I had just bought a set of Infinity REFERENCE 5030CS 5.25 for a fair price off ebay. My question is with the wiring and install after the factory amp. Here's how I understand it.

Pop out the old tweets and woofers and install the new speakers. Should I then either use factory wires (or new if supplied) that run from the new speakers to the crossover, then twist the factory wires from the amp together that will run also to the crossover?

I have tried to search for this in the other forums but couldn't find an install with the Infinity system, and or a definite way to connect the wiring.
Thanks for the input!

 

I am watching this for answers, because I would think you would want to run the wire to you old speaker into the crossover and then wire the mid and tweeter off of the crossover. Guess it depends if the amp provides tweet and mid x-over or not. Plus aren't the new speakers only going to be 2 ohm if they are run thru x-over?

 

I know there are built in cross overs on the factory tweeters. I would like to wire the new speakers up to the crossovers. It seems simple, but I may be missing a step you know.

 

For the components to sound best I would assume they need to run using their crossover. My guess is that the factory tweet is crossed over and the mid runs free...

 

Well I spoke with a local car audio installer about how to install the components. He told me the tweeters are hooked directly into the head unit. He then stated to hook the wiring from the stock front speaker (woofer) into lead (+,-) into the cross over, and rewire from the x-over to the new woofer and tweeter. Also to just tape off the old tweeter wires and do not use them. FYI

 

When I hooked my kappa's up the mid wire carried no high end only the tweeter wires. twisting them together at the crossover didn't work either. I ended up running the mid wire to the crossover and powering the mid speaker with that. I ended up just hooking the tweeter wire straight to the tweeter and have no problems or meltdowns. I do have the infinity system w/ the amp and am pretty sure the amp is already set to the frequency's, hence no sub control.

 

If you have the Infinity amp, then you would not use the cross-over from the Infinity component system you bought.

You would just connect the tweeters to the tweeter wires and the woofer to the woofer wires which come directly from the amp. The OEM Infinity amp handles all the cross over stuff already. Adding the cross over would only add more noise and reduce the power to the speakers.

If you don't have the OEM Infinity amp, then you would use the cross-over supplied with the component system.

 

Actually that information makes no sense and is kind of contradicting.

 

Well I am second quessing myself now too. I installed the dirvers side component last night with the x-over and it sounds almost tin canny, and not as good as the factory speaker on the passenger side. I have researched another forum and it was stated to not install the cross over with the infinity amp due to it all ready being crossed over??

 

I just want to start off saying thanks for all the positive feedback. I had searched these speakers through crutchfield and didnt think anything of not being able to handle the power due to the factory infinity amp. Here are the speakers stats:

component speaker system includes 2 woofers, 2 tweeters, and 2 crossovers
5-1/4" Plus One+ Injection-Molded Polypropylene (IMPP) woofer with hi-roll rubber surround
1" edge-driven textile dome tweeter
Starfish™ mounting brackets for easier tweeter installation in factory locations
2-way external crossover network (18 dB/octave, 3,500 Hz high- and low-pass)
2-ohm impedance for extra power (compatible with virtually all factory or aftermarket car stereos)
tweeter adjustment circuits (0, -3 dB)
power range: 2-75 watts RMS (225 watts peak power)
frequency response: 67-21,000 Hz
sensitivity: 92 dB
top-mount depth: 2-1/4"

My question I am confused about where your coming from is, are you saying to hook the x-overs before going threw the factory amp? Or after the amp? I currently hooked the drivers side up after the amp, and from the cross over installed the woofer and tweeter.
thanks