Typically, there are two speaker locations in the rear of the car and two in the front of the car. When you run the speaker wire, be sure to tuck the wiring underneath the floorboards and mats for a clean installation. Access the speakers by removing the trim paneling in front of them.

What color are speaker wires in a car?

The right-front speaker wires are gray, left-front speakers are white, right-rear speakers are purple, and left-rear speakers are green. Ground wires are black, antenna wires are blue, and amplifier wires are blue with a white stripe.

How do you wire up car speakers?

Position the new speaker in the door cavity, and then secure it with screws. Attach the wires that connect the car radio/CD player to the speakers. Insert the “positive” wires into the corresponding “positive” ports in both the radio and speakers, and plug the “negative” wire into the “negative” ports.

How do I know where my speaker wire is?

With a battery and one end of a speaker wire, lightly touch the wire to the battery. If you hear noise, thats a good sign. If you dont hear anything, make sure to verify everything is connected properly, and then try again with another wire.

What happens if you switch speaker wires?

Reversing speaker wire polarity is a common audio error. This action is known as making the speaker out of phase, and results in audio oddities. Although this is not dangerous to a speaker or amplifier, proper power delivery and speaker response is not possible with reversed speaker wires.