I'm sure it's been asked before, but my search has been unsuccessful. Anybody know what polarity is on the rear speaker wires in a 2005 Accord EX? Right rear has a blue wire with white line and blue wire with black line. Left rear has a solid pink wire and a blue with yellow line. I found the quick connect adapters @ Crutchfield only after I've cut and splice, so that's no help. I can't tell if the current connections are correct or reversed. My ears aren't that finely tuned. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

Best Buy has the quick connects too, for about $7. Got them for my front doors.

I had the same problem with my rears. I think if you get an ohm meter you can find out which one is positive and negative. Thats what me and my dad did I think. Its been awhile.... lol

 

Thanks. After I have the ohm meter in my hands, what's the sequence of events that needs to occur to determine polarity? In other words, what kind of readings am I lookin for?

 

there's a bit of a problem here ..... the (+) and (-) notations on a speaker wire are only for referance. A sound wave is AC by nature, so you can't tell which is which with a multi-meter. In your case, I'd hook both speakers up without mounting them. Next play some music at a moderate level that has some bass to it. You should be able to see if the speaker cones are both bumping in or out or if one is going the opposite direction as the other. I believe on the initial hit, they should push forward.

 

Thanks for the input. I should be able to figure it out.

 

As long as you wire all your speakers the same, + and - doesn't really matter. If you want an answer to your question they should have a wiring diagram for them in a Haynes manual. If you don't go the Haynes route, make sure they are all wired the same. Out of phase speakers don't sound the greatest lol.

 

I would just borrow a speaker tester...when you attatch the + and - to the correct leads it will make the speaker put out a beeping noise...I work at a stereo shop so thats what we do...