wiring adapter needed?

1st car in my name · 08-07-2006, 03:53 AM

I'm replacing the front speakers in my 99 A6 with the non-Bose audio system. I took my door off to measure my speakers (all 6.5" by the way) and I noticed the woofers seem to be connected by a special plug. Will I need a special harness/adapter in order to connect my woofers to a new component system (currently deciding between Boston Acoustics, Infinity, or Polk Audio)? This is the first major change to my car and I want to make sure I'm fully prepared when I do it.

Pelican Pete · 08-07-2006, 04:02 AM

I just bought speaker adaptors for my car, and they came with harness adaptors as well. I didn't need them so I threw them out. Too bad I didn't see your post yesterday -- I could have sent them to you before I took out the trash.

You don't need adaptors though. You can just snip the harnesses off the plug and connect the + and - wires to the speaker. You may want to crimp or solder on some quick connect plugs that slide onto the speaker tabs.

Enjoy,
P.

08-07-2006, 04:02 AM	#2
Pelican Pete AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,145	You could, but not necessary I just bought speaker adaptors for my car, and they came with harness adaptors as well. I didn't need them so I threw them out. Too bad I didn't see your post yesterday -- I could have sent them to you before I took out the trash. You don't need adaptors though. You can just snip the harnesses off the plug and connect the + and - wires to the speaker. You may want to crimp or solder on some quick connect plugs that slide onto the speaker tabs. Enjoy, P. __________________ New car: 2006 B7 A4 2.0TQMS, Prem, Tech, OceanBlue Sold: 1998.5 B5 A4 1.8T Quattro Sport Sept. 11, 2001 -- We will not forget. UrA4 -- 1998.5 1.8tqms GIAC 1 bar, APR exhaust, Turbo5 BPV, Neuspeed shifter, OEM Sport springs, Bilstein Sport shocks, AWE-DTS AWE VDO Nightvision Boost gauge, Euro projectors, Philips HID, Alpine V12 MRV-F357, DLS Sub, Focal 130K Oettinger RE 17x8, Toyo T1-R 225/45-17, ECS Tuning Stage II Brakes

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