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My car has a radio that works when hhoked up directly to a test speaker. When hooked up to the car speakers I get a bloop sound when the radio is turned on and a bloop sound when the radio is turned off. I discinnected all the speakers and even if one is attached it will do the same thing. Any thoughts?
Hi Russell,
Not a lot to go on here, no make, model, (radio or car,) amps or no amps??? Do all 4 channels work when hooked up?
If it's a simple system with 4 speakers in the car fed by pairs of wires directly from the radio then either the wires are faulty, (try new wires) or the car's speakers are blown, (try your known good test speaker on the end of the cars speaker wires). If there is an inline amp it could be there is no signal from the radio to the amp, process of elimination really but ONE step at a time, if it doesn't fix it go back a step and try the next or you will get to a point where it works but you don't know why.
Good luck, Peter
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Peter G. Lee
Expertise
Accessory installations including audio, security and lighting, general wiring and fault finding. Nothing specific to US car electrics such as ECUs or engine management systems please i.e. how do I get the radio out of a Saturn, we don't have Saturns in Europe so I wouldn't know.
Experience
11 years as a security and audio installer in the U.K.
9 years own company in South West of U.K. installing for a number of high street retailers incluing Trinity in-car centre, Road User, Halfords and A.1.
Past advisor to and chairman of Sold Secure initative gloucestershire police. member PACT (partnership against car theft)U.K. police,
Kit car builder
VW air coole
Organizations
Member of the institute of diagnostic engineers M.I.Diag.E
Education/Credentials
Certified by Clifford, Cobra (U.K.) Serpi Star-Gamel, Moss, Philips, Tracker (Lowjack), Pioneer blue chip installer, Kenwood installer.
City and Guilds, A.R.E
Past/Present clients
Over 2,000 between 1988 and 2000
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