Hey guys, played around with the molex connector today - and just don't feel like drilling it out, etc. etc.

Anyone have pictures, ideas of how to run new speaker wire to the doors without using the molex or tapping into the stock wire.

I know there is that little black gromet, but for the life of me I can't get a coat hanger/wire through to the interior.

Ideas very welcome.

Thanks.

 

Just drill the molex. It's not that hard. Makes for a clean install.

 

unfortuantely i have to disagree wholeheartedly with this statement. As a rule i almost NEVER utilize stock speaker wiring to pass power when it is possible to route new wires into the new spekaer location.

mainly for two reaons, efficiency and safetey.

the stock speaker wire in the 350z for example...is around an 18 if not 20 gauge cable, if you are powering anyhting with say 75 to 100 or even more wattage through it, the efficiency will quickly go down the tubes as that thin of a cable simply cannot transport that much power efficiency, whcih means at the end of the day, you are not sending all the power you can to the particular speaker. resulting in, among other things, less dynamic headroom as the power wont be there when the speaker needs it.

the second reason i dont use stock wiring is that as a by product of the small guage wire passing more power, it generate heat rapidly. not only is this bad in the long run for the wire itself, the fact that its bundled in with all the other factory wiring, many of them extremely important, means that should you have the failure of this one est of wires due to heat, it will likely damage other, much more vital cabling. not a risk i want to take. Not saying it will happen 100 percent of the time, but i have seen enough times of somehting like this happening to not ever want to risk it.

you will never seen me reuse the factor speaker wire on a car that i can run new wires into.

back to the original topic. i agree if yo uwant to run wires into the door, just do it through the molex. the alternative method is no easier, involves more drilling and creates more of a chance of water leaking into the car. if you are uncomfortable doing it yourself, i would suggest finding someone who has done it before or a shop

cheers,

b

 

i know what you saying. but then again, i cant even remmeber the last time i put anyhting close to 60 watts on a front stage is

for me though, i am brought up on the school of throught that if there is any chance you make something more reliable and perform better during an install, and eliminate the chances of affecting the car in a negative way, you should do it

 

Yea, the crossovers are in the door and I am bi-amping them so need to run 2 sets of wire anyways. I will take a look at the molex again...argghhh. Really though, that nice little rubber grommet is just screaming at me to use

 

I drilled the out the molex a few weeks ago for my install and ran all new wire. But be carefull! I nicked a wire and shorted out my passenger side window. It took my dealer 4 hours to track down the short. One other note on drilling the molex. They come apart easy but getting them back together is a PITA. I had to take my doors off the car so that I could close the clamp. There simply was not room for the clamp to close correctly with the door on. Maybe it is just an issue with the 2006 model. My dealer said that they also need to remove the door on the 2006 to close the Molex clamps.