Polk Audio EX SERIES II - Manual (Page 4)

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Installing The EX System Woofers in Factory Locations
Most cars have speaker grilles which blend with the rest of the car’s interior. Sometimes it is
difficult to determine how to remove these grilles to gain access to the speaker which you
intend to replace. If you have one of these grilles, you may want to consider using a
professional installer. On some cars, the grilles are held by screws or spring clips. The screws
will be obvious; however, the spring clips won’t be.
If there are screws, remove them, put them in a safe spot, and remove the grilles. To remove a
clip-on grill, use your flat-blade screwdriver or a putty knife to gently pry up the grille. If it
resists, back off and think again about the professional install. The cost of one of these can
sometimes be less than the cost of new door panels. Some grilles are integral parts of the door
panel and are not removable. In these cases you will need to remove the entire door panel to
gain access to the speaker location. This will usually require removal of door handles, window
winder mechanisms, and perhaps other parts such as door pulls and lock buttons.
1. Once you get the grille off, remove the factory speakers. Save the hardware. You may
be able to reuse it to mount your new speaker.
2. Attach speaker wires to the crossover woofer terminals. Attach the red wire to the
positive (+) terminal screw, and the black wire to the negative (-) terminal screw.
3. Slip the faston connectors onto the input terminals on the mid/woofer. Be sure to
attach the red wire to the positive (+) terminal, and the black wire to the
negative (-) terminal.
4. Using the hardware retained from the factory speaker or the screw clips supplied with
the EX speaker, secure your new speaker to the car panel.
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INSTALLING THE COMPONENTS
The EX System Crossovers
You will need to make wiring connections from your amp or radio to the crossovers and
from the crossovers to your mid/woofers and tweeters (see Figure 1). Choose crossover box
locations that are convenient for making these connections.
Your EX Series II crossovers have terminals which are clearly marked for wiring
connections. Refer to Figure 2 before making connections between your crossovers,
mid/woofers, and tweeters. The wires provided with your EX System have one red conductor.
Use this wire as the positive (+) lead and connect it to the positive (+) terminals on your
crossovers as well as to the positive (+) terminals of each speaker.
EX Crossover Network
FIG. 2
AMP
WOOFER
TWEETER
;
;
99.1
;
;
EX Crossover Network
RADIO AMP
(OPTIONAL)
CROSSOVER
(OPTIONAL)
EX2500 TWEETER
MIDRANGE
FIG. 1