For years now the speakers in my truck have been having issues.
For years now the speakers in my truck have been having issues. From a friend FUBARing an installation and causing the front door speakers to quit working to the two rear speakers slowing going out until they were gone. Which we last week.
I went down to a local car audio store and was told which speakers to purchase. They wanted $100 +installation fees, but Amazon and eBay only wanted $55 shipped and I could install them.
The problem is, they came with no wiring harness adapter. No big deal, Amazon is flooded with wiring harness adapters. The problem arises with which adaptor. Per the manufacturer of adaptors, I need the 72-4568 (https://www.amazon.com/Metra-72-4568-Speaker-Selected-Vehicles/dp/B0002BEUZ8 ) but the picture looks nothing like the connector I would need.
However, per the Q/A part of Amazon, people with similar year/model trucks to mine have had good luck with the 72-4500 (https://www.amazon.com/Metra-72-4500-Speaker-Connectors-Vehicles/dp/B0002BG6OG) which does appear to be the proper shape, if not the proper fitment. It looks like it would slide right in there.
Per the part manufacturer's website, the 72-4568 is the part that would fit, it just doesn't look right. I can, of course, splice some wiring and bypass the need for the adaptor altogether, but for less than $10 I'd rather just plug-in-play and a kid any future hassles from my hatchet job.
I went down to a local car audio store and was told which speakers to purchase. They wanted $100 +installation fees, but Amazon and eBay only wanted $55 shipped and I could install them.
The problem is, they came with no wiring harness adapter. No big deal, Amazon is flooded with wiring harness adapters. The problem arises with which adaptor. Per the manufacturer of adaptors, I need the 72-4568 (https://www.amazon.com/Metra-72-4568-Speaker-Selected-Vehicles/dp/B0002BEUZ8 ) but the picture looks nothing like the connector I would need.
However, per the Q/A part of Amazon, people with similar year/model trucks to mine have had good luck with the 72-4500 (https://www.amazon.com/Metra-72-4500-Speaker-Connectors-Vehicles/dp/B0002BG6OG) which does appear to be the proper shape, if not the proper fitment. It looks like it would slide right in there.
Per the part manufacturer's website, the 72-4568 is the part that would fit, it just doesn't look right. I can, of course, splice some wiring and bypass the need for the adaptor altogether, but for less than $10 I'd rather just plug-in-play and a kid any future hassles from my hatchet job.
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But, since it also seems you're not paying attention to my problem: the connectors connect the truck's wiring harness, while the speakers themselves don't have a wiring harness.
Maybe it's an American car thing vs Japanese. My Civic, Sentra and my current Xterra were all direct solder to the speaker terminals.