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No Power To Aftermarket Head Unit After Theft

Started by keiths, Feb 06 2012 08:29 PM

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#1 keiths

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 08:29 PM

My aftermarket head unit was stolen out of my car a few months ago. It was fully working, no problems. It appears the person just pulled the old stereo out and left all of the wires in the car. I disconnect everything and hooked it up to my new head unit's wiring harness and now I have absolutely no power. I tested the new unit by putting the wires on the positive and negative on the battery and it powered on immediately. Does anyone have any suggestion on how I should troubleshoot this?I don't have a multi-meter right now but I have a feeling I should buy one.

Please let me know where to start. Thanks!

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 10:05 PM

Check fuses 7 and 32.
And you're right...
Get a meter.

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 05:24 PM

BEJinFBK, on 06 February 2012 - 10:05 PM, said:

Check fuses 7 and 32.
And you're right...
Get a meter.

Thanks a lot. Will do.

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 06:30 PM

Make sure none of the wires in the harness were ripped in the process. Is it the same brand headunit because the wiring pin-out might be slightly different...

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#5 keiths

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Posted 08 February 2012 - 07:02 PM

JVC, on 07 February 2012 - 06:30 PM, said:

Make sure none of the wires in the harness were ripped in the process. Is it the same brand headunit because the wiring pin-out might be slightly different...

I checked and everything looks good. I have installed 10 or so head units and this is the first time I have had a problem. I'm going to get a multi-meter, check the fuses and rewire when it gets a little warmer out.
Thanks for the help!