Plz Help Me!!!

Systems

ok im really confused.. so i got the polk 6 and a half inch db6500 componet speaker set.. and i have no idea where the wires go! like on the cross over thing.. i know that the tweeter wires hook up to the crossover and im just confused about where to put the woofer wire at and the input... i have a connector and a long wire and the tweeter ... plz someone help me .. where to put the wires at... i would appretiate it thx.

bknauss

RTFM

MacLeod

What does RTFM mean?

Im not sure if this is a gag or not but its pretty simple. The single wire goes to the amp or head unit. The tweeter wire goes to the tweeter. The mid wire goes to the mid. You cant get them mixed up cause the tweet wire's terminal ends will only fit on the tweet. Likewise with the mid wire.

swerve

Originally posted by MacLeod
What does RTFM mean?

Im not sure if this is a gag or not but its pretty simple. The single wire goes to the amp or head unit. The tweeter wire goes to the tweeter. The mid wire goes to the mid. You cant get them mixed up cause the tweet wire's terminal ends will only fit on the tweet. Likewise with the mid wire.

You can make anything fit together.. If you prepare it enough. Maybe he has put some extra elbow lube on it to make it all fit wrong.

I'm sure there is a wiring diagram sumwhere dogg. just lookit up homey.

www.google.com

Get Money and stack papers

-adam

bknauss

Originally posted by bknauss
RTFM

Read The F

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Manual.

dohcmark8

Originally posted by bknauss
Read The F

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Manual.

MacLeod

Originally posted by bknauss
Read The F

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Manual.

Whats a manual?

Systems

Heh the manual didnt help me... all it is , is pictures! need more detailed "words" to help where to put the wires at... see i dont have a amp so i cant hook the input to a "amp" all that i am confused about is where in the back of my cd player do i hook the input to?

MacLeod

You hook the x-over's inputs to your head units outputs.

Get your h/u's manual and find the front speaker outputs, then find them coming out of the back of your head unit and voila.

Systems

hmm that info helps alot man.. but theres a problem for me.. my dam manual is gone for my headunit... i think my mom threw it away or some ****.

Systems

Ok heres the way i see it.. u connect the tweeter wires to the crossover where it says tweeter.. connect the woofers to the woofer spot on the crossover.. and the input is where it gets tricky... like say if i was connecting the front right speaker i would have to run a wire from the crossover to the "front Right speaker" wire in the headunit wires. so you have to splice which ever wire and soder it on? right?

MacLeod

Dude, I dont mean to be a dick but youre making this too hard.

The x-over has one wire in and two wires out. The one for the tweeter goes to the tweeter. The one for the mid goes to the mid. The one going in goes to the head unit or amp. If it is a right front speaker, it should go to the right front output off the head unit.

You dont have to solder anything unless you just want to.

No manual? Heres what you do. On the head unit, find the 8 wires that are in pairs. Like blue and blue with white stripe. Then purple and purple with white stripe and so on. There will be 4 sets of wires like these. These are your speaker wires. Hook up the mid to one of these pairs and then turn your balance all the way to the left and fader all the way to the front. If the music goes away continue till you find the right one and then right it down (i.e. purple=left rear).

After you determine your left and right front, hook them to the input wire of the x-over.

swerve

Just becareful not to do it wrong.... i suggest getting help man.....

-adam

MacLeod

Its pretty much idiot proof tho. He knows which is the mid and tweet wire. That leaves only one left and that has to be the input. Hell I even think theyre labeled!

Systems

Well u kno the long wire that comes with the speaker set? well does that go to the woofers or is it for the input? my guess is for the input.. but not to sure... so what u are saying is hook the mid/woofer wire to the right/front or left/front.. or what ever.. in the back of the headunit where the wires are?

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gray:RF+
gray w/ stripe:RF-

white:LF+
whitw w/ stripe:LF-

purple:RR+
purple w/ stripe:RR-

green:LR+
green w/ stripe:LR-

BTW, this is pretty basic stuff. If you don't have that much car audio knowledge, you may want to consider professional installation. You don't want to fry stuff.

MacLeod

Youre killing me.

OK, this is as simple as I can make it.

-You got your head unit.
-Next you got the speaker output wires coming FROM the head unit.
-Take the left front + and - and hook them to the input of the x-over for the speakers youre going to be using for the left front. One side has a single set of wires and the other side has 2 sets. The one with a single set is the input. The head unit speaker wires go there.
-You got your mid output and tweeter output.
-Mid output goes to the big speaker.
-Tweeter output goes to the little speaker.

Seriously, you should take these to Circuit City or somewhere and let them install them.

jamas33

Originally posted by Brent
Well u kno the long wire that comes with the speaker set? well does that go to the woofers or is it for the input? my guess is for the input.. but not to sure... so what u are saying is hook the mid/woofer wire to the right/front or left/front.. or what ever.. in the back of the headunit where the wires are?

