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Aug 25 2015 06:41pm
I'm so confused and idk what else to check. My subs were working perfectly fine and then one day they went out. They would occasionally cut in just to cut back out and I thought the wires were loose so I made a sharp turn, the subs cut in, and when I straightened the car out they went back out & haven't worked since. The amp is still getting power, no protect mode & none of the wires seem to be loose on the amp, behind the headunit, or from the subs to the amp :wacko: I tried switching out the rca cables but still nothing D: The only thing I can think of is something must be loose inside the box but I really don't want to check that unless its the only thing left to check (the box is really heavy ): ) Any ideas?
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Aug 26 2015 04:25am
Bad wires, bad fuse or garbage amp.
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Aug 26 2015 10:57am
I'd say either your going to have to pull one of the subs out and check the wiring. It could be your amp though. Got any pics of your setup and how its wired?

You can also check to see if the fuse in your fuse block is loose. Ive had it be loose and the amp would light up like it was on or but no sound.

It also sounds like you may have blown one or both of your subs. Pull them out and look for black/burnt marks on the spiders. Or sometimes you can push on the subs with yoir hand while atill in the box and hear/feel a grinding noise which means yoir coil shifted or unwound.

This post was edited by eddsoulja on Aug 26 2015 11:01am
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Aug 27 2015 01:43am
Sounds like a ground wire issue if they're cutting in and out like that
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Aug 29 2015 08:36pm
Quote (2high2aim @ Aug 27 2015 02:43am)
Sounds like a ground wire issue if they're cutting in and out like that


This.

Or you have your subs wired to an impedance the amp can't handle and its just going into protect and it's a coincidence that the subs come back on

Check your power at the battery/fuse box too. I hadthis once where the bolt on my battery terminal came loose a bit.
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Sep 23 2015 05:34am
Bad amplifier
Bad ohm load on the amplifier due to subwoofer wiring
Bad Ground
Shorted out subwoofer (Tinsel Leads are shorting or broken.)
Snapped Tinsel Lead giving a bad ohm load.
Not enough voltage (if it goes below 11v amp shuts off.)
Bad Headunit or bad RCA's
etc. etc.

This post was edited by Crescendo on Sep 23 2015 05:34am
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Sep 23 2015 12:10pm
bad ground
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Sep 26 2015 06:02am
probably forgot the italian dressing
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Sep 29 2015 06:05pm
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