : Car Electronics

but went to Metraonline.com and put in the year of my truck and all the required info and that adapter didn't pop up as a usable piece for my truck. So I was just curious if anyone out there knows of a specific speaker harness for my truck.