Audi A5 Amp Problem

[Guest Crackz]

I just did another A5... this time I popped up the rear deck to see what we are up against...I covered the amp with a towel and plastic and on top of that I put tissue paper on top of the plastic to see if it gets wet... under the rear deck they have a inverted sub woofer and tweeters...so I removed the sub and tweets and went on with the install of the tint ...I soaked the hell out of the rear glass 2 times trying to get the amp wet but no such luck the water does not go down to it not even one drip on the tissue paper ...so in my conclusion the inverted sub has to soak up the water or it goes into the voice coil because it is facing upward and it has to short out the amp ....water never even came close to being near the amp or its wires in the elevated area in the back left rear corner where it is mounted....so I am going to protect the woofer and tweets on these cars in the future.... hope I was able to help you thanks big joe class on glass ps to replace the amp with labor is $1700.00 at audi and they have a bulliten posted about window tinting on that car the car has no warranty on the amp if it was tinted !!!!

[VIP tint + glass]

good lookin out. any info on taking the deck off and how difficult it was?

[Guest naughtydog]

god info Joe - maybe some pics and tips on removal would help us all.

[ljr1977]

I just did another A5... this time I popped up the rear deck to see what we are up against...I covered the amp with a towel and plastic and on top of that I put tissue paper on top of the plastic to see if it gets wet... under the rear deck they have a inverted sub woofer and tweeters...so I removed the sub and tweets and went on with the install of the tint ...I soaked the hell out of the rear glass 2 times trying to get the amp wet but no such luck the water does not go down to it not even one drip on the tissue paper ...so in my conclusion the inverted sub has to soak up the water or it goes into the voice coil because it is facing upward and it has to short out the amp ....water never even came close to being near the amp or its wires in the elevated area in the back left rear corner where it is mounted....so I am going to protect the woofer and tweets on these cars in the future.... hope I was able to help you thanks big joe class on glass ps to replace the amp with labor is $1700.00 at audi and they have a bulliten posted about window tinting on that car the car has no warranty on the amp if it was tinted !!!!

as far as a woofer getting wet? there is no posible way it would of fried or distroied the amp........we all get woofers and speakers wet when the tint is applied...I just did a a5 and hed no issues...what is it that it is doing? or is it just not working?

[TTS]

as far as a woofer getting wet? there is no posible way it would of fried or distroied the amp........we all get woofers and speakers wet when the tint is applied...I just did a a5 and hed no issues...what is it that it is doing? or is it just not working?

you must not have much car audio experience...

[ljr1977]

as far as a woofer getting wet? there is no posible way it would of fried or distroied the amp........we all get woofers and speakers wet when the tint is applied...I just did a a5 and hed no issues...what is it that it is doing? or is it just not working?

you must not have much car audio experience...

yea I do! and getting a woofer will not blow finals in a amp.... "wet voice coils is not like touching pos. and neg together which does fry finals in a amp!"

is this the car thats spoke of? same year make and model.....

[ljr1977]

by the way a voice coil is covered in a resin that would prodect it(the wire coil) as far as it "GETTING WET " messing up a speaker yes its possible......... "NOT A AMP"

Edited October 15, 2009 by Jeff Rutherford Jax fl.

[TTS]

by the way a voice coil is covered in a resin that would prodect it(the wire coil) as far as it "GETTING WET " messing up a speaker yes its possible......... "NOT A AMP"

[Naples Tint Company]

Woofer tweeter amp computer whatever... Im still covering up all that I can and am extremely grateful for the tip, Id rather loose $1700 at the casio before messing that up.

I bet if we refrain from turning the key on for a couple hours that would help some of the water to drain/dry to be extra careful.

[Guest Crackz]

by the way a voice coil is covered in a resin that would prodect it(the wire coil) as far as it "GETTING WET " messing up a speaker yes its possible......... "NOT A AMP"

you have no clue bro a dead short in any speaker can fry the amp I have been doing 12 volt installs for 19 years and water is a dead short so put this on and sit in the corner until you feel like making another retarded video

Edited October 15, 2009 by Crackz