How to fix a corroded speaker wire connector without drilling out rivets
Corrosion can cause speaker wires to break right off the connector, but drilling out the factory rivets to replace the terminal is unnecessary. Instead, you can buy a replacement pigtail harness and splice it directly into the existing wires to restore the connection.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Cutting off the ends and replacing them with insulated quick disconnects
- 2buying a replacement pigtail connector and splicing it in
- 3getting a new or used connector from a junkyard and using waterproof butt connectors
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“My speaker wasn't working. Opened panel and wires came off the connector due to corrosion.”source ↗
“For me to get the female end out to expose the wires on the speaker would require me to drill out the reviets. Which I don't want to do.”source ↗
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