Tasty_T

Hi Experts

I have just bought myself a 2003 cl500 and i love it to bits....but....i get intermitent sound out of the drivers front speaker near footwell but no sound out of the speaker closest to my rear...i have read the post about shreaded wires because of the hinges, could this also be the cause of the 2nd door speaker not working too.

Tasty_T

Ohh I forgot to mention its a bose system if its relevent

awiner

Yes, check the wiring in the door boot.

biker349

also check the connection at the speaker.

rbanna

Hi Guys,
I have the same issue in my W215 CL600, I have check the speaker connector, its ok, but I'm not able to get inside the door wiring harness, does anyone have snapshots for the same, I mean how to open the harness and which color does the speaker wires have??

Thanks All,

ctravis595

i had a problem with my rear speakers not working. i searched the wiring high and low and couldn't find anything. but upon testing the speaker wire running to the rear speakers i found out the wiring was good.

the rear speakers themselves actually blew. i'd never seen anything like it and i've been ripping speakers out of old stereos since i was a kid

MiguelsC2CL

When you say blew? Do you mean the foam around the speaker cone deteriorated? Most cars older than 5-10 yrs will have the foam in the woofers oxidized. Pretty common now days. I have repaired a few for that reason.

ctravis595

showed no signs of visual damage. i took it to a car stereo shop and they tested it for resistance and got nothing. they said they never saw anything like it either

MiguelsC2CL

That means magnet failure. That is odd.

ctravis595

i ended up replacing them with car speakers of the same diameter, but higher resistance ratings. they don't sound half bad although i'm sure there's plenty of room for improvement