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Old May 11, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Please Help Ordered Wrong Part Now Screwed

Hello, i ordered part # 9365799 from GM parts direct that is the replacement 6.5 inch sub woofer for the sail pannel...but it wont work due toi the plug being 4 prongs instead of 2. I have a 98 Camaro SS with the monsoon system. And now i cant put the friggin original woofer back in beacuse the screws have a plastic piece that goes behind the slot where the screw mount is so that you are able to screw it in place. But i cant get my hand behind there to make the piece fit then feed teh screw through the slot on the sub then put that threw as well. Anyone know how to make these fit? They are the same size and everything its just the plug is wrong, on my woofers it has a 2 prong insert that goes into the sub, on this sub it has a 4 prong. What should i do?
Old May 11, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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Have any friends that are good at hooking up amps? They'll most likely know what to do with the wires to make it work right. Just cause the wires/connectors are different doesn't mean you can't use it.
Old May 11, 2004 | 09:18 PM
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Have any friends that are good at hooking up amps? They'll most likely know what to do with the wires to make it work right. Just cause the wires/connectors are different doesn't mean you can't use it.
There is a car audio place down the street from me but i dont trust them. The connectors them selves will not fit due to the fact that the ones i have are 2 prong connector and the other is a 4 prong connector on the sub. I was concidering just crackin open one of the broken subs and takeing the components i need off of it, but then i dont think it would work because there are 4 wires that go to the speaker, that then go down into the connector, on my speaker it is just 2 wires connected to the sepeaker. one + and 1 -. but on the replacement speakers its 2 + and 2-. I am going to see what ican do 2 morrow morning...but the outlook is not looking good. Would part # 10447249 work? thanks
Old May 11, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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is p# 10447249 the one i want? i am going to try to return the woofers to gm parts direct...but if they dont take them back is there anyway i can make it so that these will adapt to the 2 prong connector set up? If you click on http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/results.cfm
you will see that there are 2 red and 2 black wires comeing off of the sub and into the connector. My connector piece is just 2 wires going to the sub and a 2 prong connector. Is there a way to make them adapt? or am i just f#cked?
Old May 11, 2004 | 10:45 PM
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Try taking it back to any of your local GM dealerships for an exchange for the right one.
Old May 11, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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Try taking it back to any of your local GM dealerships for an exchange for the right one.
Would they do that? I mean since i didnt buy it from them?
Old May 11, 2004 | 11:02 PM
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the speakers are for a trans am they are 4ohm, i need a 2ohm version for the camaro. maybe gmparts direct will reimburse me.
Old May 12, 2004 | 12:46 AM
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the speakers are for a trans am they are 4ohm, i need a 2ohm version for the camaro. maybe gmparts direct will reimburse me.
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