Well i have a 2005 ford f250 with the stock 6 disc CD changer, i just got her and the speakers were shot out pretty good, so i bought new kickers for them from best buy. Well after installing them whenever i go to turn the radio up it just cuts out. I can listen to it really low but everytime i turn it up even a little bit it cuts out like a skipping CD player, and ill be listening to the radio! So i took out the speakers and did them again! Same problem. I am starting to think the head unit is bad? Maybe the facotry amp is bad or something? But i wanna KEEP the factory look so i can use my steering wheel controls and the 6 CD changer. So ive been searching ebay. Will the same radio but from different vehicles work? like theres a 2006 mustang GT Shaker cd player on ebay.... Are all these radios interchangeable? Or can i repair my unit? Thanks for all the help.

 

Could be the head unit if there is no amplifier in the system, as Kickers are notoriously low on sensitivity and the factory head unit may not be powerful enough to drive them, hence the cutting out part.

If there is an amp in the system, I would be looking at that first. Sounds like it's going into protection mode, though I'm not sure if there is such a thing on a factory amp. I've never seen a factory amp take a crap but it's possible. No telling what the previous owner did in there.

Here's what I would do...

If you're sure the speaker polarity is correct, bypass the amp and see what happens. You will have to do some cutting and splicing of the speaker wires but that would eliminate the amp one way or another. You would only need to do one speaker for the testing (assuming they are all cutting out). You can have the speaker in your lap if you want.

LF + orange/light green
LF - light blue/white

RF + white/light green
RF - dark green/orange

LR + gray/light blue
LR - tan/yellow

RR + orange/red
RR - brown/pink

Choose one set of those wires where the plug comes out of the head unit , cut them, splice your test wires, then run them to a speaker . I would disconnect the rest of the speakers as they will still be going through the amp.

If the speaker plays normally ... bad amp. If it makes no difference... bad head unit (I would think).

I'd hold off on the radio replacement until you are sure what the problem is.

 

wow damn thanks dave thats a great idea. Also where is the factory amp located?

 

Get a 4 channel amp for your speakers. A 4x25 rms to a 4x40rms power range will wake up your speakers.

 

No problem.

Where is the amp? That I couldn't tell you. If I had to guess I'd say up under the dash somewhere, maybe behind the glove box or something. It'd be pretty obvious if it were somewhere else. Not too many hiding places in the passenger compartment. It's also possible that it's part of the radio itself, in which case it would be time to replace it.

I haven't been able to find any info on where the amp is in your truck. You might want to contact Ford directly or call a local installer.

 

Sounds like a wiring short. Common install issue with big box installers.