Problems while replacing my speakers.

[93GreenX]

My factory door speakers have been blown since my sister drove the Explorer I have now. I finally ordered new Pioneer 6x8's and got them today.

I have noticed that the right front speaker hasnt made much noise in awhile, and the right rear has made some sound but was weak and rattled badly. Today we started working on replacing the two rear speakers. We touched the speakers wires to the current wiring in the Explorer, without clamping them together to make sure it would work. The problem is it doesnt seem to be getting much in the way of power. With the factory cassette/radio head unit, it has to be adjusted to the right rear and 3/4's of the way up to barely be able to hear any sound.

Are the right front and right rear on the same circuit? Does this sound like problem in the wiring harness of the explorer?
Has anyone experienced anything like this before? Any ideas as to why I am hardly getting any sound from the new speaker?

I am new to car audio, so this may be a stupid question, but any thoughts would be appreciated,
Denny

 

[PROTEUS]

I'm not sure if the 93 stock radio has 4 sets of wires ...but I think it should have them. In this case, you have to find what is the pair of wire going to each speakers.
It's not suggested to joint two speakers in the same circuit. Again, I think the 93 stock radio should have 4 pair of wires (one pair to each speaker).

If you joint 2 speakers in the same circuit , you may blow the head unit.

 

[wilson_nick]

uh, dude... it's prolly just your old arse factory deck. it's like 11 years old and stuff. go buy a deck for like $120 to fix your prob, peace.

 

[MattStarr]

Maybe your just not getting a good connecton... I bought the adapters so all I had to do was clip them together... It made installation real easy. Maybe try the adapters for a better connection.

 

[93GreenX]

I had planned on getting a new head unit soon, looks like I will be getting it sooner than I originally thought.

I guess I will be making a trip to Best Buy this weekend.
Thanks for all the feedback