Front speakers INOP sometimes...
Front speakers INOP sometimes... I am hopefully going to be buying a 98 Z28 in the near future. The only problem that the car has is that the two front door speakers don't work sometimes. The H/U is stock ( I assume its the monsoon? I know it has a single CD player) and the guy said all of the speakers are aftermarket Kenwoods. Do any of you guys have an idea of what this could be? I appreciate any help. Thanks guys.
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If you're losing the door speakers completely on both sides, it could be the head unit. Also, check to see if you have an amplifier hidden behind the spare tire. The Monsoon sytem was optional equipment. So it is not in all late model Fbody's. The head unit looks pretty much the same in the Monsoon equipped and non-Monsoon equipped cars.
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Depends on what's wrong with the H/U. Since your losing 2 speakers, it is either something loose in the electrical connections at H/U or the amplifier (if Monsoon). Or something is electrically wrong internally with either of those items. Nothing else, I can think of that would cause you to lose both front speakers.
If you do have the Monsoon system, it could be faulty wiring between the H/U and amp.
If you do have the Monsoon system, it could be faulty wiring between the H/U and amp.
Okay, well I got the car and it is NOT a Monsoon. I know I should check the connections, but more than likely it is the H/U correct? Since I'm losing both front speakers?
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eh....... turn it on, and off
listen to see if ONe speaker makes a slight POP sound. If it does, one of your speaker wires is grounding out. I would say that either your speaker is grounding out, or your amp/HU has just about had it
listen to see if ONe speaker makes a slight POP sound. If it does, one of your speaker wires is grounding out. I would say that either your speaker is grounding out, or your amp/HU has just about had it
Originally Posted by ultraz
eh....... turn it on, and off
listen to see if ONe speaker makes a slight POP sound. If it does, one of your speaker wires is grounding out. I would say that either your speaker is grounding out, or your amp/HU has just about had it
listen to see if ONe speaker makes a slight POP sound. If it does, one of your speaker wires is grounding out. I would say that either your speaker is grounding out, or your amp/HU has just about had it
Thats what the dude told me, but I haven't heard them yet. And I asked him the other day and he gave me some **** like "well....i haven't drove the car that much so i dunno.."
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Then it is probably a good idea to rig something up to test the speakers themselves. Befoer spending buck on a head unit.
Silly question: Did you check to make sure you actually had speakers in the doors?
Silly question: Did you check to make sure you actually had speakers in the doors?
Yeah, there are speakers there. How could I test them? Could I just take them out and hook them up to the stereo in my room real quick to make sure they work? (Are they very hard to remove? You have to take off the door panel don't you?)
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Yes. I believe the LT1 Camaros have essentially the same door panels as the later Camaros. Taking the door panels off is relatively painless. Of course, if you have manual crank windows, it's a bit more difficult. But not much. Pretty much only 6 screws holding the thing on.
