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Car Forum / Jeep / February 2007Blown Speaker 99XJ
This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud) all of the sudden on the drivers side door, it almost sounds like a rattle in the dash, but when I move the fader over to the passenger side, the rattle goes away. So I thought I would see if it was the tweeter that was making the noise or the larger speaker down lower in the door (Factory Infinity Speakers). I went to open the drivers door, and the sound shuts off to the door totally, I have never known that to happen before having the sound shut off like that, it shuts off when the door is maybe open one or two inches. Any ideas? Kevin in Iowa 99XJ >This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud) >all of the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Kevin in Iowa >99XJ Busted wire in the harness that goes between the door and the body loosing contact when you open the door. That won't cause the rattle, though, so you might have 2 problems. -- Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!" '82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl" '74 XLH chopper(gone but not forgotten) BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, MAMBM  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com The rattle is most likely caused either by a blown speaker or something else loose that the speaker is rattling - try putting your hand on the dash, or the door panel, etc. to see if the rattle stops. If so, somethings loose. If not, check the speaker - the cone may have ripped. I don't know about your speakers, but a lot of factory speakers use paper cones which tear incredibly easily if you crank it up too loud. Like Crow said, check the wiring through the door to the speaker, check the wiring attachments to the speaker itself, etc. By the way, even though this is the Jeep forum and your problem is in a Jeep, it's probably not the best place to come for stereo advice. Try a stereo group, or something along those lines, they'll be able to help you out a lot more. > >This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud) > >all of the [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevininiowa@aol.com> wrote: >This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud) >all of the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Kevin in Iowa >99XJ Busted wire in the harness that goes between the door and the body loosing contact when you open the door. That won't cause the rattle, though, so you might have 2 problems. -- Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!" -------------------------- A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a speaker too, it's like static. Kate > On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > - Show quoted text - My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with factory wiring! >and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with > factory wiring! You don't keep track of door openings? I have a separate log book for that... >> On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com> >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with > factory wiring! "Blown Speakers" are not uncommon in the Grand Cherokees but occur almost exclusively in vehicles driven by younger people who play "bass heavy" ......ahhhhh.... "music".... at very high volumes that overload the factory speakers. >> On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com> >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with > factory wiring! >> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a >> speaker too, it's like static. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with > factory wiring! 00 XJ with the Infinity sound system speaker rattle - Just replaced driver's side door speaker with an inexpensive (5.25" Kicker DS525 $69/pair) after determining that is wasn't the wiring and it wasn't the tweeter. Sounds ok. I now need to replace the passenger side and in the XJ and one in my wife's ZJ same system same problem. Anybody else having problems with these speakers? Is there a good source for quality after market? I think the stealership wanted a buck and half for one. Steve 00 XJ 98 ZJ 95 YJ Check out Crutchfield. They're going to be a little more expensive than, say, Circuit City or Best Buy, but their customer service more than makes up for it. Don't use factory replacements, just find a good speaker of the same size and pop it in the hole. FWIW, my '95 ZJ has the infinity sound system, and it is a piece of crap. Almost every speaker rattles even below reasonable volumes = broken cones all about. Replacing the head unit and thereby eliminating the factory EQ helped (the unit had failed), but it'll be getting all new speakers, with good solid cones. >>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound >>> in a [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > 98 ZJ > 95 YJ I had the same problem with my driver's door speaker. I bought the through-the-door wires and the sound returned. Shortly afterwards, that speaker began to buzz. I bought a set of Rockford-Fosgate door speakers with tweeters and a bass cut-off (Best Buy). The tweeters fit into the triangular trim pieces - opposite the o/s mirrors, the others fit into the stock door locations. That solved the problem . I did not add an amp, although the guy at Best Buy said that these speakers would need one. Jim '98 XJ >Check out Crutchfield. They're going to be a little more expensive >than, say, Circuit City or Best Buy, but their customer service more [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> 98 ZJ >> 95 YJ well known issues for broken wires in door boot, broken splice and speakers get real wet from water passing by the door glass and dripping on speakers > This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud) > all of the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Kevin in Iowa > 99XJ |
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