stereo troubles

[alpac]

Happened on my daughter's 323. The sound kept cutting out. It turned out that the amp connector contacts were corroded. I unplugged the connector, sprayed some contact cleaner, plugged it back and have not had any problem since.

[RJRDenver]

Originally Posted by alpac

Happened on my daughter's 323. The sound kept cutting out. It turned out that the amp connector contacts were corroded. I unplugged the connector, sprayed some contact cleaner, plugged it back and have not had any problem since.

Does a non-DSP system have an AMP? I'm correct in my understanding that if I go to Menu on my nav screen and don't have DSP as an Option that I do not have DSP at all, correct? If there is a factor amp in a non-dsp config, where is it located?

[alpac]

Yes there is a factory amp for non DSP system too. Like for DSP system the non DSP amp is normally located in the trunk on the left side under or near the CD changer. An easy way to know if you have DSP or not is to check if you have a sub woofer (with 2 x 6" sub speakers) on the right side of your trunk. You need to open the right cover to see the subwoofer. If there is no Sub then you have the non DSP.

[RJRDenver]

Originally Posted by alpac

Yes there is a factory amp for non DSP system too. Like for DSP system the non DSP amp is normally located in the trunk on the left side under or near the CD changer. An easy way to know if you have DSP or not is to check if you have a sub woofer (with 2 x 6" sub speakers) on the right side of your trunk. You need to open the right cover to see the subwoofer. If there is no Sub then you have the non DSP.

Excellent information, thanks!! I was pretty sure on the whole not having DSP. I'll check my amp connections this evening. The stereo is driving me nuts!!

[RJRDenver]

Had to bump this post to see if anyone knows the TSB referenced by the original poster? I'm going to the dealer on Friday and want to have some facts.