The Merg

>and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!

You don't keep track of door openings? I have a separate log book for
that...

Highcountry wrote:
> On Feb 4, 7:06 am, "Kate" <svtk...@spam.filter> wrote:
>> "Old Crow" <wallisc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:tus8s2h0jikpt6clf6rk9jtl40ldqu8p73@4ax.com...
>> On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud)
>>> all of the
>>> sudden on the drivers side door, it almost sounds like a rattle in the
>>> dash, but
>>> when I move the fader over to the passenger side, the rattle goes
>>> away. So
>>> I thought I would see if it was the tweeter that was making the noise
>>> or the
>>> larger speaker down lower in the door (Factory Infinity Speakers). I
>>> went
>>> to open the drivers door, and the sound shuts off to the door totally,
>>> I have
>>> never known that to happen before having the sound shut off like that,
>>> it
>>> shuts off when the door is maybe open one or two inches. Any ideas?
>>> Kevin in Iowa
>>> 99XJ
>> Busted wire in the harness that goes between the door and the body
>> loosing contact when you open the door.
>> That won't cause the rattle, though, so you might have 2 problems.
>> --
>> Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!"
>> --------------------------
>>
>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!
>
>

billy ray

"Blown Speakers" are not uncommon in the Grand Cherokees but occur almost
exclusively in vehicles driven by younger people who play "bass heavy"
.......ahhhhh.... "music".... at very high volumes that overload the factory
speakers.


"Highcountry" <highcountry2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170598109.467303.315790@m58g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> On Feb 4, 7:06 am, "Kate" <svtk...@spam.filter> wrote:
>> "Old Crow" <wallisc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:tus8s2h0jikpt6clf6rk9jtl40ldqu8p73@4ax.com...
>> On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud)
>> >all of the
>> >sudden on the drivers side door, it almost sounds like a rattle in the
>> >dash, but
>> >when I move the fader over to the passenger side, the rattle goes
>> >away. So
>> >I thought I would see if it was the tweeter that was making the noise
>> >or the
>> >larger speaker down lower in the door (Factory Infinity Speakers). I
>> >went
>> >to open the drivers door, and the sound shuts off to the door totally,
>> >I have
>> >never known that to happen before having the sound shut off like that,
>> >it
>> >shuts off when the door is maybe open one or two inches. Any ideas?
>>
>> >Kevin in Iowa
>> >99XJ
>>
>> Busted wire in the harness that goes between the door and the body
>> loosing contact when you open the door.
>> That won't cause the rattle, though, so you might have 2 problems.
>> --
>> Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!"
>> --------------------------
>>
>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!
>
>

billy ray

"Blown Speakers" are not uncommon in the Grand Cherokees but occur almost
exclusively in vehicles driven by younger people who play "bass heavy"
.......ahhhhh.... "music".... at very high volumes that overload the factory
speakers.


"Highcountry" <highcountry2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170598109.467303.315790@m58g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> On Feb 4, 7:06 am, "Kate" <svtk...@spam.filter> wrote:
>> "Old Crow" <wallisc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:tus8s2h0jikpt6clf6rk9jtl40ldqu8p73@4ax.com...
>> On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud)
>> >all of the
>> >sudden on the drivers side door, it almost sounds like a rattle in the
>> >dash, but
>> >when I move the fader over to the passenger side, the rattle goes
>> >away. So
>> >I thought I would see if it was the tweeter that was making the noise
>> >or the
>> >larger speaker down lower in the door (Factory Infinity Speakers). I
>> >went
>> >to open the drivers door, and the sound shuts off to the door totally,
>> >I have
>> >never known that to happen before having the sound shut off like that,
>> >it
>> >shuts off when the door is maybe open one or two inches. Any ideas?
>>
>> >Kevin in Iowa
>> >99XJ
>>
>> Busted wire in the harness that goes between the door and the body
>> loosing contact when you open the door.
>> That won't cause the rattle, though, so you might have 2 problems.
>> --
>> Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!"
>> --------------------------
>>
>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!
>
>

billy ray

"Blown Speakers" are not uncommon in the Grand Cherokees but occur almost
exclusively in vehicles driven by younger people who play "bass heavy"
.......ahhhhh.... "music".... at very high volumes that overload the factory
speakers.


"Highcountry" <highcountry2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170598109.467303.315790@m58g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> On Feb 4, 7:06 am, "Kate" <svtk...@spam.filter> wrote:
>> "Old Crow" <wallisc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:tus8s2h0jikpt6clf6rk9jtl40ldqu8p73@4ax.com...
>> On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud)
>> >all of the
>> >sudden on the drivers side door, it almost sounds like a rattle in the
>> >dash, but
>> >when I move the fader over to the passenger side, the rattle goes
>> >away. So
>> >I thought I would see if it was the tweeter that was making the noise
>> >or the
>> >larger speaker down lower in the door (Factory Infinity Speakers). I
>> >went
>> >to open the drivers door, and the sound shuts off to the door totally,
>> >I have
>> >never known that to happen before having the sound shut off like that,
>> >it
>> >shuts off when the door is maybe open one or two inches. Any ideas?
>>
>> >Kevin in Iowa
>> >99XJ
>>
>> Busted wire in the harness that goes between the door and the body
>> loosing contact when you open the door.
>> That won't cause the rattle, though, so you might have 2 problems.
>> --
>> Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!"
>> --------------------------
>>
>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!
>
>

billy ray

"Blown Speakers" are not uncommon in the Grand Cherokees but occur almost
exclusively in vehicles driven by younger people who play "bass heavy"
.......ahhhhh.... "music".... at very high volumes that overload the factory
speakers.


