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So negotiate for a reduced price to cover the cost of replacing the equipment. If after you buy the truck it turns out to be something simple then bonus for you. Don't feel bad for the seller, he's the one too lazy to fix it and would rather drop it on someone else.
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Is it an OEM head unit, or an aftermarket one? I haven't noticed any common issues, other than the CD mechanism in the OEM unit failing, but the radio still works in that situation. Could be screwed up wires from some hobby project from previous owner, it's very hard to tell without pulling the head unit out, and inspecting it.
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Is it an OEM head unit, or an aftermarket one? I haven't noticed any common issues, other than the CD mechanism in the OEM unit failing, but the radio still works in that situation. Could be screwed up wires from some hobby project from previous owner, it's very hard to tell without pulling the head unit out, and inspecting it.
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I don't even have radio function or anything. I went exploring and found a random black wire with electrical tape on it. And I noticed the fuse in position 26 is missing. But it has nothing to do with the radio. I also inspected fuse 4 which was the dvd player. Pulled it out and it looked at it. I put it back in and nothing happened.
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I believe fuse#7 is a radio fuse and also #21
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Well, it might be the head unit itself is dead. You could try to find a pigtail plug or something, and try to hook it up directly to a 12V source and see if you can bring it to life. Also, measure the 12V supply and key-on supply on the plug going into the radio with a multimeter, if you don't have one you can always find a cheap $5 multimeter at a hardware store, I'm not from the US, but maybe Costco or Walmart has that (don't they have everything? hehe). Don't suspect the harness or wiring before you see something that gives you reason to suspect it, like blown fuse or something that looks like it's tampered with. If the harness looks like it's untouched from factory, it's most likely not the wiring.
TL;DR: Measure your voltages at the plugs for the head unit first, and try to find a way to test the head unit on a bench and see if it powers on, then go from there.
TL;DR: Measure your voltages at the plugs for the head unit first, and try to find a way to test the head unit on a bench and see if it powers on, then go from there.
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