BigNug
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Jul 2005
Inver Grove Hghts,MN
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Have an 85 TC and I just put a new interior in and it looks like there's a spot to put in speakers in the doors. My question is I found a 2-wire plug just laying inside the doors. Are those speaker wires? Can't find any type of wiring diagram that cover this. I have the orgininal radio and factory speakers in the back deck and the dashboard. I would like to change out all the speakers and add new one's to the doors if possible. Not looking to blow out windows (52 years old) just good sound.
Thanks
Bignug
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kwiksilver3441
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Feb 2003
La crosse/WI/USA
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that is the wire harness for the factory speakers. you might want to think about running new wire though. i have been installing car stereo equipment for over 10 years and the wire they used in the 80s was....well needless to say....it sucked. even cheap walmart car stereo wire would be better. cost about 12 bucks for 50 ft.
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turbokev
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Mar 2002
Exeter, NH USA
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Not 100% sure without seeing them but most likely, yes.
When I replaced my radio with a CD/radio I ran new quality speaker wire to each of the 6 speakers (2 dash, 2 doors, 2 rear deck) right from the deck.. I just merged the 2 front rights, and 2 front lefts together at the deck.
Kev Schofield
1989 Corvette
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Keith Nubel
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Apr 2001
Liberty Township, OH
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I added door speakers to my 85. The 2 wires in the small plug are for speakers. You have to pull the radio and ohm them to see were they are in the plug. If you can't locate them then pull new wire, which is a pain. I reused all the other wiring in the car and it's fine, sounds great.
1985 TC
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DonH
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Jun 2002
Central Massachusetts, USA
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The Ford speaker connector is a funny looking gray thing with two terminals that are in line like this - -. If that is what you have the wiring for each door speaker is in parallel with the dash speaker for each side and you can just hook the speaker up.
1987 TC stock except ATR 2.5"
1983 Pontiac Transam T-top 5.7 T56 [email protected] top speed: 176mph
1978 Fairmont 2.3 4-spd Big-top S/W
1946 Willys CJ2A 134.2ci L4 No-top
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BigNug
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Jul 2005
Inver Grove Hghts,MN
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Went to Best Buy and picked up some door speakers and installed them last nite. they fit perfectly and sound great. Now to up grade the rear deck speakers.
Bignug
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loutheplumber
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Oct 2006
Mc Donald Pa.
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sorry to bring a post back from the dead but i was wondering did you use the existing wiring or did you run new wire to the door speakers
1985 Mercury Capri 2.3T
1988 Ford Thunderbird TC
2004 Dodge Ram 1500
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bhazard
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Nov 2005
Swanton, OH
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My 88 didn't have wiring in the doors for speakers. "Premium sound" guessing, since the covers say that on them, dont think it had an equalizer though.
88 TC, 170k, K&N, $5 Boostvalve, Stinger 3" ex., 3" Magnaflow, 3" Stinger tail, Zoom clutch
15.26 @ 86mph, 2.18 60' killed valvetrain & headgasket
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loutheplumber
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Oct 2006
Mc Donald Pa.
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mine has the wiring in the doors i was wondering how i would go about hooking it up
1985 Mercury Capri 2.3T
1988 Ford Thunderbird TC
2004 Dodge Ram 1500
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BigNug
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Jul 2005
Inver Grove Hghts,MN
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I did pull new wires into the doors. The drivers door was easy the passenger was a pain in the ass. I ended up pulling the speaker from the dash and feeding the wire that way. I also did change out the rear speakers. Like the earlier post stated, check polarity of the wire. BIG DIFFERENCE in sound.
Bignug
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