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fadedsilvia Jun 25, 2008 12:16 PM

low volume, ne ideas?
 
hey so i recently bought a 95 240sx and the guy i bought it from was kind of an idiot an im not really sure if he messed with the radio or not but the volume doesnt turn up past like 4 decibles (exaggerated but prolly pretty close)
i havnt been back there yet but just for some knowledge before i start tearing into it
neone have ne ideas or could give me a starting point?

the car also doesnt have rear speakers an does have polk audio 6.5 in the front
the wires in the back are twisted together an i was thinkin that may be it but unlikely
it also has the stock speaker amps in the rear

Biggamehit Jun 25, 2008 12:57 PM

not sure but i think the s14s have stock apms or something like that

91sxse Jun 26, 2008 12:58 PM

disconnect the amp in back,check make sure the wires on speakers are connected,and the grounds are stable.Tape all loose wires

k_wakasugi Jun 26, 2008 02:40 PM

when you said the wires in the back are twisted together, which do you mean?

Well in any case, it'd be ideal to solder any wires that are currently only twisted together.
Doing so solved one of my audio problems where if I turned the volume up too high it'd go silent,
but was fine if i listened really low (if that makes sense to you).

Good luck.

Initial Daniel Jun 27, 2008 05:07 AM

My opinion, it could be one of a few things. First, your amp is bad. Second, the radio itself could be bad. Last, bad wiring.

It's probably the first mentioned item due to the fact that there is no internal amplifier in the radio itself.

Make sure the wires in the back aren't touching or exposed, because I believe someone had mentioned they could be grounding out. The only thing is that if this were the case, you wouldn't get any sound either out of that speaker or the whole system. (Depending on how it's wired.)

Since the person who had it before already had aftermarket speakers in there, I'm going to just assume that everything has been screwed up and start from scratch.

I've been installing car electronics for almost 6 years now and I find that going back and testing everything from the head unit back to the speakers is the best way to solve the problem. It might seem time consuming, but you'll find out EVERYTHING about your system that way. Good luck. Let us know if you need any further assistance. :)

ryguy Jun 30, 2008 10:18 AM

Don't run the head unit through the stock amplifier. Run new wires right to the head unit and your problem should go away.

fadedsilvia Jun 30, 2008 01:52 PM

ELECTRON BATT fuse?
 
im starting a new thread its called electron batt fuse?


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