Speakers, front and back, all went out at once! WTF!!

[youngflashycamr]

ok, so as im driving home from school yesterday, my radio was playing. bout halfway home through the ride, my speakers just refused to make any noise. no sound, no static no nothing. nothing coming thru the radio, nothing through the Fm, nothing through the AM..is it a fuse? is it my radio? is it my speakers? somebody help me.. thanks in advance.

[Cannabis Camry]

Does your radio still light up and display the frequency you're trying to listen to? And is this a stock radio or aftermarket?

[EEngineer]

ur deck's gone?

[93XLEcamry]

do you have subs??

[youngflashycamr]

it still lights up, no my deck's not gone, it's a stock OE tape/Fm deck..
subs= kinda, well i have a half-ass box in the trunk with a couple of speakers spliced directly into the rear speaker wiring, and ive had it in there for a few months with no problems

[Cannabis Camry]

Originally Posted by youngflashycamr

it still lights up, no my deck's not gone, it's a stock OE tape/Fm deck..
subs= kinda, well i have a half-ass box in the trunk with a couple of speakers spliced directly into the rear speaker wiring, and ive had it in there for a few months with no problems

Maybe when you cranked it the extra load on the circuit blew a fuse.

[youngflashycamr]

^ but it went out AS i was driving...
and where would this fuse be? i checked all the fuses under the hood and by the kick panel and NONE of them sre out..

[Cannabis Camry]

check the back of the radio itself maybe. I know a lot of aftermarket radios have a built in fuse.

Seriously though, if you find it is the head unit thats fucked I would just drop the cash for a decent aftermarket one. Nothing beats MP3 compatibility.

[tran.man48]

same thing happened to me. the external amplifier probably blew. It is located under the passenger seat, and is a small black box. You can either replace this, but I'd recommend just getting a new HU (it'll be cheaper)

[Black95Cam]

did you check the where you splice the wires in? i did that same thing and it ripped the tinsel off the 6x9 and once both wires touch each other it shorts out the system..

[youngflashycamr]

Originally Posted by tran.man48

same thing happened to me. the external amplifier probably blew. It is located under the passenger seat, and is a small black box. You can either replace this, but I'd recommend just getting a new HU (it'll be cheaper)

my car has a frikkin amp in it? under the passeger seat?? theres a little black box under my DRIVER seat, but idfk what that is..
would it really be cheaper to get a new head unit? how much does this mini-amp run??
and my wires didnt cross anywhere..i used enough electrical tape to keep my shit seperated

[tran.man48]

yep.. if you had the "premium" sound upgrade, it should have an external amp.
Here are the instructions for removing it:
http://www.carstereohelp.com/stereor...yCamryAmpR.htm

If you cant find it, you might not have the premium upgrade.

i dont remember the exact price of the replacement, but I remember it being more expensive than buying a new HU.

[yiujai86]

Even if it is the spliced wires, it shouldn't affect the front speakers. I think its the deck. You don't have to blow a fuse for it to stop working. It is working, just not correctly.

Not sure about the external amp though since I never heard of it.

[youngflashycamr]

i dont think ihave the premium upgrade...ill have to check it out at work...but if the head unit is the probloem then why does it still light up and show the frequency's that im playin and whatnot?

[xtremeskier97]

If you dont have tweeters in the top of the front door handles, then you dont have the premium sound system.