tweeter goes in and out? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

MrSo0h0o · 10-27-2005, 08:32 PM

ok so my tweeter has been dropping in and out lately, mostly when i first get in the car.. i have a feeling it could be because it is getting colder? i know its not the wiring b/c i just took off my door panels and checked everything. has anyone else had this problem with the cold weather effecting their tweeters?

lucanhookup · 10-27-2005, 08:35 PM

not mine. u probably need new tweeters....

***cam2Xrunner*** · 10-27-2005, 11:59 PM

Do this, while playing music, move the speaker wire connection on the back of the tweeter. You might need to do some soldering. Or if you have another connection somewhere in the door. You don't have the crossovers mounted in the door right?

bigloubumpin · 10-28-2005, 12:04 AM

loose connection,neg. & pos. wire touching maybe

MrSo0h0o · 10-28-2005, 12:21 AM

no i checked all my wiring and its not that.. i played it with my door panels off and it was fine. i also reseated my wiring and everything just to make sure. could it be that it is the cold? i do notice that once the car warms up the tweeter starts playing again. could it be because there is fluid in the tweeter, no?

bigloubumpin · 10-28-2005, 12:32 AM

What tweets are they?....and u mentioned cold,are u Upstate?

MrSo0h0o · 10-28-2005, 12:36 AM

they are part of a diamond audio CM3 component set.. im in bayside, queens and the mornings have been ~40 degrees

bigloubumpin · 10-28-2005, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSo0h0o

they are part of a diamond audio CM3 component set.. im in bayside, queens and the mornings have been ~40 degrees

I'm out on the Island,see if u can get another tweet from a friend just for testing.

sq_camry · 10-28-2005, 02:45 PM

mine is coming and going, but probably because i have 3 amps wired w/o a relay

MrSo0h0o · 10-29-2005, 05:49 PM

ok so i was messing with the tweeter today.. took it out, soldered the loose connections.. brought it outside and put it in.. tested it and it worked a'ok.. put the door panel back on and it wasnt working again! said, wtf! and went back to my orginal theory about the weather.. so while it wasnt working, i put my mouth up against it and blew warm air and BAM it worked!! i let it get cold again and it went out.. and did the same thing and it worked! sooo my question now is, has anyone ever heard of this happening and does anyone have any idea why this is happening and how i could possibly fix this? my only guess right now is the fluid inside the tweeter..

***cam2Xrunner*** · 10-29-2005, 05:54 PM

That's pretty weird

Maybe time to start shopping for a replacement. What is the ohm rating of the tweeter, and do you know where the crossover point is? (In case you wanted ideas on a replacement set)

MrSo0h0o · 10-29-2005, 05:55 PM

im not sure of the ohm rating of the tweeter.. its part of a diamond audio component set... i dont know where the crossover point is either

is that info essential to getting a new tweeter?

***cam2Xrunner*** · 10-29-2005, 05:58 PM

^If you want it to work close to any good with the passive crossover. Or maybe you can have it sent back in to Diamond?

Or you can go active if you have the means to, and just pick out any tweeter you want.

MrSo0h0o · 10-29-2005, 06:00 PM

yea i cant go active currently and i dont know if i can have it sent back to diamond cuz i got the set off of ebay..

so you have never heard about this ever happening?

Kevin7909 · 10-29-2005, 06:00 PM

you have a cold solder joint. use a solder iron and resolder the wires that leave the voicecoil and connect to the wire connection tabs. even if they look solid they might not be. if this is not the issue then there might a broken wire inside the tweeter that has a low enough resistance to work when the tweeter warm. hardly likely though. get a solder iron nad let us know how it goes. all you need to do is melt the solder and let it dry. that shold be all you need.

Kevin