Need help diagnosing 89 Bose problem please
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Drifting
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From: Middle River MD
Need help diagnosing 89 Bose problem please
I have an 89 with the Bose cassette. My passenger door speaker stopped producing any sound at all. After speaking to some people and doing some research, consensus was that the amp had probably gone bad. So I had the amp rebuilt, then plugged it back in and I still get nothing.
The other 3 speakers do work in the car. Could it be the head unit has gone bad? Maybe the speaker is blown? If it was blown wouldn't I at least hear static or a hissing sound? There is absolutely nothing coming out of it.
Also what is a good stock replacement CD head unit to fit my 89 dash and work with the Bose. I don't want to deal with going aftermarket right now so help me live with my Bose for time being, thanks!
The other 3 speakers do work in the car. Could it be the head unit has gone bad? Maybe the speaker is blown? If it was blown wouldn't I at least hear static or a hissing sound? There is absolutely nothing coming out of it.
Also what is a good stock replacement CD head unit to fit my 89 dash and work with the Bose. I don't want to deal with going aftermarket right now so help me live with my Bose for time being, thanks!
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From: Hanger 18 Taxachusetts
Re: Need help diagnosing 89 Bose problem please (HeeHaw89)
*Try the speaker in your other door. If it works OK there you know it is fine.
*Now take the driver door speaker and try it in the pass side to see if it works or not.
*If the driver door speaker does not work in the pass side the try and swap the amps.
*So now if you have the drivers side amp/speaker in the pass door and still nothing then you may have a bad wire going from the deck to the speaker. Or the deck is bad on that channel.
*Also try the pass amp/speaker in the driver door to verify if they work (you know that channel is ok)
Kind of a plug and chug way to do it.
What you are doing is taking a known good part and putting it in the dead spot until you find what part is causeing the problem.
*Now take the driver door speaker and try it in the pass side to see if it works or not.
*If the driver door speaker does not work in the pass side the try and swap the amps.
*So now if you have the drivers side amp/speaker in the pass door and still nothing then you may have a bad wire going from the deck to the speaker. Or the deck is bad on that channel.
*Also try the pass amp/speaker in the driver door to verify if they work (you know that channel is ok)
Kind of a plug and chug way to do it.
What you are doing is taking a known good part and putting it in the dead spot until you find what part is causeing the problem.
