Audio nerds...

[BALTANAKT]

Hey guys, I am running the original tape deck in my '91. Love how it looks, despite it's shortcomings...

Anyhow, I have this funny issue where in the passenger side speakers seem to be getting more power than the drivers side. I noticed it first when slowly turning up the volume from full off. The passenger side speakers would start making sound first, the drivers side would come in after turning the volume up a little more.

Any ideas why this could be? Anything I can do to fix it?

 

[Rob Mayercik]

Have the speakers ever been replaced? If so, maybe the driver's side speaker is wired backwards?

Alternately, maybe the wires themselves are wearing out where they jump from door to body. (I'm assuming you don't open the front passenger door as often as you do the driver's door?)

 

[ExTrumpet]

I'd check connections to speakers and wires first. The doors have been slammed a lot of times since 1991!

 

[smccollamjr]

Just for giggles, sit in the passenger seat do the same volume test. Acoustics are a strange beast.

 

[Greenspan]

... Did you check the balance?

 

[jpk]

Contact Jeremy at Jeremy's Radio Emporium on Facebook. He specializes in repair and modding original Jeep radios.

 

[smccollamjr]

I’d make sure the problem is in the radio before I called Jeremy.

 

[ShoeterMcgav]

Contact Jeremy at Jeremy's Radio Emporium on Facebook. He specializes in repair and modding original Jeep radios.

Like to an aux cord?

 

[ShoeterMcgav]

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[BALTANAKT]

Good ideas guys.

The problem persisted across two separate sets of speakers, so we can eliminate those.

Seems like the possibilities are:
- weak wire in door jam
- problem with head unit

 

[lazyxj]

The speaker wires are known to break where they pass through the door hinge area.
To fix, replace the damaged wire by splicing in a section of flexible, fine strand wire.