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Subwoofer Speaker Wiring, which is positive? by 82-T/A [At Work]
Started on: 03-18-2011 07:44 PM
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Last post by: Mike Gonzalez on 03-20-2011 08:06 PM
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Report this Post03-18-2011 07:44 PM Click Here to See the Profile for 82-T/A [At Work]Send a Private Message to 82-T/A [At Work]Direct Link to This Post
Hey guys,

Probably a dumb question, but I'm replacing the speaker in my performance sound subwoofer box with a replacement from Rodney Dickman. Do you guys know which wire is the positive wire? Going into the subwoofer would be either a solid red, or a black w/ red stripe. Any idea which one is positive? I made the black with red stripe the positive, but I'm not sure that's right...


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Report this Post03-18-2011 08:38 PM Click Here to See the Profile for dobeySend a Private Message to dobeyDirect Link to This Post
Haynes manual says blu/blk for both sides, so I won't trust that. But I'm fairly sure red is positive, and black is negative on the speaker side of the connector. And the harness side is blue and black wires, IIRC.
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Report this Post03-18-2011 08:55 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Doug85GTSend a Private Message to Doug85GTDirect Link to This Post
You can always hook up a small battery like a AA to it and watch the speaker. That will tell you positive and negative for sure. The speaker will depress when correct or push out when not.
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Report this Post03-19-2011 12:30 AM Click Here to See the Profile for Mike GonzalezSend a Private Message to Mike GonzalezDirect Link to This Post
FSM shows Dk blue/blk is + and Lt Blue/blk is -

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Report this Post03-19-2011 02:23 PM Click Here to See the Profile for 82-T/A [At Work]Send a Private Message to 82-T/A [At Work]Direct Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by Mike Gonzalez:

FSM shows Dk blue/blk is + and Lt Blue/blk is -



Thanks Mike! I just double-checked your image, and it shows Dk Blue/WHT for + and Lt Blue/BLK for -.


Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it!

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Oops, sorry, i misread it ! glad I posted the diagram and you caught it !
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