Where would you recommend purchasing the terminal connectors? I am trying to replace terminals on a car stereo wiring harness. Thanks.
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I bought mine from Coolerguys and it was (and still) is Amazon Prime which is nice if you happen to be a prime member. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007JLN93S/ref=ox_ya_os_product) and there were no issues at all.
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Digi-key or Mouser. They have just about everything electrical, especially molex pins and connectors.
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I have no experience with car terminals, as I was using it for computer power supply wires. But I bought long wing mini fit molex pins from pcmzd (.com)
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I find these to be great crimpers. I have used all qualities over a life time in electronics and these are a good value.
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I may not have answered your question. If you want a recommendation as to where to buy the crimp terminals (rather than the crimp tool), I'd recommend Mouser. (www.mouser.com). They charge shipping which for small items (like crimp terminals) ranges from $5-$7 in my experience.
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I don't think so. I don't think any speakers come with connectors. I don't remember any being in the box. The correct way to attach your wire to the terminal is to solder it, so I don't know that any manufacturers send connectors.
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It comes with a harness that has the connector for the stereo on one end and loose wires on the other. You will need to provide the connector that mates to your car. Some older cars need an antenna adapter, too.
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Considering how pleased I am with the Kolossus wire, I'd suggest buying it. I would suggest using a better quality rca cable though. Terminals are metal with plastic core so its very flimsy and fragile.
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Honestly what I would do is check crutchfield.com to make sure it fits your vehicle and maybe call or search online to see if you need a install kit and/or wiring harness. You may even want to order it from crutchfield as they give you the harness, kit, etc. Anything needed plus diagrams of everything. Usually you can find a stereo for less someplace else, but sometimes it makes more sense to order from crutchfield because you get all the extras. Sounds like I am pushing crutchfield and I am not, they are just a great place to go first to find the stereo you want. Then shop around for a lower price - if you want. Crutchfield would sell a lot more if they price matched I can tell you that, other times they aren't so high. Good luck!
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I would not stress about this. The best solution would be to use an RCA Y adapter, and you could have one in 2 days from Amazon. However, you will get signal from plugging it into either the red or white terminal. Plug it into the one you like best and order the adaptor. I made my own from an old RCA cable that I had. Remember that you only paid $100 for your surround sound system-you aren't going for audiophile levels of accuracy here.
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You will have to pull the head unit out and connect this into the wiring harness between the radio and where the harness plugs into your vehicles factory wiring. It's not difficult, but you may need to solder or re-crimp the connections depending on how your wiring harness adapter is installed. I would think that Best Buy or a local car stereo shop would do the install for a few $ if you don't want to mess with it.
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I don't know if you can connect two sets of wires to the terminal. But you can get connectors so you can connect a second run wire to the wire coming off the box. I have done this with mine. Works fine. Just make sure you get a connector the right size to handle your cable. I bought one recently that would not work because it assumed I was trying to connect a light fixture to the main cable.
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Go to your local stereo shop (best buy or frys even on line some where) and ask if there is an installation kit matching your car to this head unit available . I'm sure there is, its a simple install, don't forget the wiring harness. Good unit too.
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If you hook these to your factory radio, they will be a huge improvement over the factory ones, but if you really want them to shine get an aftermarket amp / head unit.If you are comfortable splicing wires, you should have no problems hooking these up. Just Google the wiring diagram so that you can make sure that you connect the right wires to the correct terminals.
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Need to order the car kit. Most local car stereo shops sell these. It is a plastic adapter in which the stereo mounts. also a wiring harness adapter will be required for the paticular vehicle.
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You need to purchase another cable for between the battery and the switch and then the other terminal on the switch connects to the car with the existing + wire. You will prob have to change the connector to attach to the existing wire.
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Just hardwired mine today. I bought a Cobra hardwire kit (they are universal), a Bussman BP/HHH fuse tap (both from Amazon) and a 2amp fuse from an auto parts store. Very easy. Hardest part is figuring out how to run the wire throughout your car so that it's out of sight. You may need to look up diagrams and photos of dashboard/panel removals. Not hard. Also, you need to find a fuse in your box that works only with the key in the ignition. Easy enough to test/research. Total cost of hardwiring this myself was less than $25. Quoted a price of $75 from a car audio place.
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Hi Gerrid, call your car manufacturer for this question. You can use this link http://docs.sony.com/release/WXGT90BT_install_EN_FR.pdf It's the installation/connection guide for the car stereo.-Vincent
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They should be purchased separately. Normally you would be installing these in an aftermarket upgrade and use your new wiring. Most amplifier upgrade kits come with connectors, or you can get them at any hardware/electronics shop or here for just a couple bucks. The reason they don't come is that they would have to match the wire gauge you were using in the system. You would want to get both narrow and wide female spade connectors, or solder the wire to the speakers leads directly. If you are going to connect them to the stock wiring and need adapters, There is a company called Metra that makes wiring harness adapters that work well. I have done both with good results. Also, make sure you use the included capacitors on the + lead or buy "Bass Blockers" to prevent low frequency signal from damaging your speakers. These can't take low base and you will ruin them if you do not have some means of cutting off frequencies below about 100-200 Hz or higher. If you are using an aftermarket amplifier, it would normally have a High Pass filter setting that allows this, and you would then not need the capacitors. Your OEM amplifier, if there is one in your system, may also have this capability, but it is not always easy to find out it if does or not. It is NOT likely that a system that is has radio/CD player without an extra amplifier has this but a little research might be worth it.
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it would be wise to purchase an adapter so you don't have to figure out what wire goes where. plus it makes it easier to uninstall and get the old radio hooked back up when you want to sell the car.
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Since you have a 4 year old car your wiring should be in very good condition and therefore very likely you won't have to replace wires or connections. If I remember correctly, these speakers come with 3 options to pick from to mount onto your car's existing speaker mounts (holes). As you can see, the small tweeters aren't built into the speaker so you'll have to open up the area where your car's stock tweeters are located, and I'm betting that's a piece of plastic covering your tweeter that'll snap on and off with a little forceful tug, but be careful not to break it. The connections are very standard, one is thick and one is thin. Use your car's existing wires to connect to the speaker's input, then use the crossover wires that come with these speakers to connect the output of the speaker to the input of the tweeter. Connect the thick to thick and the thin to thin, that simple. If your car doesn't already have a place to mount the tweeters then this is where you'll have to get creative and make a place to mount them, but all these new cars i'm betting have their tweeters somewhere by the windshield and door. I tried looking at Kenwood's website for their installation diagram they used to have as PDF format but i think they took it down. I can't even find these speakers anymore. I bought them about 2 years ago. Had to get creative and make a place for my tweeters since i have a 1996 model. I like the investment I made on these speakers, not one regret.