QuestionI wanted to let you know the cause was a blown speaker. I did not realize the speaker was blown until I installed the new unit and intended to replace it once I corected the sound problem. I had no clue the two were linked.
Apparently today's head units are installed with a system to prevent sound when a bad speaker is present in order to protect the amplifier inside the unit. I did not realize a blown speaker could ruin a unit.
I had searched the web before I contacted you and everything I found said it was a bad ground or wire. So I overlooked the obivious. I hope this info helps others.
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I have power and no sound.... book suggests exposed wire somewhere I can't find one. All wires are taped up good. I have sound sometimes and when I shut the truck off and restart just power
Answer -
try using wire nuts instead of tape. you can get them at home depot, the orange ones work well for car audio wires. if it continues to happen disconnect the rears speakers and see if the problem goes away with only the fronts. if not try just the rears and no fronts. This will cut your searching time in half and you can even try just the lefts and just the rights to isolate exactly which speaker may be grounded against the body.
Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Answersorry about that, thanks for letting me know. sometimes when a speaker blows it can short out inside and yes the cd players will see the short and shut off.
I guess what I sugested to try the rears separately and the lefts and rights separately would've lead you to that conclusion so great!
Thanks!
