Thread: Stereo with no sound?

Sounds like a wiring issue , did you use an adapter loom or diy ?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Sounds like a wiring issue , did you use an adapter loom or diy ?

Bought an ISO - Alpine adapter so nothing was changed or spliced into

Use a mulitmeter to test the speaker wires at the radio plug for resistance. The speaker you test should give a little crackle when connecting the meter.

took mine recently to stereo place as the BT pioneer i installed stopped working after i did some wiring work. i suspected that whilst i was trying to put the facia back in with stereo that i pulled a wire out as there was an orange wire with bare copper floating around from the adapter.

turned out i was wrong. the connection from the main radio power loom to the adapter was faulty (the ignition power wire). he re-wired the connection and my stereo is back on after over a year with only rattles. basically, if you have a MM or one of those light up tester things, check each wire coming in with ignition on and off to see which is which, test them before and after the connections.

also, might sound silly but haven't seen it mentioned. you did check all the fuses right? including the one behind stereo?

So I have checked the speakers and there is a connection from the harness to the speakers. I have also checked the ISO-Alpine harness and there doesn't seem to be an issue with it.

Fuses are fine as the stereo powers up. My guess is that this elusive "amp" has failed... The only issue is finding it or just bypassing it completely to solve the issue.

If anyone else owns a 98 300tdi please let me know if they have found the stereo amplifier!

Be nice to know what car we were talking about. Your last post suggests a 300TDi, but no mention of Disco or Deefer. More info, please.

Originally Posted by johntins

Be nice to know what car we were talking about. Your last post suggests a 300TDi, but no mention of Disco or Deefer. More info, please.

It may be of course that the forum title has more info, e.g. it's in the D1 section.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-1-a/

Not that it's a cast iron guarantee of course, but it'll do until further notice.

Originally Posted by johntins

Be nice to know what car we were talking about. Your last post suggests a 300TDi, but no mention of Disco or Deefer. More info, please.

Sorry, Its A Disco 1 1998 300TDI