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Tooloe

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ok i've asked this before an really didn't get any good answers and still have this problem....... all my speakers in the truck work except the driver side door and the sub all the connections are tight.. this is just stumping me does anyone have a wiring diagram of the radioset up in our trucks where i could trace down the grounds? or anything has anyone else had this problem
 
anybody?....is there a ground in the door that could have come loose come on guys!
 
There is a couple of ways you can trouble shoot this, first thing check the obvious:

Take out the drivers side speaker and test it with an Ohm meter. It should register the rated impedence printed on the speaker magnet if its not listed, I can't remember if it is or not, then the speaker should range anywhere from 2-8 Ohm's. If your reading is in that range the speaker is good then its an amp issue (see below). If it reads as a short or some odd range like 150 ohms then the speaker is toast and needs replaced.

Next obvious issue is the amp which means you gotta go fishing under the dash. You have to remove your glovebox to get to the amp for the main cab speakers. Once you get access to the grey box mounted to a crossmember brace directly behind the glove box check to make sure all the harnesses are plugged in all the way into the amp. One of those harnesses goes to the amp under the center arm rest for the sub signal. If you find a loose harness then try it all out with a turn of the key and see if your sound is back.

If the drivers side speaker was found to be blown then its possible the sub is blown too. Here you would just pull the speaker assembly and find the factory quick disconnect, which is behind the sub assembly on an RC and have no clue for a QC, and test it there with an ohm meter and the same numbers from above would apply.

If I was a betting man I would bet the amp under the dash is bad and needs replacing. Of course check the obvious and easy first.

If you have it under warranty still then take it to dodge and let there monkeys try to figure it out, just ask if you can watch while you sip on a soda.

If you need any more help just PM me and we can take it offline. Cheers!
 
Skip the warranty I just read all your mods...sounds like its time to go dash fishing.:rock: It sucks and you will cut your hands if your not careful under there. The metal exposed has some sharp edges so study it with a flashlight before you dig in. Cheers!
 
mine had problems and it was my parking brake foot lever that rubbed threw some wires going to my head unit
 
Voodoo said:
mine had problems and it was my parking brake foot lever that rubbed threw some wires going to my head unit


hmm i mighthave to check that out!... also this started after i had a wreck on the driver side
 
Cablefed said:
If I was a betting man I would bet the amp under the dash is bad and needs replacing. Of course check the obvious and easy first.

If you need any more help just PM me and we can take it offline. Cheers!


well if the ampo was bad under the dash would the pass side speakers work? it's just the driver side door speaker not working and the sub
 
Tooloe the first thing I would do would be to check the speaker. If you don't have an ohm meter (multi-meter) then you can use a 6 or 9 volt battery. Hook the positive to one side and the negative to the other by tapping the wires together (hold the wires together) If it pops then the speaker is good (don't do this whilke it is hooked into the cars wiring, might cause airbag / etc issues)

The weird thing about this is that you seem to have two separate issues. The sub is run off of a different amp that is in the center console. For the sub I would start with fuses then trace the wires back and check for any that might have been pinched due to accident. Again feel free to PM me I also have alot of experience with fixing car audio factory wiring issues.
 
The factory amp has a seperate output for each speaker in the truck and a signal output to the sub. I would also check the parking brake issue brought up as that sounds like a possible, but if the sub is not working it could be the amp. Just have to break the system apart and troubleshoot each item in the process of making sound. Good Luck!
 
thanks guys i'm going to start diggin in to it some more... if it gets to indepth i'm just going to rip out the factory junk and install new amps an a new sub i guess lol
 

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