[mrhayes1]

Hi,

I am trying to get some help on the tweeter and mid speakers in our cars. I have browsed some threads and see no clear solution here. As you may know, the 3.5 inch mid and tweeter up on the dash are wired together. My understanding is that the factory amp provides power to the tweeter which then goes out to the mid (or visa versa...).

Well a while back I replaced all 4 of my dash speakers; both tweeters and both mids. I did this by cutting the stock wiring and removing the old speakers. I then installed the new speakers by sort of repurposing the stock connector. So, essentially everything is still wired up the same as stock, I just upgraded the speakers.

Anyway, now about a year later I am having issues where I occasionally hear distortion/static coming from the dash when playing music. I refuse to believe that it is a speaker issue as the aftermarket speakers were replaced a year ago and are good quality.

My question is, can anyone help troubleshoot this? Is that stock connector that I repurposed just a connector or is it a type of crossover? Is there anyway to bypass that? Basically I am trying to figure out if my issue is the speakers are crapping out or if perhaps it is due to the wiring and that stock connector.