6X9 Front Door Speaker Problems
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6X9 Front Door Speaker Problems
Hoping someone can help me with this. I just have a couple of questions.
I repaired the drivers side door 6X9 speaker and it's working great. The foam had rotten away so it was rattling really bad.
Thought I would do the same to the passenger side but after reinstalling the speaker I'm not getting any sound at all. I figured that I probably will need to replace it but before I do that I have a couple of questions.
1. Could the problem be in the AMP? Could the AMP have failed in such a manner that only the Left Front 6X9 speaker wouldn't work?
2. Assuming that the AMP is OK, could the speaker still be repaired? These speakers go for $200 so if repairing them somehow is an option I would be willing to give it a try.
If all else fails, does anyone have a speaker they can sell. If it only needs the form outer ring I'd we willing to buy it at a fair price.
I repaired the drivers side door 6X9 speaker and it's working great. The foam had rotten away so it was rattling really bad.
Thought I would do the same to the passenger side but after reinstalling the speaker I'm not getting any sound at all. I figured that I probably will need to replace it but before I do that I have a couple of questions.
1. Could the problem be in the AMP? Could the AMP have failed in such a manner that only the Left Front 6X9 speaker wouldn't work?
2. Assuming that the AMP is OK, could the speaker still be repaired? These speakers go for $200 so if repairing them somehow is an option I would be willing to give it a try.
If all else fails, does anyone have a speaker they can sell. If it only needs the form outer ring I'd we willing to buy it at a fair price.
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If the speaker makes no sound, the magnet wires may be broken, it happened to me.
I know I am not referring to it correctly...
Use a different speaker to verify the amp is still good.
eBay is a great source for used speakers. I repaired some and replaced others with used.
I know I am not referring to it correctly...
Use a different speaker to verify the amp is still good.
eBay is a great source for used speakers. I repaired some and replaced others with used.
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Thanks BGW70. That's what I was thinking. That maybe one of the wire broke while the speaker was rattling about. I'll remove it tomorrow and see if it's repairable.
There's no way to check the signal going into the right side with out hooking up a known good speaker and the only good speaker I have is in the driver side door. Too much work just to check it.
If I can't find anything wrong with the speaker I guess I'll have to buy one.
There's no way to check the signal going into the right side with out hooking up a known good speaker and the only good speaker I have is in the driver side door. Too much work just to check it.
If I can't find anything wrong with the speaker I guess I'll have to buy one.
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If you have a stereo, you could hook the speaker up to the amp to see if it plays. You can still check it with an ohm meter. If the ohm meter reads an open circuit, the speaker has a broken wire somewhere.
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I finally got around to checking the speaker. I switched the driver side speaker to the passenger side and it worked. So then I checked the passenger side speaker and it looks like there is a break in one of the wires on the front side of the speaker. One of the two that's covered in a thick clear plastic. Anyone know the best way to fix this?
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I finally got around to checking the speaker. I switched the driver side speaker to the passenger side and it worked. So then I checked the passenger side speaker and it looks like there is a break in one of the wires on the front side of the speaker. One of the two that's covered in a thick clear plastic. Anyone know the best way to fix this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lexus-Mark-Levinson-Front-Door-Speaker-SC430-2002-2010-/301983875444?vxp=mtr
Also, I would offer the $30 if it makes noise.
Or you can spend $200 on a new Lexus speaker or take your changes with a 4ohm, like others have done.
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Fixed
Thanks for the help but I found a break in one of the two wires on the front side of the speaker. I carefully cut the clear plastic coating and soldered the broken ends. Then I covered the soldered repair with 5 second fix and cured it with the UV light. I popped the speaker into the door, plugged it in and BAM! It worked. Thanks for all your help. I would've nevet thought to look for a broken wire.
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That is so awesome and glad to know you are good at these things!
Please stick around because you will be helpful to others!
Please stick around because you will be helpful to others!
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I will
Repair and manufacturing door latch cables.
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Glad that you were able to simply repair your speaker Elsifon. You were fortunate that the break was in that wire rather than the voice coil, then again, you don't hear about the voice coils going bad very often, just the foam degradation. That is a weird break to occur though. Hard to imagine how that one came about.
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Glad that you were able to simply repair your speaker Elsifon. You were fortunate that the break was in that wire rather than the voice coil, then again, you don't hear about the voice coils going bad very often, just the foam degradation. That is a weird break to occur though. Hard to imagine how that one came about.