low radio volume

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shelby987

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Ok, just bought a 94 SHO with JBL system (subs and amp included). The radio seems to have some quirks, first of all, the radio is barely audiable until the volume bar is past half way....and when fully cranked, it is about on par with the stereo in my olds. wagon at 1/4 on.

Second, the volume button on the dash will sometimes only push the volume of the radio half way....then no mater how many times you push it, the volume bar will not move. Other times you can push the volume all the way down, and the button will push the volume bar as high as the radio can go.

Lastly, the factory CD player in the car hates me, everytime I put a CD in, it makes this clicking noise, over and over and over again. Sometimes it will do this, stop, start again, and cycle, and the eject button does nothing (often I shut the radio off because it keeps trying to play the CD, instead of the radio, but just cuts out my radio). Other times, you can put a CD in there, and it will work perfectly. Is there anychance the player just needs a good cleaning, is it toast, or are these older players just not a big fan of slightly scratched CD's?

Thanks, I am not very good with wires of any kind, so if the answers to these questions could be as simple as possible, it would be much appreciated!
-Lee
 

SHOstoppin93

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http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/mod...e=article&sid=234&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

this really helped me, it fixed it totally for free. Anyway what you need are some really small phillips head screwdrivers and the ford radio removal tool (i got mine for $3.99 from autozone) anyway, i would recommend plastic safe electric parts cleaner instead of the regular stuff on the shelf. on the regular stuff it says that its not recommended for sensitive electronics like computers, radios, etc. I used regular twice and it didnt hurt, but just to be safe. as far as the volume, i dont know, mine seems weak also, but above half way gets a lot louder. good luck (possibly just taking off the front cover of the cassette player and cleaning contacts for volume control.)

Craig
 
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