I bought my used mercedes 190E, and everythings working well, except for the rear speakers have no sound coming out from them. When I fade the music on the stereo to the back it just gets silent, then I fade it back and all the music gets played on the front door panels. Anyone know whats going on here? Or can anyone tell me how to remove the rear speakers? Thank you in advance.
2007-05-30 11:40:29 · 3 answers · asked by Lakai_kid 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
no they're there. I took off the little plastic grill, and theres a speaker there, and I can see wires and everything leading into some part of the trunk, but for some reason no sound comes out. The car does not have the original cassete player in, it has a kenwood one instead.
2007-05-30 11:48:28 · update #1
Often when an after-market head unit is installed in one of these cars, only the front speaker outputs are connected. This is because the factory radio only has outputs for two channels. The wiring runs directly to a separate factory fader switch on the center console. When an after-market CD player is installed, it's expected to work the same way the factory one did: the fade function is controlled by the console roller switch.
Try adjusting the factory roller switch instead of the deck's built-in fader control. If that doesn't work, the factory switch may be defective. In that case it will be necessary to connect the rear speaker wiring directly to the head unit's rear speaker outputs. Any car audio shop should be able to do this for you.
2007-05-30 11:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever installed the Kenwood head unit either did not connect the rear speakers properly, the rear speakers could be blown, or there is a short somewhere along the path of wire going to them.
To trouble-shoot the problem, take an ordinary battery (AA, AAA, 9 Volt - it really doesn't matter) and connect the positive and negative from the speaker to the positive and negative from the battery. The speaker should 'pop' (you will not damage the speakers). If the speaker does not 'pop' they are blown.
You can also check the wiring for a short by using a test meter and running a continuity check on each speaker lead. Connect the black lead from the meter to a metal ground and connect the red lead from the meter to each speaker lead one at a time. If the meter beeps, you have a speaker grounding out.
Anything else I can help with feel free to contact me:
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2007-05-30 19:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by casaudiotc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe there aren't any in back? Removed? Check from the trunk.
2007-05-30 18:43:27 · answer #3 · answered by S T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