Stuck the amp alloy heatsink to the new speaker magnets with double sided tape. Sticks like sh1t to a blanket. Connected it all up electrically and zilch - just an electrical whine from one of the new speakers :( So maybe the amp is duff - maybe it always has been in my ownership ? Alternatively...

speaker foam suspension surrounds were shot to hell like yours - fitted new speakers but have also ordered new 6.5" foam rubber surround kit c/w black glue from Airsoft on Ebay. Only trouble with new speakers is that the amp is bolted to the magnets on the originals :(. So I either repair and...

Me too - although most of the components are capacitors so easy enough to change if any of them have burst or leaked

what rubber rings did you use ?

I had the volume cranked up to maximum and the unit is 20 years old so I reckon the coil has separated from the cone rather than the cone separated from the rubber - won't be investigating until the weekend when the new ones should have arrived. Polypropylene cones, but you can get them in...

I thought the speaker cone deteriorates with age and the paper cone eventually detaches from the rubber surround

Haven't taken the boot trim off yet to have a look but it makes a weird electrical whine/buzzing noise when you turn the head unit on which I assume is the speaker coil energising and then it flutters when the volume is turned up

Yes he has the kit to remove and replace tiny surface mounted components - impossible to do otherwise - i've got an old faulty 4 wheel tc abs ecu that i opened up and looked at - no chance. He replaces all 4 microchips for £95 a pop - downside is that he is hardly ever in the Uk because of his...

Well today I drove to work and both lights went off and stayed off on the return journey - go figure ?? But I blew the paper cone on one of my HK woofers yesterday - Pyle 6.5" 4ohm pair on order from Amazon :)

yes w reg 2000 4w tc

Not measured them at the moment - both osf and nsf showing up as short to another sensor and nsf output too low. Took the nsf one out, greased the sleeve and pushed it back in until it touched the reluctor ring. Test drove it and abs and tc lights still on

i wonder if diagnostics would throw up different codes now the battery is fully charged ?

battery put on charge from 6pm last night to 9am this morning - voltage now measures 13.4 volts engine off - took it for a run - abs & tc lights still on

Nev, is that for the 150 amp bosch alternator ?

i'll try swapping it then but i don't think it will fix my abs & tc lights

if you can find one

BOSCH 1197311549 is the part number for the 150amp regulator but can't find one anywhere on the net

BOSCH 1197311549 is the part number for the 150amp regulator but cant find one anywhere on the net

I would have thought you have to take it off the car - or at least remove the plastic cover at the back - on older vehicles it just screwed in from behind lol

13.8v when running it is :(