I went through all the fuses that I could test with a test light and everything works. I just cant figure out why the radio doesn't come on. doesn't show the time or anything. Can anyone help?

 

Pull the radio and check for power at the harness plug. You radio my just be toast. There are lots and lots of excellent aftermarket units out there. I have had JVC and two Sony's in mine.

 

I pulled the hole unit out and only had power to one wire.

 

I believe your radio is toast unless there is a fuse on the radio

find you a good aftermarket unit and put it in unless you want to search a junk yard

 

Well, if you only have power to one wire when the key is in the Run position, a new radio won't fix all your problems.

I can send you a wiring diagram for your factory radio connectors if that would help. Just send me a Private Message with the vehicle details, request, and an e-mail address for you and I'll send the wiring diagram. Or, if I have time this evening I'll try to get the diagram(s) posted and provide the link here. You should have constant power to one wire and switched power to another (when key is in the Run position). There's another wire that will have power when the lights are on and the dimmer is not fully dimmed.

-Rod

 

I don't just want to give anyone my email. But its a 2003 with CD and cassette tape player. power windows and locks and auto tran 4.0 motor.

 

That's fair. There are 11 pages that make up the radio diagrams, plus additional pages for connector pinouts. I'm not going to convert them all the Jpegs and upload to a photosharing site, so you will need to settle for just the main connector. Assuming this connector matches what radio you have, this should be sufficient. Note that there are three wires that will have power during various different key positions along with a fourth wire that is the button illumination sourced from the instrument panel dimmer switch. C290a is the main connector for most of the stock radios.


-Rod