Tweeter install help

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Printed Date: June 08, 2024 at 9:28 AM

Topic: Tweeter install help

Posted By: metalgear
Subject: Tweeter install help
Date Posted: April 08, 2004 at 7:22 PM

Just bought a pair of tweeters and I am planning on hooking them up using the door speakers as well ( just low range ) while putting the tweeters on the dash for a little better sound. They are cap filtered with +- in and +- out of little filter box. How would I go about wiring these tweeters up? Should I just wire them parralel with the existing speakers? (ex. cutting wire to other speaker and making a 3 way splice in the dash. )

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Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: April 08, 2004 at 7:47 PM

Wiring them in parallel should be fine. Are you sure you want to put them on your dash? You might want to try putting a long wire on them and listen to them mounted on different locations up front (like around your door panel and different places on your dash).

Posted By: metalgear
Date Posted: April 08, 2004 at 7:59 PM

Yeah, My basic idea was to use the angled mounts they came with, and try a few different places first. Most likely will put them on either far side of the dash ( back toward the windshield ).

Posted By: metalgear
Date Posted: April 08, 2004 at 8:48 PM

I spliced the wires behind the deck and connected one of the tweeters a few minutes ago, It cuts off the low on the other speaker.. /shrug/ so in essence i only have the one tweeter instead of a tweeter and a low.

Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: April 08, 2004 at 9:34 PM

hmm.. are all your connections secure? It might be too low of impedance for your head-unit to handle. Is it an aftermarket or stock one?

Posted By: metalgear
Date Posted: April 09, 2004 at 11:27 AM

Head unit is a pioneer 8400

speakers are run of the mill pioneer 2 way 200 watts

tweeters are power acoustik NEO-30x

All connections are secure.

Posted By: metalgear
Date Posted: April 09, 2004 at 11:28 AM

Head unit is a pioneer 8400

speakers are run of the mill pioneer 2 way 200 watts

tweeters are power acoustik NEO-30x

All connections are secure.

my cars wiring map says that both front speakers have a common (-) wire off the deck, Does this sound right ?

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