how long did it take you to run new wire. that's what i'm wanting to do because these stock wires are dinky.

 

umm, bout a 4 hour project with a set of extra hands around. I ran into a couple of problems. One will depend on how your vehicle is equipped. When you get the panel off and replace the speaker, theres no place to run the new wire. The grommet leading to the outside of the door is completely covered with a big white plastic plug. You have to pull the rubber pipe between the door and the car away from the door and unplug the plastic plugs underneath. THese contain the controls for your locks and windows. You can pull the big plug that blocks the grommet out from the speaker hole. Theres no place to run the wire through it so you have to drill. Just pick a spot where nothing plugs into it and it will be fine. Then you have to run the wire frmo the outside of the door and into the car. I cut a hole in the grommet on both ends for the wire. It was too much of a pain in the ass to try to feed it through the rubber tube. I made my cut small and covered the speaker wire in split loom when i was done. It looks very nice and I'm sure nothing bad will happen to it. After that, its easy. once you get inside the car, you just run the speaker wires down whatever side is convenient for you, so long as you run the power wire for your amplifiers downt he other side.

 

oh, one more thing, you'll have to drill through two plugs that connect to each other on the drivers side because the controls for the power mirrors are there. Good luck.

 

thanks for the help. i'm reading this not sure what to expect, but i'll probably find out for myself. i'm a noob at this. to replace the speaker wires i'm guessing i'm going to have to take apart the whole dash too. i don't have an amp yet. i was wondering if i should just wait and get an amp to do it all at once.

 

yeah, wait for an amp, replacing the speaker wire isnt worth it if you just run off the headunit, the factory wire is sufficient for that. I'm sorry I can't explain it better, I hadnt seen it before either and it was a circus to do. Yyou don't have to take the WHOLE dash apart, but you'll need to pull the glovebox, console, and the steering column cover. It's not too bad man, if I can do it, you can do it.

 

thanks a whole lot for the info acsrcool. i lack patience and that's what i'm scared of. i think i'll try to mount the woofer, tweeters, and xover next weekend with jus the stock speakers.