black88mx6
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I put the fix in and so far it is a good fix. Nice to hear all the speakers.
Confused. Video shows removing purple/white stripped wire from white connector. Is image at end of video after making the wire change? Because that is also showing white connector with same purple/white stripped wire, so it seems wires stay the same?The connectors are keyed and don't interchange in the speaker. Connectors stay in the same position, but all 4 wires move.
The black connector mates with the 8 ohm speaker coil - and the white connector mate the 2 ohm speaker coil. Just swapping what wires are connected to each coil.
Image at the end of the video shows the desired as-left connector to wire arrangement.Confused. Video shows removing purple/white stripped wire from white connector. Is image at end of video after making the wire change? Because that is also showing white connector with same purple/white stripped wire, so it seems wires stay the same?
I just got my RV back from the dealer and swapped the wires. First thing to note was that it was very difficult to remove a wire from its connector, mainly because there was no length to access the wires and it is a cramped space. I ended up using a tiny dental tool to push on the wire end so the barb would be compressed to allow the end to be pulled out. AND I opened up the connector to get access to the wire after it pulls out of the first area.Now that I've spent some time in the my van with the center speaker "fixed" I definitely think it sounds better than the previous mod of just disconnecting it. It does take a minute to get used to if you've had the center speaker disconnected for any amount of time but give it a try. At first I thought it still overpowered the other speakers but I just wasn't used to having any sound from the center. I believe it now sounds as it was intended to initially from the factory and you can still hear separation between right / left and from the center speaker, tweeters and door speakers. All said and done it's really easy fix and I'm glad I tried it...keeping this way.
I agree the change is worth it. I had unplugged the speaker and sound was much better than factory. Just got van back today from B Service, recalls, and other stuff. Had them do the speaker wire switch. L/R balance now noticeable (vs. original factory), on equalizer reduced bass a little, reduced highs a lot and sound is pretty good (for OEM system). Ms. Hey Mercedes actually sounds better than with speaker wire unplugged also.I just made this wire swap this afternoon. It's well worth doing. The problem wasn't just that the center speaker was too loud, the sound was distorted. It's still the dominant speaker, but the left and right can now be heard and the overall sound is much smoother.
I just had an A service and had them address this as well. Definitely sounds better. Hard to believe it took them so long to identify this fix but glad to have it!I agree the change is worth it. I had unplugged the speaker and sound was much better than factory. Just got van back today from B Service, recalls, and other stuff. Had them do the speaker wire switch. L/R balance now noticeable (vs. original factory), on equalizer reduced bass a little, reduced highs a lot and sound is pretty good (for OEM system). Ms. Hey Mercedes actually sounds better than with speaker wire unplugged also.
Just curious- what is your radio setup?I went to swap the center speaker wire pairs and discovered my 2022 cargo only has one connector or one wire pair (with a green stripe).
And there is no sound coming from that center speaker when playing the radio.I went to swap the center speaker wire pairs and discovered my 2022 cargo only has one connector or one wire pair (with a green stripe).
Interesting, are you getting any audio out of the center speaker? What is the status of your SOS light? I know the wording in the bulletin is odd. That being said the pictures shown in post 103 (the Bulletin from MB) show the pairs being swapped, not just the non-grey conductors. I don’t think what you did was the intent of the bulletin.I did the TB swap of JUST the colored wires as directed. I did not change the gray wires. I did not have the hiss...it sounds great.