gqkris

my first post, don't think anyone has this weird problem and searched if anyone has this problem, so my 00 sir has an aftermarket deck, pretty new, new harness so i didn't hack up my old one, wired it properly and it was working fine when i bought the car 2 1/2 yrs ago until now so when i go over bumps my speakers cut out and comes back on when i go over more bumps, and when i open my passenger door sound comes back on then i close the door then it cuts out again or it will come back on sometimes when i close the door again...so what wires need to be looked at? i've checked the stereo wiring and stereo so i don't think that's it so where can the loose connection be?

Arthas

Im betting my money that it has aftermarket speakers and they were installed improperly. Check the wiring on the speakers and check back with us.

gqkris

It has factory door speakers and rears, I'm literly driving right now and as I was driving I opeen my door and music is back on then I close it no sound agan. There are 2 other plugs that go into the deck from the previous owner that I don't know what they r for and some other big wire possibly for an amp but I don't have anything else except for the deck and 3 factory speakers my passenger door speaker went so I took it out, if any of this info helps

Arthas

Thats really odd. I was having the same problem and my passenger speaker would only work when the door was open, but I slammed the door super hard and it stop doing it.


When your radio cuts out, have you tried hitting it to see if its maybe the unit thats going out? If thats not it try kicking the speaker and see if it fixes it (with the grill on of course). That way you can pin point the problem and get back to us.

gqkris

I was gonna try switching the deck n see what happens or ill try hitting the rear speakers and my driver side one to see if it helps

gqkris

Hmmm the deck is on but no sound, maybe it could be the deck because I do have another deck that turns on but if u hook it up to any speaker there's no sound so ill try swapping decks

SinsEvil666

You said there was extra stereo wires going to the back or somewhere that might have been for speakers or amps....try disconnecting those make sure they are not the ones causing that problem....

Arthas

Yeah those wires could be grounding onto something else and causing a short also.

I hate it when people half *** jobs like this.

gqkris

I've never had those 2 plugs connected to my deck ever since I bought the car

Arthas

And there just sitting there?

gqkris

yeah they are just sitting there loose inside the back of the deck and they were never connected but i did put them into the back of the deck to see if it made a difference but it didn't and another weird thing is when i open the door the sound comes on THEN i shake the door then it goes off again, close it then open it slowly and sound comes on. would it make a difference if i had all 4 speakers connected since i only have 1 driver side, 2 rears and no passenger side or should i switch over the driver side over to the passenger side....

Arthas

lol... I think your passenger side cable is shorting itself out on the metal on the door. Wrap it in electrical tape and thank Arthas for solving your radio problem.

gqkris

soooooooo i have to take the panel off? if it is shorting out then how does it short out the other speakers i would assume it would just mess up the passenger side speaker, i don't know which cable ur talking about lol

P.S. This site is awesome such quick responses and thanks Arthas, hope it works tmw when there is light

Arthas

No. You just have to remove the speaker grill by prying on it with a flat head.

Im not exactly sure how it shorts out all the other speakers but it just does. I know when I had that problem it would also short out all speakers.

There is only one cable there, and its 2 cables in one; a positive and a negative. When you remove the grill youll know exactly what im talking about. Just wrap it with tape.


no problem bro!!! Knowledge is free and the only way to learn is to ask.

gqkris

ok i know what you're talking about i removed the old speaker already and it's connected to nothing, but i think if i remember correctly it's 4 wires 2 together connected to a plastic connector that goes to the factory speaker, i'm gonna go check now....

Arthas

It should only be two unless you have tweeters.

gqkris

well just taped everything plus i took out the door panel so i can get my hand in there, ya i have tweeters that conveniently got disconnected....so those wires are not touching anything at all but they are not frayed or exposed....so i drove over lots of bumps for a test drive and..........it worked no cutting out, sweet hondas the shiat i love that car as much as my m3, thanks arthas i'd paypal you 10 bux if i had your email lol

Arthas

Hope you reconnected your tweeters! They sound great.
Glad you got your stuff fixed out bro, im also glad to be of help.

Get a speaker soon though!!! Theres nothing like being stuck in traffic with a good sounding system pumping out music.

gqkris

actually with 3 speakers it sounds clear and great with my ipod connected with a monster cable aux cable, i have the passenger speaker, just have to sodder the connection and take care of that disconnected tweeter and put everything back together

PhantoM.DA

I see you've fixed your problem.

It could also be the magnet of the speaker touching metal, which causes the sound to cut off, then when you hit a bump, the speaker moves and it's back to normal. Just thought i'd add that in.

gqkris

ya there was no speaker in there in the first place but i guess the wires were leaning towards or outwards touching the door panel or something and bouncing all over the place but since i taped it up it's stiff and standing straight up out of the way lol

Arthas

That would have to be a really large magnet because OEM speaker magnets are probably a good 4" away from the door.

I have some 2 way aftermarket speakers and they still have a lot of clearance left.