How To Solder Car Stereo Wires

I promise this is easier than it sounds.

How to solder car stereo wires. Without moving it let the joint cool. Insert the wire into the small holes in the speaker wire tabs. After a few moments apply solder until it flows and covers the hole wire and tab near the speaker wire.

Attach the black meter probe to ground. Hold up both ends to form an X shape with the wire facing opposite directions. Twisting wires together and then covering them with heat-shrink wrap or electric tape will suffice for car stereos.

So solder with the requiored heat only. Apply heat with a hot soldering tip to both the wire and the speaker wire tab. Apply heat from underneath until the solder has flown through the joint.

Strip the two insulated wires and twist the shielding into a third wire. If the solder does not flow through more heat will be required. Solder the power wires to the voltage regulator.

Tin the tip of the iron and then clean it with a sponge before heating the wire. The third twisted one made from the shield is for common. How to solder car stereo wires.

Then use a pair of pliers to push the metal tap down into both wires flush with the body of the connector and snap the cover over the tap. I have replaced speaker terminal boards and had to de-solder and then re-solder the tinsel leads. Solder the output wires to the desired input RCA.