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Originally Posted by pablopicasso46
I'm a new member of the Forum.. so hello to all...I met Jim, Yun and David of the Wazoo's a couple of weeks ago and spent time with them at Jim's garage, fixing a few things on my new (have had it about a month) ' 92 (#501) ... btw, I am working on that artcicle for you Dave.
Anyway.I've been working on my "master plan" on what I want to ,and can fix on my car ,and was thinking about the radio today, which I didn't think was working all that great...as far as I can tell, the only speaker that is working is ..or rather was woeking is the one one the front left.. at least that's the only place I could hear sound coming from.. but I can't figure out where the front speakers actually are? There is no grill or anything..., so is it behind the carpet , down near the floor in front on the sill cover? .. without any kind of faceplate?? That's where it seems the sound was coming from, but as I said I was only hearing it from the driver;s side ..not the passangr side at all, and not the back at all. so I figure I need to fix or replace the other 3 speakers?..
What has me confused right now though is I tried to peel back the carpet onthe side a little bit , where it seemed to be overlayed over the carpet that covers the flor and under the dash , to see if I could see the speaker in there and suddenly that one stopped working too, and the radio and the ac/heat controls started flickering ..so what could I have done to cause that and how do I fix it??
Any ideas?
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Stop right there! It is always a good idea to remove the (negative) terminal from the battery before doing any electrical stuff.
The speakers are under blisters attached by screws on the inside of the sill cover - just behind your heel - and can only be accessed by removing the sill cover.
That footwell area is the ingress/egress area for most of the wiring of the car. Lots of connections there, and the last thing you want to do is go on a hide and seek mission...with the battery connected.
First step in troubleshooting 'lectric chit'...as you well know, apparently...is
visual inspection. Chances are you only disturbed a connection that may have been damaged and waiting for just such a moment to be known. You'll now need to remove the carpeted hush pannel and support section to inspect all the wiring there for loose connectors and or broken wires. And, the fuse panel, accessed with the passenger side door, may have a fuse (or two) blown. Do you have a FSM yet? If not, you'll want to put that on your list of accessories!
My suggestion would be to send up a distress flare to the WAZOO tribe. Armed with the FSM and their experience with the Z, you'll be in good hands.
JMO. Good luck. Keep us updated.
P.