Shawner52

Hey guys new to the forum and I got a more then likely stupid question. I put a new deck in my girlfriend's car and if she tries to turn it up all the speakers cut out, now before I go out and get her all new speakers, if I run the current speakers off an amp, will that help? Sorry if I sound like a tool but I'm new to the audio game.
Thanks Alot,
Shawner

Brad-S.A.

iTrader: (35)

What car is it year, make and model. And what HU did you install. Depending on how its wired it may be putting to much load on the internal amp.

SQ Civic

iTrader: (3)

What does turn it up mean? like 35/35 (or whatever the scale goes to) or 50% volume, 70? does it do it right away, like you get in the car turn it up, and they cut out, or does it take some time, like the internal amp is getting too hot?

regards, Mark

Shawner52

It happens when you turn the deck up to about 50% and it happens no matter what, like if it's first thing when you get in the car, or 20 minutes after running them or 3 hours of running them. I also i know the speakers can carry the load because with her old deck you could turn it up no problem. Also it's a Pioneer deck and I've heard that this has happened to other people with them. And thanks alot for the help guys

Shawner52

Also when everything cuts out the deck stays on, and if u turn down the volume and detach then re-attach the faceplate the sound comes back on

Brad-S.A.

iTrader: (35)

Well we still need more info car and hu info. Its not the speakers that carry a load. Its the deck that has to be able to handle the load. What was the old HU and the new one. Model numbers please. Just because an old deck ran with that load does not mean the new one will. For example if you have dash and door speakers that are 4 ohms each and the are paralleled together that creates a 2 ohm load. And like i said if the old deck handled this the new one may not. So the more info you can provide the better to help you.

SQ Civic

iTrader: (3)

sounds like a problem with the deck

can you take it back?

Mark

Shawner52

Third one we've gotten

Shawner52

K I have no clue what an HU is but everything i know is it's a 1995 Dodge Neon 4-Door(Ya I know,LOL). And the deck is a Pioneer DEH-P3800MP.

SQ Civic

iTrader: (3)

if it's the third one you've had installed, then I'd take it to a shop and get it looked at.

It could be a bad install, possible a short somewhere, or a short in the speaker wiring out to one or more doors.

Mark