'93 radio problem
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'93 radio problem
This is an old issue, I don't care too much about it, but since I'm here, maybe somebody can help: I own an SE with Bose radio, but it seems like there's a switch that doesn't work between the radio and the speakers. The speakers keep shutting on/off, and I can hear a "switch" sound coming from the left side panel, next to the "dead pedal"/left foot.
I didn't care to look into it so far, but maybe somebody knows if that panel can be removed easily and there's actually a part that can be changed to fix this problem? Or could be just a loose wire?
I had once an alarm switch installed next to this panel, that is broken, and could be that some wires got mixed up in the process?
TIA
I didn't care to look into it so far, but maybe somebody knows if that panel can be removed easily and there's actually a part that can be changed to fix this problem? Or could be just a loose wire?
I had once an alarm switch installed next to this panel, that is broken, and could be that some wires got mixed up in the process?
TIA
Re: '93 radio problem
Originally posted by rovision
This is an old issue, I don't care too much about it, but since I'm here, maybe somebody can help: I own an SE with Bose radio, but it seems like there's a switch that doesn't work between the radio and the speakers. The speakers keep shutting on/off, and I can hear a "switch" sound coming from the left side panel, next to the "dead pedal"/left foot.
I didn't care to look into it so far, but maybe somebody knows if that panel can be removed easily and there's actually a part that can be changed to fix this problem? Or could be just a loose wire?
I had once an alarm switch installed next to this panel, that is broken, and could be that some wires got mixed up in the process?
TIA
This is an old issue, I don't care too much about it, but since I'm here, maybe somebody can help: I own an SE with Bose radio, but it seems like there's a switch that doesn't work between the radio and the speakers. The speakers keep shutting on/off, and I can hear a "switch" sound coming from the left side panel, next to the "dead pedal"/left foot.
I didn't care to look into it so far, but maybe somebody knows if that panel can be removed easily and there's actually a part that can be changed to fix this problem? Or could be just a loose wire?
I had once an alarm switch installed next to this panel, that is broken, and could be that some wires got mixed up in the process?
TIA
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I had the same problem (also a 93 SE w/ Bose) about 3 years ago. I would sometimes "bang" the side dash near the radio and it would kick back on. Eventually I got feed up enough and got out my multimeter. Turns out I wasn't getting power to amps when it "switched" off, but I was still getting pre-amp signal from the head unit to the amps/speakers. The amp power relay is in the driver's side kick panel (below the fuse box). I checked the relay and it was OK on my car. I then checked for power coming from the head unit to the relay (to trigger the relay to "on" and provide power to the amps), and there wasn't any. Turns out I had a short inside the Bose head unit and it wasn't putting out juice on that circuit. Bose head units go for about $250 out of the junkyards (recycle shops) around here. So, I just spliced the "ignition-switched" power lead going to the head unit into the wire running to the relay so that ignition switched voltage is provided to both the headunit and the relay - end of problem. No problems since.
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