Speaker issues

[ograptor]

Ok. I have no sound from the left side. I replaced the Amp with a known good one. Still no sound. Took the speaker from the right side, plugged it into the left side, no sound. Brand new speaker, no sound. When I put a test light into the plug, the positive lights up. Im at a loss.

 

[Shane361]

Well you eliminated the possibility of it being a speaker. Not sure if yours has a front and rear speaker. If it does and the entire left side isn't playing I would rule out the speaker wires going from the door to the amp. If you only have one then it could the speaker wire which sometimes breakers at the door jam boot. But if you have two and both are not working I would think the amp would be the issue or RCA's. Assuming the amp has all good channels. So you can plug a speaker into all channels at the amp and get sound? Not sure if stock amp or aftermarket.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

test light into what plug?

 

[ograptor]

Stock Amp. Stock everything. No sound from the tweeter, the driver door speaker, or the speaker in the rear door on the driver's side. I put the test light into the plug that connects to the speaker. The positive wire lit up. The ground did not. (Obviously)

 

[SoundsGoodStereo]

Stock Amp. Stock everything. No sound from the tweeter, the driver door speaker, or the speaker in the rear door on the driver's side. I put the test light into the plug that connects to the speaker. The positive wire lit up. The ground did not. (Obviously)

Use a multimeter to measure AC voltage at the speaker rather than a test light. Play music and observe whether the AC voltage fluctuates in response to the audio. If it does, the signal is present; if not, trace the path back to the amplifier to identify the issue.

 

[Shane361]

Stock Amp. Stock everything. No sound from the tweeter, the driver door speaker, or the speaker in the rear door on the driver's side. I put the test light into the plug that connects to the speaker. The positive wire lit up. The ground did not. (Obviously)

If it's like the GEN2 the tweeter is powered from the head head unit not the stock amp. So if you're not getting sound from either it sounds like it's the head unit channel or a coincidence.

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

If it's like the GEN2 the tweeter is powered from the head head unit not the stock amp. So if you're not getting sound from either it sounds like it's the head unit channel or a coincidence.

gen 1 is all at the oem amp under the center console. i would guess amp or apim. have seen both go bad.

 

[ograptor]

I have power at the speaker, but no sound. Its confusing to me

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

how are you testing power?

 

[ograptor]

I used a test light. But look at this. This is the last wire in the radio plug. When the plug is plugged into the cd player, it's the bottom left one. The farthest. And it has no insulation on it. What does this go to?