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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8864199" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>I would at least inspect the speaker wire behind the speakers. You should check the ends where the connectors are and see if there was any damage done to the wire. Its' frayed and contacting metal, that can cause distortion and whine. Especially since you have already had a problem. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Check your vehicle on crutchfield. They may have limits on speaker depth, and can filter those out for you right away. You should also take the speaker out, put the window down, and measure how much clearance you have. If you can find anything to put across the speaker hole, then measure down from there to the window at it's closest point, (they are curved, so it might be getting closer as it goes up). This will tell you, your maximum speaker depth, (minus a 1/4-1/2"). </p><p></p><p>I don't think the head unit was bad when you got it. When you first left the speaker store, and 5 minutes later the audio stopped, you may have hit the wire, (with the window), and damaged the channel. I 100% believe that is something the audio installer should have tested (on every single install, on every vehicle), when they did the install, and they didn't. They would have taken the speakers back, and found another set, or found a way to mount the speakers higher off the door, with spacer rings, or adding some material between the speaker and the door. (I've had my own BAD experience with a audio shop that had been around for 30 years. People don't realize it sometimes, but there is no professional training. There is no certification, or qualification to claim to be an audio installer, or to even have a shop. The problem with going back there, is it doesn't sound like they are very good at their job. They may try to sell you something else. Unless you can prove that is the problem, they may or may not warranty or honor their work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8864199, member: 674149"] I would at least inspect the speaker wire behind the speakers. You should check the ends where the connectors are and see if there was any damage done to the wire. Its' frayed and contacting metal, that can cause distortion and whine. Especially since you have already had a problem. Check your vehicle on crutchfield. They may have limits on speaker depth, and can filter those out for you right away. You should also take the speaker out, put the window down, and measure how much clearance you have. If you can find anything to put across the speaker hole, then measure down from there to the window at it's closest point, (they are curved, so it might be getting closer as it goes up). This will tell you, your maximum speaker depth, (minus a 1/4-1/2"). I don't think the head unit was bad when you got it. When you first left the speaker store, and 5 minutes later the audio stopped, you may have hit the wire, (with the window), and damaged the channel. I 100% believe that is something the audio installer should have tested (on every single install, on every vehicle), when they did the install, and they didn't. They would have taken the speakers back, and found another set, or found a way to mount the speakers higher off the door, with spacer rings, or adding some material between the speaker and the door. (I've had my own BAD experience with a audio shop that had been around for 30 years. People don't realize it sometimes, but there is no professional training. There is no certification, or qualification to claim to be an audio installer, or to even have a shop. The problem with going back there, is it doesn't sound like they are very good at their job. They may try to sell you something else. Unless you can prove that is the problem, they may or may not warranty or honor their work. [/QUOTE]
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