BSM139

Hi all,

I've now got some new(ish) roll hoop speakers form a MY06+ car for my MY00 car.

My current aftermarket stereo has 4 speaker output - the front left & front right connected to the 2 door speakers.

I have run the rear left & right wires to the panel behind the seats in anticipation of getting the new speakers.

My problem : Each hoop has 2 speakers in them, giving me a total of 4 speakers to connect up, and as you can guess, I am not sure how to connect them up, or if indeed, something extra is needed.

All thoughts & opinions welcome.

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Thanks
Bharat

NineBolts

I think each hoop has a left and right speaker. never really noticed or tried playing about with the balance on mine but with them being next to each ear it would seem the only way to do it.

BSM139

Are you saying that I need to wire up both the left speakers (in each hoop) to the stereo rear left channel, and the same again for the right hand side ?

This would mean that if I balance the sound to the left, I would get sound from the passenger front speaker, and sound from the left speaker in each hoop, both passenger & driver). Is that correct ?

When you get an opportunity, would you mind checking for me.

Thanks
Bharat

lovegroova

Is it not a woofer/tweeter arrangement? Left is left and right is right?

EDIT: This may be of some help http://www.handa-accessories.com/S20...2kheadrest.pdf

jml

Wise words indeed.

BSM139

Thanks, but I don't think these are the ones that I have got.

I have updated the original post with a couple of pictures, showing the hoops with the speakers.

Thanks
Bharat

NineBolts

Think of each roll hoop as big headphones. set the balance to the right and it would then come from the right ear of both the driver and the passenger.

lovegroova

OK, it looks like you have two similar speakers in each hoop, and you are supposed to run both a left and right channel to each hoop.

I forget whether it would be better to run them in parallel or in series - fester?

A better idea altogether (if you haven't already done so) would be to sell the rollhoops, get some doorcards from a later MY and install really good component door speakers.

The Loon

I agree, you will probably have to splice the original connectors in any event to make this work.

jml

Sure looks like a midrange-tweeter arrangement. If so there should be a crossover filter somewhere. May exist out of a single condenser
So speaker wire connects to filter. filter has 2 outputs - tweeter - midrange