CD player on the dash and the changer in trunk

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boggs301012

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Dosent have power. I checked the fuses under the dash board. From there I am out of Ideas. Everything else in the car has power. I checked the connections in the trunk all three on the left side are plugged in. I didnt find any other cords or connection ports. 1994 Sho BTW


Any help or tips let me know.


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Remove the head unit and check all your connections; make sure the deck is getting power. Then come back and ask again.

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I checked all the connections I could find, especialy in the trunk. All seem to be fine. I checked the unit in the dash I cant find where the plug end is? Ant further Ideas appreciated .


James
 

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You did the right thing buying a SHO if it is a MTX. Did you take the stock headunit out yourself? If so you should be able to see the plug that you plug the wiring harness into. don't worry about everything being hooked up in the back till you get your headunit in. If you can't find the plug you should try reaching your hand in there for a loose plug.BTW what kind of headunit is it? check the 20a fuse again just to be sure and make sure it is grounded,black wire. good luck. i will check your progress tomorrow.
 

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Good point SHO--ripper you should always make sure that the head unit is working before you hook anything else up. I would assume that the problem is the head unit or a poorly grounded component. Good Luck thumbs_u
 

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Pull that head unit out of the dash and grab a test light. (Since your installing a changer, I assume you have a testlight around) First of all, disconnect the changer from the wiring, don't rip all the wiring out, just disconnect it and eliminate it from the equation. Focus your attention on the grey rectangular plug. This is the power plug, nothing else matters at this point until this plug is correct.

On that grey plug, there is a possibility of eight wires running into the plug. Every one knows that there aren't eight in there, but the possibility is there, so don't freak out if it appears there a couple missing. Ground your test light to a KNOWN ground point, (under the dash or anywhere metel connected to the car) and probe the two wires on the end of the connector. One of them should light up the test light... if they don't u have a problem elsewhere, check your fuses! If it does, then turn the key to the on position and then skip the wire next to your twelve volt wire and probe the third wire over. It should be lighting the test light... if not, then u have a problem elsewhere, let me suggest starting with fuses. If they both are lighting, hook your testlight to the chassis of the radio and probe them, if they still light the testlight.. your radio is good.

Hope this gets you on the road to fixing your problem. thumbs_u
 

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