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Wiring up speakers

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#1 · (Edited)
Okay so im wanting to add another set of speakers because im a 2 door and want more sound. So I was told that since im a 2 door that my aftermarket head unit would have a set of unused wires coming from the harness that I could just hook them up too. Well I took the head unit out and looked at it and there are no free wires. Every color (solid and solid with stripe): pinkish white, green, purple, grey where all hooked up and ran to the harness. So my question is what should I do? Where or what wires do I hook up my rear speakers too?

Thanks
 
#3 ·
If you have the instructions to your after market HU, there is a wiring diagram that says which wires are which, disconnect the rear speaker wires from the harness and run wires from them to the new speakers.
 
#5 ·
Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Orange
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: The radio harness does not provide a switched power source. The accessory turn-on is controlled by the lan serial network. Run a wire to the fuse box or ignition switch harness.
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black/White
Car Radio Illumination Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: N/A
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Tan
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Gray
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Light Green
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Dark Green
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: N/A
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Brown
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Dark Blue
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Light Blue
 
#8 ·
I found it, it was not in the manual but on a cheap thin piece of paper they had shoved in the bottom of the box, Green is left rear speaker and Purple is right rear speaker