Got the word from a stereo guy that the wire can be taped up and abandoned. If you clicked on the two links in original thread you will see a huge difference in the two speakers. The next question for me is will I have enough power to make these less efficient speakers sound loud enough without an amp?
Looks like I'm having a conversation by myself here but speakers installed and sound great. No modifications needed. Sound I believe is plenty loud and will be fine going down the hiway, will try it out when the roads dry out.