1996 ford aspire, speaker which wire is +?

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Topic: 1996 ford aspire, speaker which wire is +?

Posted By: bonobo
Subject: 1996 ford aspire, speaker which wire is +?
Date Posted: August 12, 2009 at 6:22 PM

Hi,
I'm new to this forum, got a reference from a friend for this site as "The Site" to go to and ask...

Have a simple question: is there any way how to tell which of the two wires going to a speaker is + and which one is - ? I'm installing a new audio deck and front door speakers and when I opened the door and pulled the old speakers out, the wire colors did not match the ones coming out of the instrument panel into the audio deck harness. The ones in the harness are clearly marked L or R front speaker and minus or plus, but what comes out the door is different colors.

I looked up the wiring diagram for my car (1996 ford Aspire), but that didn't help.
Any suggestions? - all appreciated, thanks!

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Posted By: flobee4
Date Posted: August 12, 2009 at 6:45 PM

     LF Speaker (+)          BROWN / BLACK
     LF Speaker (-)          GREEN/ RED
     RF Speaker (+)          GREEN/ ORANGE
     RF Speaker (-)          BLUE/ORANGE
     LR Speaker (+)          BLUE
     LR Speaker (-)          YELLOW
     RR Speaker (+)          PINK/BLUE
     RR Speaker (-)          BROWN / RED


This is what I found listed for a 97.

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 12, 2009 at 6:45 PM

When you remove the OEM speaker, cut the wire an inch or so away from the speaker. With the speaker in hand, and the 1 inch of wire coming off of it, strip both wires back a little to expose the wires. Now with a 9 volt battery, touch and hold one wire to one terminal of the battery. Now briefly touch the other wire to the other terminal of the battery. This will make the cone of the speaker move either towards the magnet or away from the magnet. If it moves away from the magnet, you have the battery's positive terminal connected to the speaker's positive wire. If it moves the other way, the battery's positive is connected to the speaker's negative. Notice the colors and connect the Aftermarket speakers accordingly.

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Posted By: vibrationcustum
Date Posted: August 12, 2009 at 6:55 PM

nice job I am a idiot I was just about to state that. Called a speaker popper.

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM

... and then there is also the fact that it really doesn't matter as long as the polarity is consistent between all the speakers in a system. posted_image

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Posted By: bonobo
Date Posted: August 12, 2009 at 9:37 PM

wow, thanks! That speaker popper trick is VERY cool (beside being very useful) posted_image

Interestingly, the wire colors flobee4 listed match what's in my car, except the LR(+) is blue/green and RR(+) is blue/black. Go figure.

Thanx again to all ...

Posted By: ianarian
Date Posted: August 13, 2009 at 6:03 AM

Has anyone ever seen a speaker that has the negative on the right hand side. Viewing speaker from rear, with the terminal at the 6:00 position. I have always noted that + is on the right hand side.

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Posted By: bonobo
Date Posted: August 18, 2009 at 9:41 PM

... back with one more question:

I traced the 2 speaker wires coming out of the door to the stereo harness and found out, that the the wires labeled "front LEFT +" and "front LEFT -" coming from the old unit connected through the harness to + and - wires which ended in the passenger side door (= RIGHT door, correct?). Is that a problem? I haven't had time to put the speakers in yet, so I can still correct it if it matters. I guess I would connect what comes out of the radio and says "right" to the wires which say "left" in the car harness (since they end up in the right side door). Can someone doublecheck my thinking?

Also, DYohn, can you enlighten me on this? :

DYohn] wrote:

... and then there is also the fact that it really doesn't matter as long as the polarity is consistent between all the speakers in a system.

...being a rookie, I can afford to ask without losing face, right? posted_image

Thanks!

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 18, 2009 at 9:49 PM

You really do want the left signal getting to the left speaker. It is crucial for the stereo separation. It has been a while since I saw a miswired harness but they are out there.

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