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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 09:34 AM
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Factory speaker wires

Hi,

Probably a silly question, but I really do not know. I was hoping to replace the factory speakers on my '98 Explorer, but how do you know which wire is negative and which is positive? Any assitance is appreciated
 
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 01:19 PM
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just look at your stock speaker before you rip the wires off.or if you have already done this just hook wires up turn the cd player on an if it dont sound switch the wires and voila.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 01:42 PM
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When I changed out the door speakers in my Ranger, I unsoldered the connectors from the OEM speakers, cut a little plastic off of them, and soldered them directly to the replacement
speakers. Made a clean installation, and I didn't have to worry
about speaker phasing......You probably have the same connectors in your Explorer....
 
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