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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 07:45 AM
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Heres the deal, the person who owned my car before me, changed the speaker wire in the car, but the wire doesnt have any indication of whats positive and whats negative, so i just have white wires. Is there any way I can determine whats what without having to do all new wiring? I want to make sure all my speakers are wired in phase with eachother.

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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 08:12 AM
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sometimes the wire with writting is negative, but that depends on the installer
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 08:23 AM
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usually the ground wire has a black strip going down the center
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 09:03 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Brand &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the wire doesnt have any indication of whats positive and whats negative</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 10:18 AM
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test light?
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 11:10 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93civicEX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">test light?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I don't see how that will tell me whats Pos and whats Neg
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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you have to take out each speaker and check the polarity. or if you can see the actual speaker, put a small voltage battery to it and see if the cone moves out or in. Then check the leads. That should tell you if its wired correctly or not. But i dont think theres any easy way of telling, especially with aftermarket wiring.
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 11:40 AM
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ok i figured out how...... thanks for ur input guys
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