Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #88
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Subject: Re:Head rest speaker problems
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Jo Woodison writes:
 
>The problem was a chip inside the radio that controls the rear (headrest)
>speakers. This 'went' and the whole radio stopped working as there was a
>problem. According to the people that fixed it thus far, there's no reason for
>this chip to 'go'. They don't wear out, or suffer from age... they've never
>experienced any problems in the Mazda radio's. They checked the wiring to and
>from the radio and said that nothing's shorting out, as far as they can tell.
 
>My headrest speakers still aren't functional tho'. When you turn the radio/tape
>on and off then you can hear them pop - so there's some signal coming through,
>but there's no music.
 
>The best these radio doctors could suggest was see how it is over the next week
>or so, and put it back in for them to try to figure out why the rear speakers
>aren't working.
 
It sounds like the fader for the headrest speakers is defunct. If it were
me, I'd try to get them to replace the radio under warranty.
 
Ken Warren