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Three Signs That Your Car's Stereo System Needs To Be Repaired Or Replaced After A Collision

30 July 2015 by Hugh Lowe

If your car's stereo system stops working completely after you get in a car accident, you'll obviously want to get it repaired or replaced as soon as possible by a local car parts professional. However, even if the system seems to work normally while other parts of your car are broken, there are still a lot of things that could be wrong with it. To determine whether your car's stereo system needs to be repaired or replaced after a collision, watch out for these three signs.    

The Electronic Display Doesn't Change As Fast As It Used To

It's impossible to operate most modern stereo systems if the electronic display in the front of the car is cracked or broken. But even if the display is only changing between screens slower than it used to before the collision, it's essential that you get someone to see whether serious problems have developed in your car's stereo system.

Since a collision usually involves a very large amount of energy hitting your car all at once, it's entirely possible that a few wires or other electronic components were knocked out of place during your car accident. While rearranging or replacing a few wires is a relatively simple repair job, the problem with the display could get a lot worse if you ignore it entirely.

Any Of The Knobs Stop Doing What They're Supposed To

If so many important knobs on your stereo system's control panel are broken that you can't control what happens on the electronic display anymore, it's obvious that you should get the system checked out by a professional. However, even if only a few of the more unimportant knobs are no longer doing what they're supposed to do, it could be a sign of a deeper problem.

Usually, the wires that connect the stereo system's knobs to the system's computer all feed into the same place. If there's a problem with one of the knob's connecting wires, it could mean that the rest of the knobs will soon become inoperable if you don't act.

Static Comes Out Of The Speakers While You're Playing A Disc

The speakers that play music and other sounds are some of the most important components of your car's stereo system. Even if most music tracks are still playing fine after your car accident, periodic bursts of static should make you very suspicious.

Static could mean that your stereo system's central computer is having trouble interpreting raw data. Therefore, if you hear static while you're playing a CD or other kind of disc that isn't scratched or otherwise damaged, it's important to get your stereo system's computer checked out.

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