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I had some fun repacing the door speakers in my "94 Escort GT
this weekend. They needed replacing for awhile. last fall I
disconected the one in the passenger door because it was
blown. I found a pair cerwin vega 2 way speakers that looked
about the right size for a price that I couldn't pass up. So using
the instructions from my trusty Chilton repair manual. I took off
the door panels.
the new speakers were a little smaller than the old ones and
had 4 "ears" with screw holes instead of the 3 on the stock
speakers. Also the old speakers have a special conector and
are not marked + or - So it wasn't going to be a simple swap,
darn it. You could replace the whole stereo and run new wires
then you would know the polarities. But I'm cheap and my stereo
still works. First, I figured out what wire was positive and what
was negitive by turning on the stereo very low volume and using
a DC voltmeter. But if you don't have a meter you can use some
wire and an AA or AAA battery and do a pop test on one of the
original speakers. Google search "battery pop test" for the
procedure. . Here is the cool part. I used the outer part of the
old speakers to mount the new ones inside. I cut the three
"spokes" on the back of the speaker that held the magnent to the
outer ring with metal shears ( tin snips ) and just tore away the
cone leaving just a metal ring with the three screw holes. The
new speakers nestled right inside my newly made mounting
rings. I attached the new speakers to the rings by simply making
tabs on the outer edge of the ring to bend over the edge of the
new speakers by making four pairs of short radial cuts next to
each other to form a tab. I also used some silicone adhesive
caulk to make sure there wasn't any rattles and buzzes. I also
reused the old speaker to wire connectors by soldering them on
to the new speakers. They sound great and I didn't do any
drilling or cutting on my car.
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