Sn8kebitten
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Hello all. I have a 1996 Cobra convertible that I recently bought back. I’m trying to fix the issues it’s gained since I sold it in 2015. One of the not so serious but more annoying problems is no music lol. The head unit powers on fine, but no sound comes out.
The previous owner told me one day he was driving, heard a pop from the speakers, then no more audio. He never bothered looking into it. The car still has the original Mach 460 setup, but with the Pioneer head unit that I installed way back in 2010. Prior to that, it already had a Kenwood unit from 2003 that worked fine, I just wanted to upgrade for an aux input to connect my phone. From what I vaguely remember, there was no bass coming from any speaker and I was clueless how to fix that, so I ended up just adding an amp and two 12s in the trunk lol which are long gone now.
Now I can hear a soft “thump” from the speakers when I turn the key off, but that’s all I can get out of it. From what I’ve been reading, I feel like it’s the front amp beneath the stereo that’s bad. There are a few on eBay, but I’d hate to buy one and it not fix my problem. I’ve already checked the audio amp fuse under the hood and radio fuse under the steering wheel, and I pulled the kick panel out to make sure that connector people mention is still securely in place.
I attached a few pics of the mess of wiring if that helps anything. If you guys have any other recommendations, I would really appreciate them. Thank you
The previous owner told me one day he was driving, heard a pop from the speakers, then no more audio. He never bothered looking into it. The car still has the original Mach 460 setup, but with the Pioneer head unit that I installed way back in 2010. Prior to that, it already had a Kenwood unit from 2003 that worked fine, I just wanted to upgrade for an aux input to connect my phone. From what I vaguely remember, there was no bass coming from any speaker and I was clueless how to fix that, so I ended up just adding an amp and two 12s in the trunk lol which are long gone now.
Now I can hear a soft “thump” from the speakers when I turn the key off, but that’s all I can get out of it. From what I’ve been reading, I feel like it’s the front amp beneath the stereo that’s bad. There are a few on eBay, but I’d hate to buy one and it not fix my problem. I’ve already checked the audio amp fuse under the hood and radio fuse under the steering wheel, and I pulled the kick panel out to make sure that connector people mention is still securely in place.
I attached a few pics of the mess of wiring if that helps anything. If you guys have any other recommendations, I would really appreciate them. Thank you