Help, radio doesnt turn on (but it does when conected dir. to batery)

[Alberto521]

Ok, so i got a Sony Xpod head unit, it worked awesome, but for some reason it just stopped.
Fuses are all good, so my friend and i connected it to the battery to check if that would work, when we did that it did turn on, but when we connect it to the wires on the dash, it doesn't... help?

We also conected the headunit from my friend's car into mine, and it did not work....

 

[courtney1302]

can you give me the model number of the head unit i may be able to help
you out.

 

[Alberto521]

alright, give me a sec...

ok, it is a CDX-GT220

 

[rey rey]

how are the fuses??

 

[Alberto521]

The fuses look just like new... but maybe looks can be deceiving?

 

[rey rey]

The fuses look just like new... but maybe looks can be deceiving?

take a closer look at them.. if not I have a few other solutions..

 

[Alberto521]

Ok, so i tried switching the fuses around, and still nothing worked...

Why me? My radio is like one of the only nice things my car has...

 

[rey rey]

Ok, so i tried switching the fuses around, and still nothing worked...

Why me? My radio is like one of the only nice things my car has...

did you use a wire harness or is gheto rigged?

 

[Alberto521]

I did use a wire harness, and good electrical tape.

 

[rey rey]

I did use a wire harness, and good electrical tape.

Did you check ALL the fuses, the ones in you engine bay as well?

 

[Alberto521]

Im about to sound retarded... there are fuses in the engine bay?

 

[rey rey]

Im about to sound retarded... there are fuses in the engine bay?

really dude?? Now do you understand why I'm alsway picking on you?

 

[Shaimus]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA yeah check ALL your fuses.

 

[rey rey]

there's a fuse box right next to your battery.

 

[lethal6]

One of the power wires isn't getting power to the deck. Either you have a cut wire, a bad splice, or the fuse is blown. You can either find this problem and fix it or find out which wire (constant positive or keyed power) is the culprit and make a new one tapping from another source.

You may also have a bad ground wire.

You should also get rid of the tape and crimp your connections. I also solder mine for extra protection but that is over kill in some people's opinion.

 

[rey rey]

 

[sf22189]

Check your wires

 

[Alberto521]

ok, thanks Rey Rey, and I fixed my stuff, It was a fuse in my engine bay, it was fried... how, idk, i don't have any amps or subs... but oh well...

 

[rey rey]

Groovy... Your welcome.... See, I'm not a complete d**k.. I just like picking on ricers.. lol...

 

[lethal6]

Glad it was a simple fix.

It doesn't take much to blow a fuse. That is why they are there. If it keeps blowing, I would definitely check into it.