OEM Bose subwoofer not working

nickyreno

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Everything else is working fine. One day on the way to school I noticed it wasn't working, but it was again when I got out of class. Now it has stopped and has not been working for about a week. Any ideas of what to check?
 

TechieTruckGuy

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Could be a lot of things. Sub took a crap, radios subwoofer output isn't working, bose amp output for subwoofer could be not working. I would pull the sub out and hookup a multimeter to the connector. Set the dmm to ac volts and turn up your radio. If the voltage changes then it's the sub.
 

nickyreno

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Could be a lot of things. Sub took a crap, radios subwoofer output isn't working, bose amp output for subwoofer could be not working. I would pull the sub out and hookup a multimeter to the connector. Set the dmm to ac volts and turn up your radio. If the voltage changes then it's the sub.

I'm pulling the front seats tonight, hopefully it's something that will be a quick fix.
 

nickyreno

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Well, I pulled everything out. I lack the tools to check electrical but I did get a look at the sub with the radio on and it's getting power. It just kinda vibrates. Amplifier seems to be working fine so I question either the console wiring harness or the sub itself.

Here's how much fun I had last night

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