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Mar 25, 2006 | 12:51 AM

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Speaker wire harness

Is it worth ordering from "well known electronic retailer" to get the free speaker harness for the Ford's, or would I be better off saving over 20 bucks by getting brand new speakers off of ebay. The harness sure makes it look easier, but if I'm better off soldering the connections myself, than it seems like a waste of hard earned taxable income to order from the famous store. Thanks.

Mar 25, 2006 | 01:25 AM

furball69

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I snipped and soldered. Put the ends away in a box with the factory HU and speakers. Do the battery pop test to find out the + and - of your wires though. I tape a wire to each end of a AA or AAA battery and touch the other end of the wires to the two speaker terminals, when the speaker pops out, instead of in, the terminal touching the + of the battery is the + of the speaker, make note of which one it is so when you cut the connector off you remember which one it is. or a wiring diagram works too.

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Mar 25, 2006 | 04:47 AM

Bob Ayers

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You can also remove the connector from your OEM speakers, and attach it to the new speakers. By doing this, you will know the new speakers will be phased correctly. Check out these pictures:

http://bob-ayers.smugmug.com/gallery/1183615

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Mar 25, 2006 | 05:16 AM

Finjima

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I started out on my Ranger using the factory harness when I installed my Infinities and Eclipse HU, after a while I began to tell the bass was muddy and the high end was too, so I ran Monster cable (the twisted pair kind, 16 gauge) and MAN what a difference that made right away! it made such a huge and very noticable difference. my word on factory wiring is skip it and get good speaker wire. its worth the time it takes to run the wires big time.

Mar 25, 2006 | 02:44 PM

fordboy_52

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i usually buy all my stuff from crutchfield, because they have great warentees and they always give you everything you need, usually free

Matt

Mar 25, 2006 | 08:40 PM

bucky440

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I bought the speakers half price on ebay and bought Crutchfield's harness at $13 a pair so I can always plug in the Ford speakers if I want to sell the Excursion. Were these harness worth that price? No, but the time saving and convenience was.

Mar 28, 2006 | 11:22 PM