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2000 Dodge Caravan Door Harness

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=138994
Printed Date: May 01, 2024 at 1:02 AM


Topic: 2000 Dodge Caravan Door Harness

Posted By: pts760
Subject: 2000 Dodge Caravan Door Harness
Date Posted: May 20, 2015 at 5:59 PM

I'm installing speakers into the sliding doors on a 2000 Dodge Caravan but there is no door harness. The only thing electrical through the doors are the power locks that run through contact switches, so they are only functional when the door is closed.

Anyways, does anyone know if you can use the sliding door harness with the interlocked tracking system from vans 2001-2007 ( I believe those are the years) in the 2000 Caravan I'm working on. Or has anyone successfully made their own harness without any wire getting caught in the sliding door.

I know I can add another set of contact switches on each door but the speakers will be nonfunctional while the door is open. Any tips or tricks would be awesome.


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I drink current, eat ohms, and bleed voltage



Replies:

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: May 20, 2015 at 8:08 PM
If you open the door, wouldn't the speaker be firing into the outside of the van body?




Posted By: pts760
Date Posted: May 20, 2015 at 11:13 PM
Yeah it would be. I was worried about sound volume decreasing when the door opened on the rear channel of whatever door was opened. The ohm rate would increase from 2 to 4 ohm on the rear channel of the amp since it would be a 8 speaker system with the front and read channels bridged to 2ohms. I guess it wouldn't be that noticeable in the rear with the door(s) open. Anyone every ran amplified audio through a contact switch? This would be my first go-round with it. How is the sound quality or is there a noticeable difference?

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I drink current, eat ohms, and bleed voltage




Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: May 21, 2015 at 12:50 AM
What kind of amplifier are you using that is 2 ohm mono stable?




Posted By: pts760
Date Posted: May 21, 2015 at 4:13 AM
I'm not using a mono amp for 8 full range speakers. Im gonna use a massive audio nx4 4 channel amp. What does that have to do with SQ through a contact switch?

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I drink current, eat ohms, and bleed voltage





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