I just got an '85 Ford Ranger. It needs a stereo. Anyway, there holes for 4" speakers in the dash and the last person custom made holes in the door panels for the 6"x9"s. I am wondering how I should wire these up to my cd player/deck. Should I wire the 4" ones in the dash from the "rear speaker" wires from the deck, and wire the 6"x9"s from the "front speaker" wires off the deck. Does this make sense. ie: There really are no real "rear" speakers in the truck, both are up front, so should I wire one set up as fronts and one set up as rears, or I might be able to make both of them fronts, as the deck has reg wires off of it, then maybe I can use the front output RCA's to an amplifier, then to the speakers. Just not sure how I should wire it all up so it sounds OK. I don't want sounds that are meant to be heard from the rear coming out of the front speakers. Or, should I just say, screw the 4" dash ones and just get a set of 6"x9" components? Any suggestions?
Thanks

 

Well, if youre hooking it up directly to the radio, it really doesnt matter which outputs you use (i.e., front or back channels). all four channels are the same.

though you the fader would be reversed and thats about it

 

I'd make the 4" speakers fronts and the 6 x 9's the back.

white and gray would be your fronts, and purple and green would be the rears...


white/gray = 4" speakers
purple/green = 6x9's




Since when does ford make a honda?

 

Thanks for the help. And ford doesn't make a Honda (duh). The 'teg in my avatar is my summer car (April-November) and the new truck I got will get me through the winter. The only reason I questioned the way I would hook up the speaks is because I didn't know if the signals that go to the front and rear were different or not.
Thanks again