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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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MY 2009 flhx radio audio cuts off. I have to shut off radio and turn it back on sometimes it plays for a few minutes, then cuts off now it seems dead,glad I just paid $1300 for 4 years of warranty.
 

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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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Are the speakers and radio factory or aftermarket? Have any mods been done to the sound system at all?
 
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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I Have bozzoka amp and matching speakers installed by dealer
 
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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Most likely you have a Bazooka amp going into protection mode for some reason such as a speaker going bad, a short in a speaker wire, low voltage, bad ground, or even the amp going bad.

If it's still under warranty, it'll be best to take it back where you had it installed and let them troubleshoot the problem.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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I am on my 3rd radio and have buddys on their 2nd or 3rd, and it takes awhile to get them now. Good luck
 
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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I think the amp is out of warranty I hope it is the radio
 
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If you have an old speaker that works, you can put wires on it and then turn your radio on and to a volume that you should be hearing. Touch the wires from your old speaker to the 2 speaker wires coming out of the back of your radio. If that speaker plays, then you know your radio is good and you have amp or speaker problems.

Also, after you know the problem is not in the radio, you can take a AA or 9 volt battery, attach a wire to the positive and negative terminal of the battery and touch the 2 wires to the speaker terminals of your speakers (with the ignition off). If the speaker pops, then you have narrowed the problem down to the amp.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Took it to the dealer today and they are going to order new radio...
 
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Go to the dealer and get him to order a new radio. I had the same problem and it was a bad radio.
 
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