This vehicle's system was put together in a matter of a few days, because I noticed that one of the factory stereo speakers in the drivers side door was not working properly.
The philosophy was... If I'm going to replace the speakers, I was going to use a component set. If I'm going to use a component set, then I'm going to need an amplifier... The only amplifier I had available for this project was a 4-channel amplifier, so I guess I needed to do 4 speakers instead of just the front two...
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Rear speakers are useless in a car, so I decided to add subwoofers in the rear instead of just any speakers...
All of the speakers are JBL, the amplifier is JBL, and the head unit is a Clarion unit that was in the car when I bought it.Thanks for your visit,
Bill Lawrence
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The original battery kept, because this car is being restored to (near) original. |
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| The rear seatbelt bolt was chosen as the location for all of the grounds. The amplifier ground (4gauge) is the thicker cable, and the thinner ground (10gauge) is for the head unit. |
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4 gauge cable was routed through the firewall using the original grommet. |
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The cable continues down the firewall. |
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The cable was routed down the driver's side of the vehicle. |
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The cable was routed through the seat frame to avoid bulges in the carpet. |
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Another shot of the power cable. |
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The speaker wires were completely replaced. Here you can see that I routed them out of the door, and through the original weatherproof tubing. |
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Here you can see the speaker wires exiting the original door tubing. |
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| Since I'm replacing the speaker wire, I soldered on the spade terminals for the speakers. |
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| After soldering, I used heat-shrink tubing to protect the terminals from the elements. |
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| These pictures show the left and right midbass/midrange drivers connected to my wiring. |