Right Side Speakers - No Sound
05-11-2016, 11:53 AM
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Right Side Speakers - No Sound
Last night I went to upgrade the stereo from the previous owner. He had a Pioneer Double Din (but it was older) and I decided to go with the Pioneer AppRadio 4.
Upon removing the head unit, I found speaker wire running directly to the pioneer plug, bypassing the factory harness.
On the front passenger door, I see that same wire going directly to an aftermarket speaker and the wires were just wrapped through the connectors on that speaker.
I didn't like having things be non-factory looking, so I ripped that speaker wire out and found the factory wires cut behind the door panel and spliced extensions on them and ran those to the speaker with some blade type connectors.
Now I do not have sound. Obviously the PO had a reason for running direct from the head unit to the speaker.
My question, where could the factory wiring go wrong? It's just a positive and a negative.
It doesn't appear the rear speaker on passenger side works either.
Also there are no tweeters installed.
Upon removing the head unit, I found speaker wire running directly to the pioneer plug, bypassing the factory harness.
On the front passenger door, I see that same wire going directly to an aftermarket speaker and the wires were just wrapped through the connectors on that speaker.
I didn't like having things be non-factory looking, so I ripped that speaker wire out and found the factory wires cut behind the door panel and spliced extensions on them and ran those to the speaker with some blade type connectors.
Now I do not have sound. Obviously the PO had a reason for running direct from the head unit to the speaker.
My question, where could the factory wiring go wrong? It's just a positive and a negative.
It doesn't appear the rear speaker on passenger side works either.
Also there are no tweeters installed.
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05-11-2016, 11:23 PM
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Last night I went to upgrade the stereo from the previous owner. He had a Pioneer Double Din (but it was older) and I decided to go with the Pioneer AppRadio 4.
Upon removing the head unit, I found speaker wire running directly to the pioneer plug, bypassing the factory harness.
On the front passenger door, I see that same wire going directly to an aftermarket speaker and the wires were just wrapped through the connectors on that speaker.
I didn't like having things be non-factory looking, so I ripped that speaker wire out and found the factory wires cut behind the door panel and spliced extensions on them and ran those to the speaker with some blade type connectors.
Now I do not have sound. Obviously the PO had a reason for running direct from the head unit to the speaker.
My question, where could the factory wiring go wrong? It's just a positive and a negative.
It doesn't appear the rear speaker on passenger side works either.
Also there are no tweeters installed.
Upon removing the head unit, I found speaker wire running directly to the pioneer plug, bypassing the factory harness.
On the front passenger door, I see that same wire going directly to an aftermarket speaker and the wires were just wrapped through the connectors on that speaker.
I didn't like having things be non-factory looking, so I ripped that speaker wire out and found the factory wires cut behind the door panel and spliced extensions on them and ran those to the speaker with some blade type connectors.
Now I do not have sound. Obviously the PO had a reason for running direct from the head unit to the speaker.
My question, where could the factory wiring go wrong? It's just a positive and a negative.
It doesn't appear the rear speaker on passenger side works either.
Also there are no tweeters installed.
05-12-2016, 09:54 AM
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Well last night I was able to do some testing of continuity. Turns out the speaker connection is lost at the door bundle. It's amazing how Ford has the speakers go all around the cab of the truck instead of directly behind the dash to the door, but I'm sure there is a reason, they run them that way.
So I may go back to what the PO did and just run then directly from the door to the head unit and bypass the factory harness.
Now I need to figure out how to get that pesky door connector figured out to get speaker wire through it
So I may go back to what the PO did and just run then directly from the door to the head unit and bypass the factory harness.
Now I need to figure out how to get that pesky door connector figured out to get speaker wire through it
05-12-2016, 11:20 AM
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Well last night I was able to do some testing of continuity. Turns out the speaker connection is lost at the door bundle. It's amazing how Ford has the speakers go all around the cab of the truck instead of directly behind the dash to the door, but I'm sure there is a reason, they run them that way.
So I may go back to what the PO did and just run then directly from the door to the head unit and bypass the factory harness.
Now I need to figure out how to get that pesky door connector figured out to get speaker wire through it
So I may go back to what the PO did and just run then directly from the door to the head unit and bypass the factory harness.
Now I need to figure out how to get that pesky door connector figured out to get speaker wire through it
05-12-2016, 04:21 PM
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