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General => Car audio => Topic started by: godsANGER on 10 August 2011, 22:54

Title: Stereo playing up
Post by: godsANGER on 10 August 2011, 22:54

oks in my Mk4 i ve got a Gamma unit CD and Tape deck and recently when i turn the volume nob the sound  don't always go up i can keep turning it up and nothing then suddenly it well be loud then i turn the other way about one 5th of a turn and it goes super quite.

Any thoughts on the problem ?

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 11 August 2011, 12:10

Sounds like a dirty/worn volume pot, disasemble and spray some contact cleaner in it, might cure it?

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: godsANGER on 11 August 2011, 17:59

Quote from: Golf_GT_TDI on 11 August 2011, 12:10

Sounds like a dirty/worn volume pot, disasemble and spray some contact cleaner in it, might cure it?

how do i dissemble the volume nob or is it strip radio out and open it up joby?

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 11 August 2011, 18:30

Yes its a remove stereo and partial disasemble job I'm affraid, can you do that or?

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: godsANGER on 11 August 2011, 21:47

Quote from: Golf_GT_TDI on 11 August 2011, 18:30

Yes its a remove stereo and partial disasemble job I'm affraid, can you do that or?

ill give anything a go once, if it foobars up just a excuse to replace with a double din lol

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 12 August 2011, 01:38

If you need any advice shoot me a PM  :wink:

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: godsANGER on 12 August 2011, 07:19

Quote from: Golf_GT_TDI on 12 August 2011, 01:38

If you need any advice shoot me a PM  :wink:

Nice1 I am shore I well have to lol

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: tam on 12 August 2011, 19:25

hi can anyone plz help me, have 1997 golf gti, stereo is playing up, i tryed different stereos, and its just cutting up all the time  :sad:
its has power, just cutting radios and tapes, no idea why?  can anyone help me with wiring .. thannx :huh:

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 12 August 2011, 20:49

Quote from: tam on 12 August 2011, 19:25

hi can anyone plz help me, have 1997 golf gti, stereo is playing up, i tryed different stereos, and its just cutting up all the time  :sad:
its has power, just cutting radios and tapes, no idea why?  can anyone help me with wiring .. thannx :huh:

Hi, has the wiring been changed about?/any adaptors?
What head unit is it? the factory Sony?

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: tam on 15 August 2011, 11:26

hi wiring is same as my hubby has ford escort and its working well there, its sony stereo! not factory fitted!  no idea why its cutting out! thanx

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 15 August 2011, 16:13

Mk3.. could be ignition switch, they are known to be troublesome and the car may start etc but the power to radio is sometimes dropped due to contacts inside the switch wearing out, you can buy new switch for 5 or 6 quid on ebay etc, bit of a pain to replace but do-able, if you need a guide let me know and I'll link you to it, or as a temp fix you could run a new 12v ignition live up to the radio.
Hope that helps  :wink:

Title: Re: Stereo playing up
Post by: tam on 15 August 2011, 19:32

cool  :smiley: many thanx for ur replay, will investigate ignition swich! :rolleyes:, and will let u know if i will have problems! as its very annoying when u listening music and suddenly will cut out, then i put it again and it might play for ten min and then its off again, but power is still on , its just radio and  music is off!  :sad: thanx again :cool: