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need help
I need help diagnosing my speaker problem.
My rear speakers don't work. They don't crackle or anything, which makes me think they are unhooked or the wires are cut.
I don't have a multimeter or any device to test the wires.
How can I tell if my speakers are the culprit?
Also, my front speakers are wired up wrong. When I "balance" on the cd deck, left is right and right is left.
The previous owner obviously didn't know what he was doing.
Any help is appreciated.
My rear speakers don't work. They don't crackle or anything, which makes me think they are unhooked or the wires are cut.
I don't have a multimeter or any device to test the wires.
How can I tell if my speakers are the culprit?
Also, my front speakers are wired up wrong. When I "balance" on the cd deck, left is right and right is left.
The previous owner obviously didn't know what he was doing.
Any help is appreciated.
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is this an after market unit? if so, I'll bet the guy didn't wire together correctly, try pulling the unit and checking all of the connections first (give the wires a nice tug), make sure every wire is connected to a wire of equal color (could be why your left speaker is right and right is left).
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Oh, I got it figured out. The guy apparently installed the stereo himself, and the factory harness for the stereo was cut off. I got the wire colors from Crutchfield for my truck. I had to wire the harness from my new stereo directly to the wires in my truck. And my back speakers were shot. I hooked up my home stereo speaker and it worked, so I bought new back speakers. Sounds great now!
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And yes, even though it was time consuming, it's nice to know everything is done right. The guy at Soundworld, where I bought my 5x7s, asked if I wanted them installed (which they charge $40 for!). I just got done with the stereo, so was fairly confident I could do it. Started when I got back home, took me less than 10 minutes total. He even gave me speaker wire and connectors. The speakers came with them, but he said it was crap, so he GAVE me the better stuff.
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