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hotbadger

Member Since: 20 Jul 2018
Location: St Albans
Posts: 2

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Quiet rear speakers?

My defender has an aftermarket alpine head unit with all the stock speakers.

The rear speakers are almost silent even with the fade right to the rear.

I recently replaced them with aftermarket Focal PC100 speakers and they are still very very quiet.

Should I run new cables to the rear or is this a known problem with a fix? assume the stock wiring must be crap or something as an aftermarket head unit with decent power and aftermarket speakers should surely achieve normal volumes?

Thanks for any advice...

20th Jul 2018 9:10am

Balvaig

Member Since: 19 Feb 2016
Location: Fife
Posts: 736

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 Landmark LE Corris Grey

Mine has got a factory fitted Alpine head and works fine at rear.
Not aware of this being a problem inherent with the wiring.
Have you checked connections at rear of your head unit.

20th Jul 2018 10:05am

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6772

If there is sound coming out of them then its a problem with the head unit. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

20th Jul 2018 10:15am

hotbadger

Member Since: 20 Jul 2018
Location: St Albans
Posts: 2

Balvaig wrote:
Mine has got a factory fitted Alpine head and works fine at rear.
Not aware of this being a problem inherent with the wiring.
Have you checked connections at rear of your head unit.

that's what I feared.

Adding a sub next week and changing front speakers so will examine the wiring first, otherwise may have to change the head unit which is a bit annoying as it a decent double din alpine full screen that came with the car.

20th Jul 2018 12:28pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20638

Check your fader on your HU is balanced 50/50 front and rear. 👍🏻 (You May have already already done so. TheThunder Rolls🇬🇧🇺🇸
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20th Jul 2018 1:25pm

markalpha

Member Since: 23 Apr 2008
Location: Downham Market
Posts: 690

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Had a similar problem when my Alpine head unit died and I swapped to a Pioneer head unit.

Still haven’t solved the problem, apart from using my sons mega boom

23rd Jul 2018 1:08pm

DefenderSmith

Member Since: 16 Apr 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 10

I have the same issue with focal speakers in the rear. Can hear a little bit of sound so know the wires are connected but very quiet.

Mine is powered by a single DIN pioneer head unit.

11th Sep 2018 8:46am

gazman

Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 652

A bit of a random one. But how are you playing the music? I had a aux cable from my phone which was faulty and caused mine. It wasn't till I put a CD in it which I hadn't done in months and all speakers worked fine I realised 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r

11th Sep 2018 9:30am

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