Thread: 240 General: - Genuine radio
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Old Feb 5th, 2019, 22:58   #4
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Originally Posted by dan 244 View Post
Got a standard factory 92 240 radio and the left side speakers are less powerful than the right, if you have the balance set in the middle hardly any sound comes out of the left speakers, same whether all on fronts or all on backs, so clearly a L R issue. You can adjust the balance way over L and get even sound. What do I look for? I believe it’s going to have an amp down low in the bottom cubbyhole?
You might do better by posting a few more details - for example the model number of your 'standard' radio (there were variations in 92/93), whether it plays cassettes, and if it does whether the problem affects both the radio and cassette player. Does your car have separate tweeters in the rear doors?

If it only affects the cassette player it could be the playback head alignment, or possibly a fault with the tape transport mechanism.

If you have the amplifier fitted behind the lower cubby hole, the depth of the recess will be noticeably shortened. I think that type of amp uses the bulkhead as a heatsink.. but from memory it only drives the rear speakers (the radio has an internal amp which drives the fromt speakers), so if you have that setup and the problem is front and rear it points to the pre-amp stage, like the volume or balance control.
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