[Juaxoo]

Ok, I just recently put in two 6X9's for my 94 mustang, i think the original ones are 5X8 but the 6X9 still fit with my modifications.
But when i bought the car the left side front and rear speakers are REALLY faint. I can turn the fade or whatever all the way to the left side and turn the volume up to 15 when i can get the same power from the only right side by only going to like 3 or 4......So i'm trying to figure out why they are so weak. Will i need to just strip the wires, get new ones and what not?,....im planing on buying new 5X8s for my door panels. But not until i figure what is going on. I'm also planning on buying two 12 inch subs and a really good amp, with an enclosure or box for my 94.....if anyone has any ideas on whats up with the speakers or any good place i can get a good amp and subs..plz help
Thanks

[Bahallford]

A good place to look for car audio is Crutchfield.com. You can put in your vehicle information and will give you a list of stuff that is compatible. They also have some pretty decent prices.

[Juaxoo]

yea my dad told me about Crutchfield.....thats where he gets his stuff

[Bahallford]

yeah i always go there to look at wat I like. I havent bought anything from them ye, but it shows me wat I can get. I do have a small system though.

[freefallin]

hey...i have a 94 mustang 2...

i installed 6x9's in the rear ... cut out the holes myself and installed and ran the wiring myself....sounds awesum....ran it under the carper and under the center consol (past the e-brake and box/holder thing).......i installed a 12' kicker CVR in a custom box with a 1100 watt amp ... all wired myself...all upgraded wiring....pumps like a mutha.......

but anyways..

do the speakers sound like they are blown at all?....do u have an aftermarker head unit (cd player/mp3 player....)???.....u could have the wiring backwards?....posotive wire to the negative terminal.........negative wire to posotive terminal...that could mess up ur speaker in time ......

[Juaxoo]

well when i bought it ...it sounded like that...and no they arent blown...so im thinking its the wiring too....but yea it has an aftermarket cd/mp3 player in it....and imaguess thats what prolly happened.....ill have to wait a week til im out of school and take more time to look at it thoroughly ...

[freefallin]

ya im guessing that the person that had it before u installed it himself then cuz i wouldnt think that a professiona installation would leave it like that....and u should check to see if he used new wiring or just tapped into the old wiring......i ran new wiring so i know where the wires go through the car....u might have some trouble following urs....

[Juaxoo]

yea ..well when i look into my subs and amp ima have to reqire everything cause ima prolly get 5x8s for the door panels....or whatever....so ill jsut buy new wiring too....hopefully thatll fix it...

[snowboarder7710]

just FYI, theyre 6x8s that are in there, not 5x8s.

a common issue is there could be a factory amp in there causing the problem. if you pull out the radio, what types of plugs are there? if you have a flat gray one, thats your power wires (12+, ign, ground, etc.). if you have a 2nd black one that is flat, exactly like the gray one, then you dont have a factory amp, and its a problem with the deck. BUT, if you have anything that looks different from a long flat one, then you have a factory amp.

the factory amp should be located on the transmission hump directly below the radio. you can usually remove the lower radio (or pocket if yours didnt come with a cd player) and see a silver amp with a heat sink. remove the larger harness from it and that goes directly to the speakers. this harness should fit into that amp plug. Ford/Mazda Receiver Wire Harness For select models with factory amplifier at Crutchfield.com