mangstyle
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Hello everyone, first I'd just like to start off by saying that this site is awesome! I've learned so much about my car from all the advice that's been given out on this site previously. I hope you guys can help me figure this one out.
Ok, so to start from the beginning, My stock Eurovox stereo stopped working a while back. I checked the fuses, the radio fuse was blown, so i replaced it, but it blew again. I checked the voltage coming from the wires and the constant and acc wires seem to be working fine. Two of the speakers seemed to be gone too, but they had given up a while before the stereo stopped working and sound came out fine from the other speakers. So i suspected that the stereo itself had a problem.
Luckily for me, i had a spare pioneer stereo lying around at home that was given to me as a present a few years ago that i hadn't touched. It was still new and in its packaging. I hooked it up to my car using a aerpro wiring harness, and grounded it to the factory earth point.
Problem is, its not turning on at all. I checked the wires again, and power seems to be coming through fine from both constant and acc, but no lights on in the unit. No fuses were blown in either the headunit, or the fusebox under the steering wheel.
My question is, could the fact that the speakers are shorted somewhere stop the stereo from receiving power? Is there some way I can definitively check if the unit works or not? What should i try next?
Your feedback is much appreciated.
Ok, so to start from the beginning, My stock Eurovox stereo stopped working a while back. I checked the fuses, the radio fuse was blown, so i replaced it, but it blew again. I checked the voltage coming from the wires and the constant and acc wires seem to be working fine. Two of the speakers seemed to be gone too, but they had given up a while before the stereo stopped working and sound came out fine from the other speakers. So i suspected that the stereo itself had a problem.
Luckily for me, i had a spare pioneer stereo lying around at home that was given to me as a present a few years ago that i hadn't touched. It was still new and in its packaging. I hooked it up to my car using a aerpro wiring harness, and grounded it to the factory earth point.
Problem is, its not turning on at all. I checked the wires again, and power seems to be coming through fine from both constant and acc, but no lights on in the unit. No fuses were blown in either the headunit, or the fusebox under the steering wheel.
My question is, could the fact that the speakers are shorted somewhere stop the stereo from receiving power? Is there some way I can definitively check if the unit works or not? What should i try next?
Your feedback is much appreciated.