Problem with new metra kit...
10-03-2011, 07:40 PM
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Problem with new metra kit...
I was installing my new kit and double din radio and everything was working fine, but once i put the radio in and everything else the radio doesn't turn on and i have no display... Can it be the HVAC that went bad??
10-06-2011, 07:02 AM
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Got a voltmeter? If not, get one at Radio Shack or an auto parts store and learn how to measure DC voltage with it. Putting the two leads across a 9V battery is a good way to start.
Look at the axxess box, and find the big 10-pin connector. Connect the black lead on the voltmeter to a metal part on the vehicle's chassis, and use the voltmeter's red lead to measure the voltage on the yellow wire (should be 12V or so), then check the red wire with the ignition on (should be 12V or so), then check the black wire (should be 0V). Then check to see if all connectors are fully seated.
Things that stop working once they are pushed into place are often due to pinched wires which cause short circuits.
If either your yellow wire or your red wire are not at 12V with the car on, start looking for a blown fuse. Good luck.
Look at the axxess box, and find the big 10-pin connector. Connect the black lead on the voltmeter to a metal part on the vehicle's chassis, and use the voltmeter's red lead to measure the voltage on the yellow wire (should be 12V or so), then check the red wire with the ignition on (should be 12V or so), then check the black wire (should be 0V). Then check to see if all connectors are fully seated.
Things that stop working once they are pushed into place are often due to pinched wires which cause short circuits.
If either your yellow wire or your red wire are not at 12V with the car on, start looking for a blown fuse. Good luck.
10-06-2011, 10:50 AM
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Check the first post - " the radio doesn't turn on". The Axxess box has no bearing on the radio operation. So, probably a pinched or poorly insulated power wire leading to a blown fuse.
10-06-2011, 10:54 AM
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Yeah I read that too. It's just such poor English, it could be taken a couple ways. I took it as everything is working fine, but everything except the radio now doesn't work. Or maybe you're right. I don't know. hahaha The lack of punctuation is killing me. Not trying to be the forum police, but jesus.
10-06-2011, 06:40 PM
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Yeah I read that too. It's just such poor English, it could be taken a couple ways. I took it as everything is working fine, but everything except the radio now doesn't work. Or maybe you're right. I don't know. hahaha The lack of punctuation is killing me. Not trying to be the forum police, but jesus.
10-07-2011, 07:07 AM
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What he said.
The power on the yellow wire comes from the car, not from the Axxess box. Check your fuses, and look for a pinched or poorly insulated wire that caused the fuse to blow. The harness for the display needs to be removed from the OE radio. RTFM.
The power on the yellow wire comes from the car, not from the Axxess box. Check your fuses, and look for a pinched or poorly insulated wire that caused the fuse to blow. The harness for the display needs to be removed from the OE radio. RTFM.
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