How to Install Car Tweeters
A tweeter is a variety of speaker that heightens the treble in a sound system. In other words, the tweeters detect and enhance high-pitched frequencies, while the woofers increase the bass in the system. Tweeters have the ability to amplify the sounds and improve quality of the sound of your music or video.
Supply List
- Screwdriver
- Crossover cable
- Tweeter
- Wire cutters
- Solder equipment
- Crimpers
- Disconnect the battery in your vehicle by unhooking the negative battery cable from the negative battery terminal.
- Locate where your speakers are or where you plan to situate them.
- Remove your door panel, if you want to connect your tweeters to the door. If not, you may skip this step.
- Remove any current tweeters installed to your vehicle. You just need to unscrew them to dismount them. Disconnect the tweeters from the speaker wires.
- Connect the wire that originally was attached to your speakers to the output speaker wire. The wire you are attaching typically connects to the head unit. It may also hook up to your amplifier. Make sure your wiring joins correctly, so that positives attach to positives, and negatives attach to negatives. Solder these wires together for the best sound quality. However, you may use electrical tape to connect them for a quicker, less permanent fix.
- Hook up the high-frequency lead to the tweeter. This lead runs from the crossover cable. If you have unhooked your woofer or are installing a new one, hook the low-frequency lead to it.
- Mount the new tweeter by simply screwing it into the factory mounts. Sometimes, it does not fit, so you will have to purchase a new mounting kit for your device. Follow the instructions that come with the kit, if you must purchase one.
- Mount the crossover cable, which you can position almost anywhere, such as inside an undamaged door frame.