Harmon Kardon P38 Drivers door speaker dead

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Hanoverian

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I've got a 2000 Vogue 4.6 with the Alpine unit.

I've lost all sound in the front drivers door speaker, before I start trying to get speakers out and door panels off can anyone suggest if there is a common problem...or any suggestions what to try first?
 
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The 1999 Alpine/Harmon Kardon system uses a single amplifier mounted in the rear near the subwoofer. To test if it's your head unit or the amp, simply remove the Clarion head unit and plug any other make of radio head unit in that has standard ISO connectors. The rear amp is driven direct from standard speaker outputs (unlike the earlier 96-99 Clarion unit). If you regain your lost sound then the fault is in the headunit, else it's the amp, cables or speakers (doubtful). I believe there are crossover units in the doors, but unless you have a wiring fault, I doubt you'd loose the signal to all 3 speakers in the door.
 
Alan C said:
The 1999 Alpine/Harmon Kardon system uses a single amplifier mounted in the rear near the subwoofer. To test if it's your head unit or the amp, simply remove the Clarion head unit and plug any other make of radio head unit in that has standard ISO connectors. The rear amp is driven direct from standard speaker outputs (unlike the earlier 96-99 Clarion unit). If you regain your lost sound then the fault is in the headunit, else it's the amp, cables or speakers (doubtful). I believe there are crossover units in the doors, but unless you have a wiring fault, I doubt you'd loose the signal to all 3 speakers in the door.
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Bloody hell - Talk about quick!

Cheers gents, cant fault that!
 
From Rave on the 1999 onwards models:

Speaker Amplifier
The DSP amplifier (Z293) is located behind the LH
rear luggage compartment behind the subwoofer.
The DSP amplifier (Z293) now incorporates the door
amplifiers which are no longer fitted separately.

Hanoverian - Keep us updated on how you get on.
 
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