1993 goldwing radio

[Nlmman47]

my factory radio is acting up. the sound keeps going in and and out. it will be normal then it will get real low until i tap on it and it will work for a bit then do it again, does anyone have an ideal. is something lose? any info will be helpful. theses radios are not the best in the world i know.

[1goldwingnut]

When the volume goes low does the mute indicator come on at the dash display? Mine had a corroded plug on the back of the radio that did the same as yours.

[landisr]

When you 'fix it', where are you tapping? When it clears up when you tap:

If a knob on the radio it may be an internal issue.

If the radio itself, it might be that the main cable going into the radio is loose, or the connections need cleaning, as mentioned above.

But the symptoms hint that the mute switch on the handlebar might need some attention. The are numerous threads on this site explaining how to clean them.

Ron in AZ

[Nlmman47]

i tape around the tape deck or center radio. sometimes it takes a lot to do it. it is possible a loose wire plug. i have had it out a few times in the pass. i don't use the mute button on handle bars so im not sure that's the case. is it possible that something loose inside of it.

[Nlmman47]

also my display needs to be change so im am not sure if the mute comes on the display. where does it normally shows up at. i got get that changed soon. or do that upgrade of the display but im not sure how i will go to that or how hard it will be

[1goldwingnut]

The mute indicator is on the top left of the display. About 3/16 in high and 3/4 in long . I tapped in the same location to get mine to work. If i remember right the " mute on " grounds 1 of the wires in the plug on the back of the radio. When I took it apart and cleaned it there were also wires loose in the connector that might have shorted to cause the problem . Don't know if cleaning it or tightening the wires cured the problem. It was in the larger of the 2 plugs on the radio. Somewhere on this site was a thread on the mute wire in the plug. Hope this helps. I forgot more than i remember.

[Nlmman47]

i have notice when this happens my mute does engage and my handle bar controls stop working. sometimes tapping will help sometimes not. i check all the wiring to the radio and i open the radio up but cant find the problem. can some one tell me what wire conection is it that i need to look at and how to fix.

[sidecarwilliam]

I have a Mute problem listed elsewhere in this forum. I sent mine to Sierra Electronics for repair after talking too a gentleman there who told me the problem was not in my switch (which I had already removed from the system) The problem is in the radio itself which he is used to fixing by eliminating the switch internally in the radio.
I would suggest talking to them.

My radio just came back and I have installed it and checked and all is well now.
Quick, reasonably priced and well done.

bill.