Harvey1996 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Hi guy and girls really need some help here ..I was sat a college today listening to music and my mate kicked the dash board its an after market radio and it just cut out .. I have been through the fuses and it had blown I swapped it over but the radio still didn't work I tryed a different head unit in the car and that didn't work .. i tryed both in another car and they worked fine so i grabbed the multi meter and checked the connections...i have 2 12v live feeds coming to it (should i ??) but it seems i have no switched 12v for some reason .it would be great if someone could help... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 your mate kicked the dash?Anyway, you should have one permanent live and one switched live... I don't think you should have two permanent live feeds no, unless the previous owner bodged it to run on permanent live. Do you have an OEM radio to test with, you could start again and work your way back to fitting your aftermarket although it does sound like it's a short.I have to be honest, I think it's strange that something like kicking the dash would cause this. How hard did he kick it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey1996 Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Yeah aha . he didnt kick it very hard tho aha...No i dont have a OEM radio to try but the thing is it worked fine and had a switched 12v till my mate kicked it and that in its self doesnt make sense to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Did you install the radio yourself? If so did you install a PC2-69-4 aftermarket wiring loom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey1996 Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 The car had no radio whe i got it so yes i have put one in useing the pc2-69-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 I'd say remove the wiring loom, plug straight into the plug and try it again. The radio should work on just the basic plug, no memory though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey1996 Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 I have try thay aswell buddy .. tryed everything but got no clue why it has no switched 12v and 2 constant lives aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I've just had a thought. You say the radio cuts out. Have you tried plugging the radio in your car then powering it from a battery, or power pack or in another car...Almost all modern radios have a 0.5amp internal polyfuse on the accessory line to prevent major damage. Polyfuses take time to reset though, so if you wire it into another car, or battery, after putting it in your car, then you can narrow down from their where the technical fault originates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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