corsa- speakers not working - SORTED :)

[slammage]

as above fitting a new head unit, and one of the speakers decides not to work a few bits of crackling happened? has it shorted out somewhere, as we thought we had this prob sorted but seems not shall I just put new speaker wires in the doors? as this was the problem first time..

cheers I'm a proper newbie to ICE

[Jizmondo Scrotmondo]

Does sound like it's shorting somewhere. I fitted a new headunit to my Golf and I had to use new speaker wire for my fronts, no problem really.

[SamR380]

Did you use adapter blocks for the wires or did you cut and splice them? Tbh I'd be surprised if here was any shorting, rather just a bad connection somewhere. If you spliced, did you solder the connection?

[slammage]

no splicing seems to be there in the car, its using those adaptor blocks, which connect the speaker to the door wiring if thats what you mean?

[SamR380]

Yeah, that's what I meant. I assume the speakers were working fine before?

[slammage]

they were working ok, I mean when you sometimes used to shut the door or go over a bump they cut out like has done now, it is probably the door wiring which is nearly 20 years old which don't help it, when I re wire the door wiring would I just do away with the adaptor? how do i go about this ?

or am I talking in a complete other language here, really need to get my head around this car stereo stuff

[SamR380]

Ok, if it was a bit iffy before it probably is broken now. Have you had the door cards off to look at the connection to the speakers? I'd say it's more likely a bad connection that a bad wire.

[kingofthekop]

Open the door and check that the plastic conduit that carries all the leads from the pillar to the door are not loose,just a simple twist to lock the conduit.

[slammage]

sorted the problem guys, was the speaker connection the actual connecting block in the door! thanks for the help and thanks to dad to the rescue again