'93 Civic LX Audio Wires Voltage?

Question

I have a 1993 Civic LX, I'm wondering what voltage the wires run at that come through the door to power the speakers in the door panel? I'm considering hooking up some auxillary electronics in the panel as well and want to know if I can splice into that source. It recommends using a 0.6A fuse as well, anyone know which fuse those wires go to? Or if it's more, it should be ok, correct?

Yeah that should help a lot, I will check tonight when I am home for the accessory terminal in the fuse block. Even though they are 12V it will power the 15V accessory effectively enough? I'm slightly confused about the fuse though, the stupid thing came with a plug-in adapter for the cig. lighter, which I do not want to use. This has a 0.6A fuse directly in it. Do I need to add a 0.6A fuse to the fuse block?

Forgot, I want to run these wires from the passenger and driver sides, and I can anticipate the passenger side being a big harder to run the wires. What would you recommend? Taking off the dash? Or is there a handy tool I can run through the door port all the way to the easily accessable fuse block?

Answer 1

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking. If you're asking if you can use the speaker wires that come from the radio to the door speakers to power an add-in accessory the answer is no. The speaker wires carry the output of the audio unit to the speakers where the frequency of the electronic pulses cause the speakers to vibrate and produce the sounds you hear. If you tap into those lines your speakers will not work and whatever you splice into the lines will probably not work or if they do, only work when the radio is turned on.

take the time and run a separate line through the harness and into the door for your accessory. Its not that hard to do on that car. You can use a "accessory" terminal in the fuse block as your source. All of the source wires should have 12 volts of electrical pressure. your fuse will limit the circuit to a current flow of 0.6 amps. A higher fused circuit will have a greater current capacity and may cause damage to your accessory. that's why a separate circuit is recommended.

hope that helps