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Offline MK3TDi1996

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Strange speaker problem...
« on: 24 June 2009, 19:01 »
The other day my tweeter in the o/s rear door gave up and made the lower speaker (same door) make a horrible 'droning' type noise! I disconnected both speakers, this however made all the other speakers emit a low 'buzzing noise'.  Not being able to take it anymore I went to the scrappers and got another tweeter, plugged it in and hey presto. no more buzzing! - Thing is, now there is very little sound from either speaker from the rear o/s door!  If i turn it up super loud, all the others speakers are blasting and the rear o/s is very faint, my god, what is the problem here!!!???

Offline Damilo

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Re: Strange speaker problem...
« Reply #1 on: 24 June 2009, 19:29 »
maybe different speaker as uve got before maybe aftermarket one not genuie not sure but maybe this :) regards

Offline MK3TDi1996

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Re: Strange speaker problem...
« Reply #2 on: 24 June 2009, 19:50 »
hi mate cheers for the reply, still strugling!

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Re: Strange speaker problem...
« Reply #3 on: 25 June 2009, 11:20 »
sounds like it may be earthing out somewhere

Offline MK3TDi1996

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Re: Strange speaker problem...
« Reply #4 on: 25 June 2009, 16:52 »
I'm thinking that too, but where and how to find out!!

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Re: Strange speaker problem...
« Reply #5 on: 28 July 2009, 11:48 »
The only easy way is to trace all the wires back to the head unit, or crossover if it uses one.

Not the answer you wanted I suspect, but something rubbed against the wire and caused it, or it is an internal fault to the head unit or speaker.

Offline MK3TDi1996

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Re: Strange speaker problem...
« Reply #6 on: 28 July 2009, 16:07 »
i'm thinking it's the headunit perhaps as when i connect a wire straight to the headunit, the speaker is on,  but deadly quiet - that seems to be the problem - the speakers in the rear offside DO work, they are just very, very quiet!