Problem i need help cuz im absolutely stumped

[john10598 10+ year member]

Ok well about 2 weeks ago my subs were working fine and one day I was driving back from dropping off my friend and i hit a small bump just any normal bump in a road and they dropped in power and sound so now its weird until today they have been not sounding good at all and i cant figure out the problem and it never went back to normal but i was driving around for an hour or so and hit a small bump again after hitting many others and they came back on like im saying prolly 2 times power or 3 times no idea but sounding like they did be4 it all happened and they stayed on for a good 5 min and i hit other bumps and stuff and they didnt go off but then some guy in front of me was turning so i slowed down and as soon as i let off the gas and the car started to slow down they went back down to not sounding loud any more so im not sure what the heck the problem is. Everything i have checked: Rcas from HU to Amp, Bridged RCAs, All my speaker connections, power/ground connections both on amp and on car, and the antenna line are all fine. So i havent the slightest idea what it is im guessing its above my level of knowledge so if anyone has an idea what it could be let me know. Thanks, John.

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[john10598 10+ year member]

ne one? wrong place to put this? idk let me know.

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

sounds like something with the rca's

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

make sure the connections are good, not lose or anything. is the ground screwed down tight?

 

[killahbean 10+ year member]

gotta be a lose connection somewhere...I would say rewire EVERYTHING again....and take your time doing it this time......

 

[john10598 10+ year member]

I did take my time the 1st time im gonna figure it is prolly my RCA's lol ill just mess with em and see. My ground is fine so its not that. So if it doesnt end up being the rcas i already know its not the ground so is there any other thing it could be.

 

[bvr_j_0969 10+ year member]

maybe something internal in the amp if none of that fixes it?

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

lose speaker terminals on the vc and/or on the box.

 

[Relax 10+ year member]

I second the Sub Side of the setup. Check the subs' terminals and tinsels leads, along with any terminal cups etc.

I had the same thing happen to a single 10" in my girlfriend's car. It was the tinsel leads on one of the VC.

 

[beckSHO 10+ year member]

If it were me, I would re-wire everything. Making sure that everything is absolutely perfect (I'm a perfectionist, get it from my g/f and my Dad...). If that's not it, check at the subwoofer. If that doesn't work, get professional help.

Beck

EDIT- Professional help excluding BestBuy and Circuit City..... They usually half-arse things. Also, they messed up my bro's car when I didn't have time to work on it.

 

[john10598 10+ year member]

Ok its deff the stupid rca's but now i dont know if its the actual rca or the terminal o well either way now i got the problem found its time to fix. Thanks for all the responses honestly i have no idea how it ended up being them cuz i checked them like 4 times and until today they didnt feel loose. But yea thanks.

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

also it could be that only one of your subs is cutting out...assuming you have more than one sub