About Rocky Racoon Expertise Most questions that relate to interior, and exterior equipment removal, and re-installation. Also, mechanical repairs of the engine, and the axles, and the brakes.
Experience 35 years auto repair experience. 3 years specifically Volkswagen. 10 years ago, graduated from general technical college. Deans list graduate. One of several hundred, out of several thousand to compete, and win recognition within Volkswagen for knowledge, and excellence.
Question Hello. I recently purchased a 94 Jetta with the "Premium Audio" package, complete with CD changer. Unfortunately, the left side speakers do not seem to work, save for the left front tweeter. The right speakers sound good, however.
Discovering that this is a 4-channel stereo, I'm lead to believe it is more likely a connection failure at a junction or crossover, but I'm not sure, and I wouldn't know precisely where to look, anyway.
Thanks, and I hope you can help me!
-Adam
Answer Since this is the drivers' side of the car, and the drivers door is opened more than the others by an order of magnitude, or more...ie, 10 times more than the other doors, I'd have to cover my bases and say it could one or the other or both of two things. First the connections to the speakers in the door might be disconnected, or the wires that go through the rubber bellows at the door hinge, then you need to take the door panel off and inspect for both. The speaker is easier, so look there first. Remove the inner panel, screws along the bottom, screws under the door handle, and then little plastic "pop" fasteners. Remove the electrical connectors to the accessories...like windows, mirrors...etc., and that should make the door panel removable. The steel inner panel to access the wiring through the bellows is more challenging however, because the window glass has to be removed from the window clips that hold it to the regulator. There are access holes, but the glass, and regulator have to positioned just right for you to be able to get in and release the glass. Once this is done push the glass, by hand up into the window channel as far as it will go, and hold it there with tape, vacuum hose pushed into the window channel, or suction cups on a wire tether. At this point the wires, and vacuum hose through the bellows should be visible, and you can then inspect them for damage. Find the broken ones, repair them, and put the door back together...remember to tighten the window clips! Good luck, Adam. Not a lot of fun.
