How do you remove a wire from a car stereo's wire harness?

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I’ve got a 99 Dodge Stratus, and the back speakers won’t work. To check if the problem is in the speakers (they are both wired on the left channel for some strange reason, so it could be a break in the wire along the way). Anyways, I was going to put the wires from one of the front speakers onto the outputs for the rear speakers, but I can’t get the wires out of the harness. How do I get them out?

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2 Responses to “How do you remove a wire from a car stereo's wire harness?”

paul h on July 21st, 2010 at 8:58 pm

The wires are connected at the harness plug with little flat terminals that can be removed with a paper clip or special tool….the terminals are held in place in the connector usually by a small locking tang(s) on the terminal that engages in the plug and keeps the wires from pulling out. You have to slide a paper clip or a very small thin flat tool along the terminal to release or depress that little tang to allow the terminal to come out. If you pull on the wire a bit while peering at the terminal inside the connector, you can usually see the little tangs. Radio Shack sells tools for terminal repairs and removal–here’s a link with pics
http://marvin3m.com/connect/
Unholy Warrior on July 21st, 2010 at 8:58 pm

dont get them out, use a wire stripper and connect the speaker that way. when you are finished cover up the bare wire with electrical tape (black tape)

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