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  • mf01
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Jun 2005
    • 515

    • Austin, TX

    #1

    Tower Speaker Wiring

    I am lucky enough to have an awesome girlfriend, who bought me Wetsounds Pro 80's for my birthday. Now, I need to figure out how to run the wires. Does anyone have any suggestions? Should I go out and buy electrician's fish tape?
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    • Quinner
      1,000 Post Club Member
      • Apr 2004
      • 2246

      • Unknown

      • Correct Crafts
      #2
      RE: Tower Speaker Wiring

      Used 12ga solid wire as a fish line and a needle nose to catch it at the other end opening, ran one fish from R to L speaker hole then another from L down left side to exit hole at top portion of tower and a third from tower leg up to lower leg exit hole. Drilled 1/2" holes to start then a tapered bit to clean up the hole. Used 12ga speaker wire, finished hole with grommets and wires with braided loom both from cableorganizer, speakers used the Nuetric connectors. I think more time was spent figuring out where and what to get for the installation then the installation itself. May be a better way to do it however this worked for me.

      Good luck with your install!!

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        • bmh2208
          • Apr 2004
          • 288

          • Austin

          • 77 CC American Skier '83 2001 '03 SAN
          #3
          RE: Tower Speaker Wiring

          I think the easiest way to pull wires is the string and vacuum method. I was able to get the pull strings ran for 5 separate runs in about 20 minutes.

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            • mf01
              Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
              • Jun 2005
              • 515

              • Austin, TX

              #4
              Re: RE: Tower Speaker Wiring

              Originally posted by bmh2208
              I think the easiest way to pull wires is the string and vacuum method. I was able to get the pull strings ran for 5 separate runs in about 20 minutes.
              Did you put anything on the end of the string to give it more area?
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                • AuMDLST
                  Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 870

                  • Orlando, FL (Butler Chain)

                  #5
                  RE: Re: RE: Tower Speaker Wiring

                  cut about a 4 inch square out of a grocery store type plastic bag - thin plastic - zip lock bags are a little too thick - tie the string around the bag as if you are making a small candy pouch stick the bag in the hole and vacuum the other end of tower - should suck right through
                  2006 SANTE 210 (Pending Sale)
                  2005 206 TE (Previous)
                  1994 SNOB (First Nautique/Boat)

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                    • bmh2208
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 288

                      • Austin

                      • 77 CC American Skier '83 2001 '03 SAN
                      #6
                      RE: Re: RE: Tower Speaker Wiring

                      I was able to make it work by just tying a knot at the end of the string. You could probably fold up a piece of tape. The key is something that is pretty light. I just used a knot. Once I got to the third pull on one of the sides, a piece of tape or something would get tangled in the already pulled strings.

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