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[Jacka]

Hey all,

 

bought new speakers as the old ones were on the way out and when wiring them i found these, but could anyone tell me which wire is what? (Im new to electrical stuff). From what i could find the stripe is negative? Want to check first.

 

Thanks in advance,

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[craig_]

Hi jacka,

 

I did this a while back. The extra wires in that plug run up to the splits. As for which colour goes where:

 

2003 Subaru Legacy Car Stereo Radio Wiring Diagram

Radio Constant 12V+ Wire: Blue/Red

Radio Ignition Switched 12V+ Wire: Yellow/Green

Radio Ground Wire: Black

Radio Illumination Dimmer Wire: Purple

Radio Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A

Radio Amplifier Trigger Wire: Green

Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Brown/White

Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Green

Right Front Speaker Wire (+): Red/Yellow

Right Front Speaker Wire (-): White/Black

Left Rear Speaker Wire (+): White/Red

Left Rear Speaker Wire (-): Red/Black

Right Rear Speaker Wire (+): Blue/Yellow

Right Rear Speaker Wire (-): Red/White

 

Taken from: http://www.modifiedl...-subaru-legacy/

 

I used spacers from eBay to ensure the speakers did not interfere with the window mechanism. The holes in the ring line up perfectly with the existing holes. It ships as a left and a right side.

http://www.ebay.com....=item2a3fca070a

 

If you want pictures, I can probably find some.

[BE4ORE]

Hey guys, don't mean to hijack this but what size are the front and back speakers? Mine are on the way out as well and wanted to replace them too...

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[craig_]

I used 6 inch in mine so they would bolt into the adaptors I bought. Ensure you dont get ones that are too deep or they won't clear your window.

[BE4ORE]

But would 6 inch speakers fit without adaptors and how can you tell if they're too big or not to intefere with the windows?

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[Jacka]

 

Hi jacka,

 

I did this a while back. The extra wires in that plug run up to the splits. As for which colour goes where:

 

2003 Subaru Legacy Car Stereo Radio Wiring Diagram

Radio Constant 12V+ Wire: Blue/Red

Radio Ignition Switched 12V+ Wire: Yellow/Green

Radio Ground Wire: Black

Radio Illumination Dimmer Wire: Purple

Radio Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A

Radio Amplifier Trigger Wire: Green

Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Brown/White

Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Green

Right Front Speaker Wire (+): Red/Yellow

Right Front Speaker Wire (-): White/Black

Left Rear Speaker Wire (+): White/Red

Left Rear Speaker Wire (-): Red/Black

Right Rear Speaker Wire (+): Blue/Yellow

Right Rear Speaker Wire (-): Red/White

 

Taken from: http://www.modifiedl...-subaru-legacy/

 

I used spacers from eBay to ensure the speakers did not interfere with the window mechanism. The holes in the ring line up perfectly with the existing holes. It ships as a left and a right side.

http://www.ebay.com....=item2a3fca070a

 

If you want pictures, I can probably find some.

 

Thanks Heaps!

[BE4ORE]

can anyone recommend some good decent replacement speakers for back and front?

[BE4ORE]

Hey guys, once again asking for some advise please. Looking at getting some speakers for back and front doors for my B4... Can someone plz tell me the exact size I need to get and at what depth? Thx.

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[zahmad]

All the info you need in the following thread:

http://www.subyclub....aker-vibration/

[BE4ORE]

Thanks zahmad, but there wasn't anything there to answer my question
Do I get 6" or 6.5" and what's the depth I can go before they hit the window... Also, must I get spacers?

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[Jacka]

Sorry mate didn't see your question. I used 6" in the front and made my own mounts out of 6mm ply. The speakers were 42mm deep from memory and did not have any issues with them hitting the window.

[BE4ORE]

Thanks heaps Jack, do you think I can get away with using 6.5's or best to go with 6"? Also are the back n front the same size?

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[CRUISN]

6" front and rear, you can use 6.5" and you will need spacers. Thickness of spacers depends on depth of speaker magnet.

 

I just re-did my fronts yesterday. I made 12mm thick rings out of perspex all round. I needed 10mm minimum to clear the windows with my JL speakers. 

[BE4ORE]

Thanks Mark, legend.

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[LukeFranky]

I found that my B4 ran at an unusual OHM. Had to replace all the wiring.

[BE4ORE]

Cos of the factory amp I'd say

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[allpaw4]

Yes, Mac amp runs a different ohm rating

[BE4ORE]

They suck lol

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[duncanm]

yeh - system is designed to run 8ohm, but max amp can drive 4ohm speakers fine.

 

The OEM sub is 4ohm, and it uses the same driver chip as all the other speakers.

 

Only bad thing that will happen is the sub EQ is thrown out relative to the main speakers.

 

I plan to use a gen3 mac amp on  I have lying around on standard 4ohm car speakers when I sort out my head unit.

[BE4ORE]

Can I get away with using 3-way speakers for the fronts and 2-way for the back? Or best to stay with 2-way all round?

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