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Old 07-02-2008, 08:40 AM
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Default HOW TO WIRE TWEATERS

ok i have an 89 crx dx with panisonic deck, 2 infinit and 2 sony spks and a 12 kicker sub with kenwood amp, i got some tweaters from a scrap yard and im not to sure how to wire them becuase i dont really have anymore outputs from my cd player left?
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Old 07-02-2008, 08:51 AM
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I just parallel wired the stock tweeters in my 1997 Civic EX off of the front door speakers since my aftermarket head unit was rated for 2 ohms. If I decide to add an amp and possibly a sub, I will run new wires for the aftermarket door speakers and leave the tweeters connected to the amp on the head unit.

The only problem I see in your situation is if you have the 2 ohm infiinity speakers like I have in my other vehicle. If you already have a 2 ohm stereo load, then wiring the factory tweeter in parallel to your door speakers may cause problems with your head unit.
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Old 07-02-2008, 04:39 PM
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dont hook it up to your door speakers.... tweeters are designed to play 2500hz and up..... if you run full range to em there just gonna die in a matter of time.... tweeters usually come with a crossover .... if you dont have it dont use em
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dont hook it up to your door speakers.... tweeters are designed to play 2500hz and up..... if you run full range to em there just gonna die in a matter of time.... tweeters usually come with a crossover .... if you dont have it dont use em
If you have the crossover why can't you wire them to the door speakers? I am wanting to know myself because I have a set of tweeters coming in the mail and they come with crossovers.
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Old 07-03-2008, 04:11 AM
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if you have the crossover you can hook it up to whatever you want

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Old 07-07-2008, 12:51 PM
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get some bass blockers for the tweets cuz as mentioned they will be ruined. I do have a set of jl crossovers sitting around without speakers, they were in my car when I bought it. I just put in mb quart mids and tweets in my doors and to get good sound you should have a full component set. If you wanna buy the crossovers pm me.
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Old 07-07-2008, 01:35 PM
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Oops, I forgot to mention that my tweeters are crossed over AND they are only hooked up to the radio power, just like the door speakers. I am going to have to rethink that strategy if/when I add an amp to the car.
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