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09-03-2016, 11:25 PM | #23 | |
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Hey Same is True For Hifi on the drivers side rear deck.
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Question for you. Was the drivers side rear deck the only odd polarity setup? In my case, everything was correct except the drivers side rear deck. I used the brown stripe wire as the negative in all situations.
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09-04-2016, 10:52 PM | #24 |
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Drivers rear was the only backwards wire pair. I have no idea why it's this way, but it looks like it's consistent across multiple vehicles. I did confirm the final hookup with test tones at http://www.audiocheck.net/index.php and it sounds right when that one speaker is wired "wrong"
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11-19-2016, 02:50 PM | #25 |
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soooo, im apparently an idiot. I followed the directions some members posted but i must have dicked it up somewhere along the way. I removed the rear speakers and cut the wires to the BMW plugs. I crimped on new speaker plugs and installed the speaker and im getting nothing. I reversed the wires and still get nothing, no sound at all even when i isolate that specific speaker thru idrive. So anyone else do this or am i the only one. I have the HK speakers with the tweeter so i just used the wire that was connected to the stock speaker and disregarded the wire that went to the stock tweeter. I even used the other speaker i was sent in case one was faulty but nothing out of that one either. Thanks in advance for any help
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11-21-2016, 12:16 AM | #28 |
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Somehow you aren't completing the circuit. Some possibilities: if the wire wasn't fully stripped and you crimped on over insulation, if you pulled a wire loose, if you connected to the tweeter wires instead of the supply wires, shorted something to ground and triggered a protective circuit in the amp, or some other creative mix. Even if you had + & - backwards you'd still get sound.
My suggestion would be to go back to step one and check everything again. If you haven't touched the other speaker yet, compare it against your work and see what's different. Plug the old speaker in to see if that one works. Good luck. |
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Even for those not using Bavsound speakers I would HIGHLY encourage you to check their install video. This DIY is great and the photos are very helpful, but watching someone do it on a video can be a huge help. Especially when it comes to things like how to unplug the speakers for example. They have a video for every car.
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curious which ones you used and which wiring harnesses. I'm debating coaxes for the doors, but I guess it will be a minor pia to do the wiring to the tweeters because the tweeters are wired through the midrange.
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08-16-2017, 12:53 PM | #40 |
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Thanks very much for the input! From this info, I'm going to draw the OPPOSITE conclusion from the OP. The harness connects the red stripe wire to the black lead on the harness, which should be negative and that is correct on the driver's side. If I've interpreted this correctly, the wires are consistently used in the connectors, but are not consistently colored.
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