After following a dozen threads on replacing the stock HU on my 1997 LC, I took the plunge this week. I dropped a Kenwood DX373 head unit and replaced the rear speakers with the infamous pioneers everyone raves about on the forum. I'm going to do the front speakers once I find my courage to rip off door panels. I've never done anything like this and I find it a bit intimidating...Anyway, everything went pretty well so far. The harness from Crutchfield was a snap to connect everything. The bluetooth phone and mic works great. The iPod/iPhone connection...solid. Now for the problem.
When I tried the balancer to test the speakers I discovered the right channel both front and rear is dead. I removed the HU again and reconnected the factory unit. Same. However, when I move the rear door back and forth a bit I can hear some crackle in the speaker and sound pops in and out. This tells me I have the speaker wired correctly, but there's something amiss. I don't know a lot about this stuff. In fact, my wife was horrified when she saw me pulling the dash out to install the HU. I know there's a factory amp behind the glove box. Is that a possible source of failure? I can use some help from the community here! Thanks in advance for any thoughts and ideas.
When I tried the balancer to test the speakers I discovered the right channel both front and rear is dead. I removed the HU again and reconnected the factory unit. Same. However, when I move the rear door back and forth a bit I can hear some crackle in the speaker and sound pops in and out. This tells me I have the speaker wired correctly, but there's something amiss. I don't know a lot about this stuff. In fact, my wife was horrified when she saw me pulling the dash out to install the HU. I know there's a factory amp behind the glove box. Is that a possible source of failure? I can use some help from the community here! Thanks in advance for any thoughts and ideas.
