1998 Honda Civic EX Stereo Speaker Wiring Color Code
This is the color code for the stereo wiring in Michele’s 1998 Honda Civic EX. It is probably also the standard color scheme on other 96-98 Civics as well.
Right Front (+) blue (-) gray / black stripe
Left Rear (+) blue / yellow stripe (-) gray / white stripe
Right Rear (+) red / yellow stripe (-) brown / white stripe
The reason I know all of this is that I replaced the 6 1/2″ and 6″ x 9″ speakers in the front and rear respectively of Michele’s car. Her right rear was blown out and all of the paper cones were starting to rot out. I picked up a pair of Jensen JX269 for the rear and JX265 for the front to replace them. They both seem to be pretty decent for a sub-$50 pair of two-way speakers hooked to a stock head unit. They would probably do a little better with a better head unit and a small amp, but I didn’t want to sink that much money into the deal. They definately sound better than stock, but they aren’t going to win any competitions any time soon. 
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