Wiring 6 Wire Harness to 8 Wire Harness

[motown83]

Hello All,

Im replacing the old Maxxima AM/FM Cassette player in my boat with a new Sony CD player. The Sony has 8 speaker wires while the old Maxxima only has 6. How do I wire the harnesses together?

I have attached a picture of the wiring diagrams of each unit.

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Thanks for any advice in advance!

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[motown83]

Im wondering if I can split the black wire on each side of the old unit (6 wire) into 2 wires. Then splice the 2 new ends into the positives on each side.

For example, on the left side I would splice as follows

6 wire / 8 wire

Green to White

Black(end 1) to White w. Black Stripe

Yellow to Green

Black(end 2) to Green w. Black Stripe

Does this make sense? Can the black wire on each side of the 6 wire harness be split into two, essentially making it an 8 wire harness?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

you have to have a pair of wires runnin to each speaker. are running those is series now. you can find the wire that runs from the front speaker to the back speaker you could cut and splice you wires there. otherwise you might have to rewire.

 

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Im wondering if I can split the black wire on each side of the old unit (6 wire) into 2 wires. Then splice the 2 new ends into the positives on each side.
For example, on the left side I would splice as follows

6 wire / 8 wire

Green to White

Black(end 1) to White w. Black Stripe

Yellow to Green

Black(end 2) to Green w. Black Stripe

Does this make sense? Can the black wire on each side of the 6 wire harness be split into two, essentially making it an 8 wire harness?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

dont do this