BLU 10 Amp and Speaker issues on my Jaguar XJ X358

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I bought 'Blu' my Jaguar X358 diesel XJL with eyes wide open.
Although the bodywork is in decent condition, she had no service history and a long list of faults and issues. That suited me just fine as I love a project and I didn't want to spend a lot of money. (£3000)
In this episode, I investigate the silent speakers on her left-hand side.
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@jaromor8808 8 ай бұрын

This has helped me a lot. I wish you still had the x358 and made more videos for the less skilled of us 😎

@markrutledge66 10 ай бұрын

Dude you got to get a few power tools like a screwdriver or ratchet those two things alone will save you a lot of time

@MrFrazierNation 2 жыл бұрын

The tip for the multimeter leads made me subscribe! I'm going to dig into my back door tonight!

@ToTheGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub MrFrazierNation. Happy testing👍

@joeyjoey2855 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers John... Always a pleasure..always informative...relaxed and common sense presentation...I agree the build quality excellent compared to some..

@ToTheGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@hewyn1 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, the production engineering is so far beyond what I was expecting. The more you show us about the car the more I’m impressed! Thanks John! Much appreciated! BTW, any man who knows about scrivets must be a production engineer. (Of course, I could be talking complete nonsense, here...) Anyway, cheers again John!

@ToTheGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Production engineering was a part of my past👍.

@sadiqdani9705 3 жыл бұрын

Can I drop my Jag over to you to fix 😜

@nrick6800 3 жыл бұрын

Good job John ! Have some issues with my rear speakers on the XKR, impossible to find same equipment nowadays (2ohms), and some electrical contact issus with the radio it self, I should take it out to check connections ... but a little afraid to take out central console to get to the radio ... Always impressed to the easy looking of watch you do, than when I try to do it, seams to me so complicated ! Take care John !

@ToTheGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Henrique. The xk8 console is a very similar arrangement. Not too difficult

@philiplapierre5422 3 жыл бұрын

John greetings at Christmas, My XK8 2000 number plate in Manhattan NY Brings a positive nod to most Brits here its BREXIT 1

@ToTheGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Philipe👍

@AndyK.1 3 жыл бұрын

Never mind admiring your new speaker. Check the resistance!

@ToTheGarage 3 жыл бұрын

😁 2.5 Ohm👍

@peterhermina656 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you consider going with an aftermarket speaker set?

@ToTheGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Peter. Purely for the convenience of a direct swap with correct mounting and power handling characteristics that match the others. It certainly wasn't about originality.

@peterhermina656 2 жыл бұрын

@@ToTheGarage btw, I have a theory that a bad speaker is what killed the amp. When a speaker stops working. It either presents the amp a very low impedances or no load and thus the amp over heats until a part of the pcb fails. Amps when they die never kill speakers silently. You will hear it and certainly smell it. As a result, I would advise replacing the other old aging speakers even if they are working

@jaromor8808 8 ай бұрын

Would you have a tip for an aftermarket solution that even half-rtrdd ppl (like myself) can handle?