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2008 Silverado Radio/Speakers issue
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I have this issue as well on a 2005 2500 HD. I thought it was because the guy before me had aftermarket audio equipment and pulled it all out. Here is the odd thing. When I take the dash apart and pull the radio out. Before disconnecting it the front speakers come one, but they fade in. If it was a short, they would cut on or off, not fade in and out. When I put the stereo back in the dash, the front speakers get static and fade out. In addition, I have no base what so ever. I am thinking the stereo itself is shot. Between no bass effecting all speakers and the front speakers fading in and out, it has to be the stereo.
Also, what color are the stock speakers? The 4 I have in my doors are blue, which leads me to believe they are after market.
Also, what color are the stock speakers? The 4 I have in my doors are blue, which leads me to believe they are after market.
new amp, which is guaranteed to a certain wattage, but usually ships
with a RMS wattage 15-40 watts higher than the spec "guarantee".
Case in point: my Rockford Fosgate specs at 55 watts per channel,
but when I got the unit, it actually pushes 77 watts RMS. So far I have
blown out a set of MB Quart component tweeters, and a set of
Boston Acoustic component woofers.
As to OEM speakers, they are charcoal colored plastic and cardboard,
and surprisingly good sounding for such cheap manufacture, all things
considered. IME anything with color is probably aftermarket, or custom
ordered at time of purchase, like Blaupunkt, or Bose.
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generally it's a lack of power that destroys speakers
my OE were like what therewolf described - cheap junk
I'm more than pleased with my Sony DVD receiver, Hertz Energy speakers, JLAudio amps and my Pioneer sub.
Don't buy cheap.
my OE were like what therewolf described - cheap junk
I'm more than pleased with my Sony DVD receiver, Hertz Energy speakers, JLAudio amps and my Pioneer sub.
Don't buy cheap.
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After reading all these posts I have come to the conculsion that the factory Chevrolet speakers in my 2008 Silverado are bad. So...I just ordered replacement speakers from Crutchfield and will r & r the junk factory speakers. I'll be back with a post install report.
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problem speakers sierra 2008
I have a 2008 Silverado ls and I had problems with not hearing the turn signals or warning beeps when you leave your keys in ignition. I did some checking and found the door speaker on the drivers side was not working, which all these alarms are designated to come through. I ordered some big kick butt speakers installed them and have got everything working again.
The speakers GM installed were cheap.....
The speakers GM installed were cheap.....
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I noticed that whenever I left the front passenger door in the sun for an hour or so in the summer the low end speakers would kick in. Anyone have any idea why?
If the truck cooled down over night, the next morning they typically would not work again. They never work in winter as it never gets hot enough to heat the side of the car.
What is the sun heating that allows the speakers to work?
EDIT:
I took the door panel off and connected a household stereo speaker and it worked. So it's definitely the truck speaker.
I posted pictures here of the inside of the door.
http://mysilverado07.blogspot.com/20...blog-post.html
You can see where water must be coming in and how I connect and ran the wire for the new speaker.
If the truck cooled down over night, the next morning they typically would not work again. They never work in winter as it never gets hot enough to heat the side of the car.
What is the sun heating that allows the speakers to work?
EDIT:
I took the door panel off and connected a household stereo speaker and it worked. So it's definitely the truck speaker.
I posted pictures here of the inside of the door.
http://mysilverado07.blogspot.com/20...blog-post.html
You can see where water must be coming in and how I connect and ran the wire for the new speaker.
Last edited by czachcross; Oct 30, 2014 at 4:38 PM.