Well that long wire connects to the rear brakelight connection in the fuse box... Connect the black wire to the front headlight then the red wire to the windshield wiper connection... After this if there is a green wire.. look for any green wire under the dashboard and splice it in there... if there is a yellow wire from the head unit connect it to any red or purple wire under the dashboard, make sure you solder it so the connection is solid... unhook the antenna and connect that to the airconditioning duct instead. And one last thing make sure you connect any other color wires to the engine computer... That should do wonders right there... If it doesnt work.. just go to Circuit City and pay them 35 bucks to install the speakers for you.. but do it my way and you will definitely be ENTERTAINED!!!

swerve

ummm how about not....

-adam

MacLeod

Originally posted by jamas33
Well that long wire connects to the rear brakelight connection in the fuse box... Connect the black wire to the front headlight then the red wire to the windshield wiper connection... After this if there is a green wire.. look for any green wire under the dashboard and splice it in there... if there is a yellow wire from the head unit connect it to any red or purple wire under the dashboard, make sure you solder it so the connection is solid... unhook the antenna and connect that to the airconditioning duct instead. And one last thing make sure you connect any other color wires to the engine computer... That should do wonders right there... If it doesnt work.. just go to Circuit City and pay them 35 bucks to install the speakers for you.. but do it my way and you will definitely be ENTERTAINED!!!

ROFLMAO!!!!
WAAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

jamas33

Originally posted by swerve
ummm how about not....

-adam

Why not? it would be very interesting. I just figured like the law of physics.. for each action there will be an equal and opposite reaction... I think those wires were put there for a purpose.. The purpose we really don't know because its from a higher being. If he takes into account the force of gravity = 9.8 m/sec(squared) and take Avogadro's number at 6 x 10 (23rd) There should be no problem at all with any of the aforementioned instructions.




(if he fails to see the humor on this I give up)

swerve

Originally posted by jamas33
Why not? it would be very interesting. I just figured like the law of physics.. for each action there will be an equal and opposite reaction... I think those wires were put there for a purpose.. The purpose we really don't know because its from a higher being. If he takes into account the force of gravity = 9.8 m/sec(squared) and take Avogadro's number at 6 x 10 (23rd) There should be no problem at all with any of the aforementioned instructions.




(if he fails to see the humor on this I give up)

I think it's a terrible idea..... but a better idea would be doing all that. Then going to circuit city and watch them figure it out! see now that's how i think.

-adam

MacLeod

Im sure the pros at CC would have it worked out in no time.

Dudes, I remember back around 1990 the CC installers were some of the best. Thats where you took it to be sure to have it done right.

Things change.

jamas33

Originally posted by swerve
I think it's a terrible idea..... but a better idea would be doing all that. Then going to circuit city and watch them figure it out! see now that's how i think.

-adam

HAHAHAHAHA ROFLMAO!!!! You know.. I might just do that.. get my brother in law's beater.. go to walmart and get some cheapo stuff.. and just mix and match wires all over the place.. then dynamat it where it doesnt need any dynamat. Take it to CC and see what they say... btw.. some of my best friend manage the Road Shop at CC so it will be a blast messin' wif em'

swerve

Originally posted by MacLeod
Im sure the pros at CC would have it worked out in no time.

Dudes, I remember back around 1990 the CC installers were some of the best. Thats where you took it to be sure to have it done right.

Things change.

Rofl... Now they botch 2 out of 3 remote start installs and the customer has to return the next day.

-adam

MacLeod

Well Best Buy kind of whooped up on em and so they figured theyd better get away from high end products like Polk Momo, Alpine V12, MTX Thunder and get some Verge and ESA **** in. Then get rid of the commission salesmen that actually knew about the products and get $6/hr 17 year old, staple heads in that dont know ****. Im sure the install bay is the same way.

swerve

Originally posted by MacLeod
Well Best Buy kind of whooped up on em and so they figured theyd better get away from high end products like Polk Momo, Alpine V12, MTX Thunder and get some Verge and ESA **** in. Then get rid of the commission salesmen that actually knew about the products and get $6/hr 17 year old, staple heads in that dont know ****. Im sure the install bay is the same way.

Hey ****... i'm that 18 year old!!!!

They pay me 8.50 though... and i'm one of the more knowledgable sales people on the floor. We have one good installer, and my manager is semi-educated.

the good installer is the only person i'd let my car be touched by.

-adam


oh yea... you don't know anything the ESA subs are actually very very good.







to eat cereal out of!

exalted512

Originally posted by swerve
i'm one of the more knowledgable sales people on the floor.

thats just scary...
-Cody

swerve

Originally posted by exalted512
thats just scary...
-Cody

IT"S EVEN SCARIER whenever IT APPLIES TO ALL DEPARTMENTS! BESIDES the TV's

-adam

Joelsbass

ROFLMAO

this whole thread is cracking me up!:D

Systems

Hey dudes yesterday i went to my half bros home and he helped me get my speakers/tweeters/crossovers in.. i understand how to install them now.. Polk speakers are the ****.. they sound great! but all i need now is a amp... what is a good little amp i could get guys? i was thinking like a punch 50 or something..