Troubleshooting
If you’re experiencing an issue with your new speakers, please carefully read through
this guide, as it covers almost any issue that you are likely to encounter. (If the guide
doesn’t resolve these issues for you, please feel free to contact us -
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ISSUE #1: No Sound from Speaker
One of three things is most likely happening, and they are listed in order of most
common occurrence along with how to correct them:
Possible Cause 1: The wiring on the plug-n-play connector is misaligned.
Step 1.
Check for alignment of wires from their factory plug through the
BAVSOUND connector. Do they line up (see below)?
Step 2a.
If the connections line up, go ahead and plug the factory speaker back in
to confirm operation. If the factory speaker works, and the wires in the plug are
aligned, the speaker is defective. We need to get you a new speaker!
Step 2b.
If the connections don’t line up, you’ll need to move them so polarity is
correct and the positions are correct. On our wires, the Red Stripe is positive,
while the solid black is negative, while on the BMW side of the plug that following
holds true:
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Black Stripes, Red Stripes, White Stripes, Purple Stripes are Positive.
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Solid wires are negative, as are wires with Brown Stripes or Grey Stripes.
Possible Cause 2: The speaker connections are being shorted out.
Check to make sure that no speaker terminal is touching metal. This can cause the
speaker to not function, as it is effectively grounded (shorted) out (most common
in midbass speakers).
If you find that this was the case, place electrical tape over the terminals to
prevent future mishaps. If the entire system has no sound after the installation of
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