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Old May 6, 2016 | 10:08 PM
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radio question.

not sure if this is the right section,


problem is.

its an aftermarket radio,was working fine untill we put a new face plate/trim on. and now we are getting nothing through the speakers. it powers on and you can see its picking up the station but for the life of me i cant find anything wrong. all wires are connected.

anyone got any idea on how to check?
 
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Old May 6, 2016 | 10:25 PM
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Not sure if your radio is a volume/power combo or separate power button but (in all seriousness) if the latter, is the volume up?
Could the audio settings like treble/bass have gotten hit so that it's putting out 0 for everything?

How is the speaker wired in? Would it be easy to pull the unit and wire in a spare speaker for testing?
 
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Old May 6, 2016 | 10:58 PM
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the volume is on 25,

i was thinking of doing that. to see if the radio is good. id just have to dig up a speaker
 
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Old May 6, 2016 | 11:05 PM
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If the radio operated correctly prior to installing the face plate.... reverse engineering would be an obvious forensic.
 
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Old May 9, 2016 | 02:55 PM
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it must of blew up. cuase i have dont everything. and still havent got any sound
 
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Old May 9, 2016 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by RadioControlGuy85
it must of blew up. cuase i have dont everything. and still havent got any sound
Aftermarket 4 channel stereo/radios are pretty cheap to come by. Shouldn't be too hard install an economical replacement. Two things to consider: solid Positive power source and solid Ground connections at the head unit.
 
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