Lost speaker sound after battery disconnected - Page 5

stuart bowes · May 10th, 2021, 15:59

I went with a Sony unit, I do have an amp but only for the subs in the boot, all the rest is driven off the head unit

see here

BUT the issue for you might be the connections that currently go to your amp under the seat need to now go directly from the head unit to the speakers. that wasnt a problem for me but I dont know how your wiring works exactly.. if you plug in the standard leads does that just bypass the amp? or do you need some sort of convertor, and do some cutting and soldering under the seat to bypass the amp yourself

others will have to advise on that I'm afraid

stuart bowes · May 10th, 2021, 16:06

someone linked this a little while back

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384010452924

so you can use that from pre-outs into the round connector plug thing, which should work if your amp is working ok

I'm guessing you still lose the centre speaker but if mine is anything to go by (even without the amp under the seat) the 4 door speakers produce more than enough sound, I don't really get the need for surround sound speakers anyway seeing as music is only in stereo

Mattye · May 10th, 2021, 16:24

thanks for your comments again. I think I'll just leave it for now and put it on the list of things to sort on the car.

cheshired5 · May 10th, 2021, 17:36

Have you checked that the carpet around the amp is bone dry?

Mattye · May 10th, 2021, 21:13

yep. dry as a really dry thing.

May 10th, 2021, 15:59	#41
stuart bowes trying to be helpful Last Online: Today 00:20 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Dagenham	I went with a Sony unit, I do have an amp but only for the subs in the boot, all the rest is driven off the head unit see here BUT the issue for you might be the connections that currently go to your amp under the seat need to now go directly from the head unit to the speakers. that wasnt a problem for me but I dont know how your wiring works exactly.. if you plug in the standard leads does that just bypass the amp? or do you need some sort of convertor, and do some cutting and soldering under the seat to bypass the amp yourself others will have to advise on that I'm afraid __________________ V70 '01 auto petrol 2.4 (140) 70k ------------------------- mini project - link

May 10th, 2021, 16:06	#42
stuart bowes trying to be helpful Last Online: Today 00:20 Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Dagenham	someone linked this a little while back https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384010452924 so you can use that from pre-outs into the round connector plug thing, which should work if your amp is working ok I'm guessing you still lose the centre speaker but if mine is anything to go by (even without the amp under the seat) the 4 door speakers produce more than enough sound, I don't really get the need for surround sound speakers anyway seeing as music is only in stereo __________________ V70 '01 auto petrol 2.4 (140) 70k ------------------------- mini project - link Last edited by stuart bowes; May 10th, 2021 at 16:08.

May 10th, 2021, 17:36	#44
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	Have you checked that the carpet around the amp is bone dry? __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

May 10th, 2021, 16:24	#43
Mattye Member Last Online: Apr 8th, 2024 15:10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Oxford	thanks for your comments again. I think I'll just leave it for now and put it on the list of things to sort on the car.

May 10th, 2021, 21:13	#45
Mattye Member Last Online: Apr 8th, 2024 15:10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Oxford	yep. dry as a really dry thing.

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