Follow-ups Re: Speaker Wiring in a 92 MB Speaker Wiring in a 92 MB July 27, 2010, 10:17:14 am Yahoo Message Number: 114784I'm looking to replace my original stereo and speakers. I understand that older units grounded the speakers at a ground location near their mounting points vs. running two wires up to the unit which is required by newer receivers. Does anyone knows when this changed? Just wondering if I have a very large job ahead of me or a relatively easy one.Thanks, Jerry
Re: Speaker Wiring in a 92 MB Reply #1 – July 27, 2010, 06:58:26 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114804My 91 Chevy (I think all the G-vans are like this) uses chassis common for the negative on speaker leads vs running a proper 2 conductor speaker wire. It also sounded AWFUL (hissing, pops and crackling), so I junked that wiring setup with the quickness. Fortunately only my dash speakers were wired that way and didn't have to run wires into the doors (yet).It's kind of a pa
Re: Speaker Wiring in a 92 MB Reply #2 – July 27, 2010, 07:45:49 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114808"It's kind of a pain but I would run new [dual] speaker wire out to brand new speakers instead of using the crummy factory wiring." Agreed on both counts; this is what I did with Gertie (1985). First, one-wire-plus-chassis-ground speaker wiring is trouble-prone; that's why they don't do it that way any more. :-) Second, if you have 20- to 30-year old speakers, the cones are probably in bad shape and the rubberized surround rings are almost certainly shot. Replacing both wiring and eakers will get you much better sound.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Speaker wiring Reply #3 – July 27, 2010, 12:25:26 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114786Jerry: Have fun getting the caulking off of your radio. LD used caulk to keep the radio from moving around. Works pretty well until you want to take it out. My '99 has two wires going to each speaker, no grounds. You'll be able to tell by the wiring at the back of the old radio. Do you have speakers in the front doors? You could pull those to see if they have dual wire or just one each with a common ground. My speakers in the back overhead compartment were easy to get to because of a removable panel in the floor of the compartment, tiny little brass screws. I didn't like that LD had left the speaker magnets sticking up through the floor and were just exposed, so I built a closed box to protect the speakers more. No Mu metal, so don't place anything up there that could be damaged by a magnetic field. I use it for bedding for the king sized bed. Ron and a '99 TKB named Bluebelle.[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Speaker wiring Reply #4 – July 27, 2010, 12:56:32 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114787I'm interested to hear about the radio removal process. Replacing the stock cassette radio on my 1993 LD is on my todo list.Does the removal process consist of the following steps?1) Remove the dash trim 2) Remove screws holding radio in-place 3) Monkeying around with loosening the old caulking-Tim
Re: Speaker wiring Reply #5 – July 27, 2010, 01:18:41 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114788I have a 95LD and I changed the radio out several months ago. I was expecting all the calking issues I had read about, and found the radio supported only with a bracket and screws. After removing the dash face plate everything else was a snap.Ed[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Speaker wiring Reply #6 – July 27, 2010, 01:36:36 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114789Tim, I'd be interested to know which radio you install...I have a 93 that badly needs that item updated!helen[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Speaker wiring Reply #7 – July 27, 2010, 08:58:35 pm Yahoo Message Number: 114814Quote Tim, I'd be interested to know which radio you install...I have a 93 that badly needs that item updated!helen Had the stereo replaced on my 1990 Chevy classis....wasn't too gooped in. Did need to replace the front dash speakers, but due to age related sound quality (dried out). Rear speakers still sound ok.Lisa and Blue
Speaker wiring Reply #8 – September 17, 2013, 04:37:39 pm Yahoo Message Number: 142719Can anyone here tell me if the speaker wires from the dash radio are easily (ya, I know it's all relative) accessible anywhere other than in the dash ? '06MB.
Re: Speaker wiring Reply #9 – September 18, 2013, 03:45:26 pm Yahoo Message Number: 142747I'm not sure how else you could "easily" all the speaker wires except at each speaker or at the rear of the radio. I replaced my radio a couple of years ago and made a color-coded diagram of the Lazy Daze wire colors and the automobile-standard colors. The entire adventure can be seen at Cab Radio Replacement .Ted H. Toad Hall
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