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04-30-2023, 07:56 PM | #1 |
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Dumb question: speaker blown or something else?
So last week I was rushing to get ready for a track day and get a new harness installed. Disconnected battery, pulled seat, panels, installed schroth racing harness, buttoned it all back together and didnt get back in the car til the morning of the track day. Turned on the car and before my phone connected to Bluetooth I hear a full humm. Was coming from the rear driver's side speaker but didn't have time to address so I just turned up the music and sent it.
Now having time to take it apart, I unplugged that speaker and the low hum went away. Assumed it blew somehow in the process, maybe some juice left in the system when I reconnected the battery? Thought afterwards of trying to plug it back in to see if it went away (idiot!). But hoping someone here may know before I order a new one or just leave it for now. Also I broke one of those white plastic clips on the door panel, anyone know where I can get just one or two? Thanks in advance and for reference (not sure it matters) it's a 2017 limited with the OEM plus sound package Last edited by ThatYeti; 05-01-2023 at 11:32 AM. |
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Well, since they're not Bose speakers, there's not much to those rear speakers to be able to troubleshoot them: Gently push on the cone in and out to check for a "crunchy" sound/feel indicating the voice coil is burnt. If no sound, continue. Take a 1.5 -volt battery (AA, C, or D) and using a small gauge wire, attach the positive terminal of the battery to the positive terminal of the speaker, and then attach a wire to the negative terminal of the battery and then tap the wire to the negative terminal of the speaker. Each tap should push the cone out and you'll hear it make a soft pop sound. Reversing the wires during this test will pull the cone in and give you the same pop sound. Don't use a 9-volt battery during this test or you could damage the speaker. If the speaker makes the pop noise, there's probably nothing wrong with it. However, you mention replacing a harness. Can you elaborate on replacing this harness? My guess is something to do with the harness change is the cause of the problem. |
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You pinched a wire someplace when pulling or replacing the panels.
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The wire is still broken where it was pinched. The good news is you will have a good idea of the area to look in and not have to chase through the whole run.
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I'm not too familiar with the OEM+ system. Is it just an add on to the standard 8-speaker system? Does it amplify the rear speakers or does it just add a subwoofer to the standard system? I'm just trying to figure out what COULD cause the issue you're having. In a standard system, if the speaker were ok, then that would tell me you have either a wiring issue in the car somewhere between the output of the head unit to the speaker, or you have a bad channel in the head unit. Those really are the only two things that could cause what you're describing in THAT case. However, with the addition of an amplifier, you increase the possibilities of other things being the problem. Is your head unit OEM or aftermarket? |
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If swapping in a temporary speaker and the hum remains, it's probably not the speaker. When you do swap speakers upon recommendation by the manufacturer, please take a few pictures and post here. Is there a website you can post a link to that has this package that has been installed in your car? Still interested in knowing if the amplifier also powers those rear speakers.....or is it just a subwoofer amp? You've not been entirely clear on this yet. |
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Looking at the manufacturers' site that you linked, as well as watching their installation video, I am unable to determine if they supply a four-channel or a six-channel DSP amplifier for the existing 8-speaker setup, nor can I determine if the DSP amp is summing the front and rear head unit speaker outputs or allowing a four-channel independent signal input into the amp. It would be nice if I could see a wiring schematic supplied by OEM+ for your particular sound package installation. When watching the video, I noted that in some installations, they use a jumper connector on the 10-pin harness for the front door speakers at the factory door speaker amplifier, but in other installations they connect a harness from the OEM+ amplifier setup to the 10-pin harness instead. Answer this: When you use the fader control on the head unit, does it actually fade between the six front and two rear speakers? |
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