Speaker caught on fire
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Speaker caught on fire
While driving to work this morning, the speaker on my passenger door caught on fire. I was able to pull over and blow it out before it could spread. Any idea what could have caused this? 95 SC300 220k miles, everything stock. I plan on taking the door apart to take a loot at things this weekend. What should I be looking for? What size speaker do I need to get to replace it.
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What he said ^^^^^^^^.. On a serious note it is sixe 4 inch if you go back OEM. This would be a good time to redo the whole stereo system in my book. I say it got to hot, talking about the voicecoil it self, or faulty wiring from a ground. Can you explain anything else more precise about the incident?
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Interesting, never heard this happening before? Please let us know what you find out. I'm in Louisiana as well, and there's a wrecked SC that I found. I could check and see if the door speaker is available if you like? As 1JZPWRD said, might be a good time to overhaul your current speaker set up. Depending on your budget? LMK, and good luck with getting your problem resolved.
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Can you explain anything else more precise about the incident?
Interesting, never heard this happening before? Please let us know what you find out. I'm in Louisiana as well, and there's a wrecked SC that I found. I could check and see if the door speaker is available if you like? As 1JZPWRD said, might be a good time to overhaul your current speaker set up. Depending on your budget? LMK, and good luck with getting your problem resolved.
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While driving to work this morning, the speaker on my passenger door caught on fire. I was able to pull over and blow it out before it could spread. Any idea what could have caused this? 95 SC300 220k miles, everything stock. I plan on taking the door apart to take a loot at things this weekend. What should I be looking for? What size speaker do I need to get to replace it.
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Finally got a chance to take the door apart to look at the speaker. I didn't see any problem with the wiring, just the speaker itself. I unplugged the 2 sets of wires connected to the speaker box and turned on the radio. The rear speakers sound fine, but nothing is coming out of the front left speaker. Is this because the front right speaker is not connected, or do I need to take the left door apart and look for another problem? On a side note, it's a shame how good I am at taking the door panels off.
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That doesn't look like a stock speaker to me, is the outer edge of the speaker a soft foam and breaks apart when touching with your fingers? If yes maybe that caused the fire making contact with the non-insulting wiring leading to the center of the cone. Just a observation from the picture provided.
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That doesn't look like a stock speaker to me, is the outer edge of the speaker a soft foam and breaks apart when touching with your fingers? If yes maybe that caused the fire making contact with the non-insulting wiring leading to the center of the cone. Just a observation from the picture provided.