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dudelovett
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 Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:40 pm Post subject: car audio help needed |
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Yesterday, I was driving along and my speakers started cutting out. Today, they did the same thing, except now I get no sound out of the components whatsoever.
I checked the connections on all the component speakers, and they are fine, as well as the connections on the back of the deck.
The sub still works fine. Would this be a problem with the internal amplifier in the deck, or should I be hunting for a bad wire?
Any help is appreciated.
Derek
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| Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: car audio help needed |
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| dudelovett wrote: | Yesterday, I was driving along and my speakers started cutting out. Today, they did the same thing, except now I get no sound out of the components whatsoever.
I checked the connections on all the component speakers, and they are fine, as well as the connections on the back of the deck.
The sub still works fine. Would this be a problem with the internal amplifier in the deck, or should I be hunting for a bad wire?
Any help is appreciated.
Derek |
Run new wire just along the top of the interior from the deck to a speaker... if you get sound, it's bad wiring. If no sound it's the speaker or deck.
So It's best to try it with a speaker you know is good that isn't in the car. You could even hook the subwoofer up to it to see if sound comes out. |
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dudelovett
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| Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Did that and no sound from any of the speaker wires on the back of the deck.
Time for a new head unit I guess.
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Twilightoptics
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| dudelovett wrote: | Did that and no sound from any of the speaker wires on the back of the deck.
Time for a new head unit I guess. |
It's some extra work, but you should run new 16gauge speaker wire to the speakers from your new deck. Sound quality may improve, and it's very possible that there is a short on the wiring to your speakers now, that is grounding the signal from the deck.
When the signal grounds, or you cross the speaker wires with power coming to them... you can fry the output board on the deck. (Ask me how I found this out  )
Thus new wire eliminates that. Leave the old stuff in there though, no need to run through the snaps/clips that hold it down. Just run new wire from the deck along the rocker panels. |
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dudelovett
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. PLus then you dont have to worry about the colour coding non sense.
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90droptoproc
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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feel free to give a yell if you need a hand bud, I know a little about this if you can use the help
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dudelovett
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| Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Rich, I will call if help is needed 
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