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Old Mar 22, 2018 | 08:33 PM
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I have just received my radio rebuild and have a new, single speaker ready to be installed in my 67 Coupe. The current wire that was used was brown lamp cord- obviously not correct. What colors and what gauge speaker wire is correct?

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Just going by memory which is pretty poor considering my age and the drugs I am on:
Green wire to (+) approx. 18 ga.
Black wire to (-) approx. 18 ga.

One of the guys with the radio schematic will probably eventually correct me if I am wrong.
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Don't have a wire size, but here's a picture of the wire connector that goes from the connecting screws on the radio up to the connector to the speaker. They are available on ebay if you want to buy the connector and ring terminals all assembled.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-58-59-6...9VlbXu&vxp=mtr




And this is the side that goes from that connector to the speaker:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-58-59-6....c100033.m2042



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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
Don't have a wire size, but here's a picture of the wire connector that goes from the connecting screws on the radio up to the connector to the speaker. They are available on ebay if you want to buy the connector and ring terminals all assembled.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-58-59-6...9VlbXu&vxp=mtr




And this is the side that goes from that connector to the speaker:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-58-59-6....c100033.m2042



Just placed my order THANKS!!
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