"Highcountry" <highcountry2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170598109.467303.315790@m58g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> On Feb 4, 7:06 am, "Kate" <svtk...@spam.filter> wrote:
>> "Old Crow" <wallisc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:tus8s2h0jikpt6clf6rk9jtl40ldqu8p73@4ax.com...
>> On 2 Feb 2007 21:50:38 -0800, "Kevin in Iowa" <kevinini...@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >This is a strange one, I get a rattle when music is playing (not loud)
>> >all of the
>> >sudden on the drivers side door, it almost sounds like a rattle in the
>> >dash, but
>> >when I move the fader over to the passenger side, the rattle goes
>> >away. So
>> >I thought I would see if it was the tweeter that was making the noise
>> >or the
>> >larger speaker down lower in the door (Factory Infinity Speakers). I
>> >went
>> >to open the drivers door, and the sound shuts off to the door totally,
>> >I have
>> >never known that to happen before having the sound shut off like that,
>> >it
>> >shuts off when the door is maybe open one or two inches. Any ideas?
>>
>> >Kevin in Iowa
>> >99XJ
>>
>> Busted wire in the harness that goes between the door and the body
>> loosing contact when you open the door.
>> That won't cause the rattle, though, so you might have 2 problems.
>> --
>> Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!"
>> --------------------------
>>
>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!
>
>

Steve Landis

>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!

00 XJ with the Infinity sound system speaker rattle - Just replaced
driver's side door speaker with an inexpensive (5.25" Kicker DS525
$69/pair) after determining that is wasn't the wiring and it wasn't the
tweeter. Sounds ok. I now need to replace the passenger side and in the
XJ and one in my wife's ZJ same system same problem. Anybody else
having problems with these speakers? Is there a good source for quality
after market? I think the stealership wanted a buck and half for one.

Steve
00 XJ
98 ZJ
95 YJ

Steve Landis

>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!

00 XJ with the Infinity sound system speaker rattle - Just replaced
driver's side door speaker with an inexpensive (5.25" Kicker DS525
$69/pair) after determining that is wasn't the wiring and it wasn't the
tweeter. Sounds ok. I now need to replace the passenger side and in the
XJ and one in my wife's ZJ same system same problem. Anybody else
having problems with these speakers? Is there a good source for quality
after market? I think the stealership wanted a buck and half for one.

Steve
00 XJ
98 ZJ
95 YJ

Steve Landis

>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!

00 XJ with the Infinity sound system speaker rattle - Just replaced
driver's side door speaker with an inexpensive (5.25" Kicker DS525
$69/pair) after determining that is wasn't the wiring and it wasn't the
tweeter. Sounds ok. I now need to replace the passenger side and in the
XJ and one in my wife's ZJ same system same problem. Anybody else
having problems with these speakers? Is there a good source for quality
after market? I think the stealership wanted a buck and half for one.

Steve
00 XJ
98 ZJ
95 YJ

Steve Landis

>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound in a
>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>
>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
> factory wiring!

00 XJ with the Infinity sound system speaker rattle - Just replaced
driver's side door speaker with an inexpensive (5.25" Kicker DS525
$69/pair) after determining that is wasn't the wiring and it wasn't the
tweeter. Sounds ok. I now need to replace the passenger side and in the
XJ and one in my wife's ZJ same system same problem. Anybody else
having problems with these speakers? Is there a good source for quality
after market? I think the stealership wanted a buck and half for one.

Steve
00 XJ
98 ZJ
95 YJ

The Merg

Check out Crutchfield. They're going to be a little more expensive
than, say, Circuit City or Best Buy, but their customer service more
than makes up for it.
Don't use factory replacements, just find a good speaker of the same
size and pop it in the hole.

FWIW, my '95 ZJ has the infinity sound system, and it is a piece of
crap. Almost every speaker rattles even below reasonable volumes =
broken cones all about. Replacing the head unit and thereby eliminating
the factory EQ helped (the unit had failed), but it'll be getting all
new speakers, with good solid cones.

Steve Landis wrote:
>>> A wire that is only making partial contact can make a rattling sound
>>> in a
>>> speaker too, it's like static.
>>>
>>> Kate- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>> My vote goes with Kate! Intermittant contact with wire. Is this the
>> factory wiring or has it been "bubbaed"? Mine is 12 years old with
>> 240,000miles and GOD knows how many door openings and no problem with
>> factory wiring!
>
> 00 XJ with the Infinity sound system speaker rattle - Just replaced
> driver's side door speaker with an inexpensive (5.25" Kicker DS525
> $69/pair) after determining that is wasn't the wiring and it wasn't the
> tweeter. Sounds ok. I now need to replace the passenger side and in the
> XJ and one in my wife's ZJ same system same problem. Anybody else
> having problems with these speakers? Is there a good source for quality
> after market? I think the stealership wanted a buck and half for one.
>
> Steve
> 00 XJ
> 98 ZJ
> 95 YJ
>