The fuse is good, and there is power going to and from the fuse. When I pull out the headunit and check for power there is none, where could it have gone?
Radio isnt getting power, what could it be?
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mo_dingo
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Yeah you need 2 hot wires for the radio to work as said above. try with the key on and see if another is hot.
Aftermarket head unit or factory?
Aftermarket head unit or factory?
Sony, I know one is getting power, which is why it spits out cds and beeps. The main one isnt getting power, I know this for a fact because of my DMM and my 3 fuse panel is wired from it.
I found the constant power wire, and yes its getting power. The accessory one is not. I pulled everything out in hopes just to trace that wire back to wherever it comes from but it conects to a milliong different things. Is the amp looking thing behind the head unit the factory amp? Can it be removed? Also, the fuse on the back of the head unit is good as well.
xkuntrycowboyx
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OUt of the sony deck... yellow is constant and red is acc or switched power.
GO buy a mustang radio wiring harness like 10-15 bucks at wally world or... $18.49 at a local Best Buy
Wiring Harness
... the wires from the deck will wire right to that harness. the wires that you wont use on the purchased mustang harness will be the ORange(Illum) and Blue(Remote Turn-on) <-Unless you have subs, that goes to your remote wire from the amp and a Blue/White(power ant) ...cap those three off.
*zip tie or in a few spots tape around the wires you connected so when you push them in behind the radio they don't get all tangled
..and yes what you asked about was the factory amp, you can unplug and remove it. because the new harness will bypass it.
the connector ends of that harness will match color to the connector they go to that were in the car. plug them in.
total time wiring: approx 5min
don't forget to plug your antenna back in
GO buy a mustang radio wiring harness like 10-15 bucks at wally world or... $18.49 at a local Best Buy
Wiring Harness
... the wires from the deck will wire right to that harness. the wires that you wont use on the purchased mustang harness will be the ORange(Illum) and Blue(Remote Turn-on) <-Unless you have subs, that goes to your remote wire from the amp and a Blue/White(power ant) ...cap those three off.
*zip tie or in a few spots tape around the wires you connected so when you push them in behind the radio they don't get all tangled
..and yes what you asked about was the factory amp, you can unplug and remove it. because the new harness will bypass it.
the connector ends of that harness will match color to the connector they go to that were in the car. plug them in.
total time wiring: approx 5min
don't forget to plug your antenna back in
The headunit has been in the car for quite a while now, so I doubt the wiring harness has gone bad, especially since its still not getting power before the harness.
xkuntrycowboyx
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If you're going to do it that way it's reccomended to tap into the Windsheild Wiper Fuse in the fuse panel... generally a 25.
How the hell do you get to the back of the fuse panel? Is there anyother way to do it? I would rather figure out what is wrong withthis one instead.
I did, but there is not enough slack to pull it out very far.
I fixed it guys, one of the fuses for my alarm blew (its an inline)
I fixed it guys, one of the fuses for my alarm blew (its an inline)
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