Rear speaker wiring

[daves16v 1]

Came to change one of my rear speaker shelves and noticed the speakers have been replaced with JBL's but the wiring had been tied on rather than crimped. Now in the 2 weeks I've owned the car I have found quite a few 'corners cut' that I've had to put right so I'd like to double check the speaker wiring. Does anyone know which wires are positive and which are negative. Car is a 94 VR if that makes a difference.

 

Thanks

Dave

[borarob 0]

have a look at each side, one of the wires each side should be of a similar colour scheme - probably with brown in it. that will be negative.

[borarob 0]

just been and checked - was right. one side red and brown, other blue and brown. brown negative

 

hth

[daves16v 1]

I've got 2 colours on each wire on driver side - red/brown and blue/green

 

Haven't checked pass side.

[borarob 0]

yeah its brown and another colour not just plain brown. once you look at pass side it will all become clear :)

[daves16v 1]

yeah its brown and another colour not just plain brown. once you look at pass side it will all become clear :)

 

Ok will check it out tomoz, thanks.

[daves16v 1]

Found this which confirms it -

 

http://ccs.exl.info/carwires.html

[Supercharged 2]

Brown is always Neg or Earth on VW looms.

[daves16v 1]

Brown is always Neg or Earth on VW looms.

 

Thanks Steve I'll try to remember that.

 

Wiring is all sorted now with new crimps :clap:

[fla 9]

on the speaker itself, which is the negative, the large spade or the small one?

[daves16v 1]

on the speaker itself, which is the negative, the large spade or the small one?

 

Small spade.