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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 12:31 PM
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Installing a new head unit, hooked it all up yesterday and it was working fine but the kit didn't fit, so pulled everything and went and got one that does. Now I have no power to the radio and my gauges aren't working (oild, gas, etc). Radio fuse was blown so replaced it but no help. Still no gauges or radio. What the what?
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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Pull the connector apart and look at your contacts.
The contacts on the adapter sockets are "cheap"
They can easily be bent out of the way when connecting the adapter.

Check all your fuses again, just to be sure. INCLUDING the 10A fuse on the back of the head unit.
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Howler_GT
Pull the connector apart and look at your contacts.
The contacts on the adapter sockets are "cheap"
They can easily be bent out of the way when connecting the adapter.

Check all your fuses again, just to be sure. INCLUDING the 10A fuse on the back of the head unit.
unless he didnt use the adapters... but iirc, head unit manufacturers dont color code the same...
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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He may have blown more than one fuse.
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Howler_GT
Pull the connector apart and look at your contacts.
The contacts on the adapter sockets are "cheap"
They can easily be bent out of the way when connecting the adapter.

Check all your fuses again, just to be sure. INCLUDING the 10A fuse on the back of the head unit.

x2. I just put a pioneer head unit in over the weekend and the contacts on the harness adapter were less than desirable. If one of those got bent during installation/removal, that might be your problem. ALL fuses should be checked as well. Good Luck.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Firestorm500
He may have blown more than one fuse.
"He" did blow more than one fuse. There was a fuse blown in the cabin and also under the hood. don't ask me the particulars, started pulling fuses, replaced the blown ones and voila! Been rocking and rolling down the road for a few days and really need to get the new speakers in.

Thanks guys!

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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by mhopkins
Installing a new head unit, hooked it all up yesterday and it was working fine but the kit didn't fit, so pulled everything and went and got one that does. Now I have no power to the radio and my gauges aren't working (oild, gas, etc). Radio fuse was blown so replaced it but no help. Still no gauges or radio. What the what?
Originally Posted by mhopkins
"He" did blow more than one fuse. There was a fuse blown in the cabin and also under the hood. don't ask me the particulars, started pulling fuses, replaced the blown ones and voila! Been rocking and rolling down the road for a few days and really need to get the new speakers in.

Thanks guys!

Hop
im confused... OP blew fuses, but OP is also he? from the same screen name?
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jakbob
im confused... OP blew fuses, but OP is also he? from the same screen name?
same. subtle humor fail.
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by mhopkins
same. subtle humor fail.
I got the humor, but I got to say the other guy not picking up on it has me laughing more.
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