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    hey guys, have had an after market headunit in my vx ss for a while now, all hooked up with the adaptor plugs, so no cut wires.

    all of a sudden the headunit stopped working, thought i may have blown the headunit, hooked it direct to battery and it works fine, is there a fuse somewhere in the car that i may have blown, and if so where can i locate it??

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    drivers side dash panel underneath the steering wheel, fuse for radio and cigarette lighter should be pretty straight forward remove and replace.
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    Check under the steering column the panel pulls forward i think thats were the fuse is .
    Also check with a multi meter at the plug if there is power or not. and if you getting ground.
    There is a reason the fuse has blown
    Check the aftermarket connector properly if there is no pins have come out while plugin it in.
    And most importantly check if there is a short

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    As the guys said above, fuse under the steering wheel, just be sure to replace it with one of the same ampage.

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    fixed guys!!! cheers for your help, blown fuse, and the aftermarket loom was shorting as the wire had stripped and touching metal


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