well when i hook up the radio correctly i also had my brother inlaw do it and he has hooked up alot of them. but when i hook it up the radio gets so hot that it will acually burn your skin what should i do to fix this.
thank you

 

my opinion is to check the wires and make sure its wired up right you can always make a mistake, but if it has a fan its not working or it f'd...

 

i have tried 3 different radio's and they all get really hot and with 2 different people triying them that have both wired cd players and radio's i dont think we wired it wrong but we could of.

 

well if you have tried dif radios and they all work properly it has to be something with the wiring...
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you could be getting to much power to the hu check and make sure your not

 

how do i do that, i gave it a new ground wire and there is a wire coming from the back of the fuse box and one in the front next to the fuse they both givit power and ethier one you use it gets to hot but how do you check the power

 

use a volt reader to see how much power you get from the wires... also the fuse could be to big giving it to much power.. what hu do you have? are you using the harness to hook it up to the factory wiring harness?

 

i am using the factory harness and wiring it to the wires on the back of the radio, and i am using a 10 fuse and thats what the repair manual says. how many volts should it have.

 

But i really think its something to do with the wiring make sure nothing is grounded out but if you have to just run a wire from the battery to the hu and a ground to something else...

 

it just depends on what your radio it rated for.. i can't tell you that

 

Sounds like it's seeing to low of an ohm load. How many speakers do you have hooked to it? More than 4 (1 per channel)? Are you sure each speaker is presenting about 4 ohms? Older speakers can vary a little in the load they show. Anything around 3.5 to 4.5 is acceptable, but any more, and you should replace them.

 

how do you have your speakers hooked up?
Just 1 speaker per output? Or did you try and run multiple speakers off of each output?

If you have too much of a load on the deck, that might cause it getting to hot since you've put such a load on the outputs. If this is the case, I'm surprised the deck didn't pop a fuse or just stop working. Unless you put in a larger rated fuse, to stop it from shutting off. If that's the case, then it's just a matter of time before the deck stops working.

 

right now there are 4 stock speaker but when i get a good amp then i have a box with two 12"s and tweeters and two 6x9 rs900's that will be going in but first i have to get the radio to work without getting hot and then i have to get a good amp.

 

Do you have a multimeter?
If so, check the 'ohms' of each speaker, they should be 4ohms.
Also, make sure nothing is shorted when the speaker is installed. Make sure the terminals aren't touching each other, or metal on the car.

What type of decks are you working with?
None of them are blowing fuses?
How long does it take to get so hot that it burns?

 

You don't have the monsoon system do you? If it's an aftermarket deck, but sure you have new speaker wire run connecting the speakers directly to your new HU.

 

i have tried 1 sony cd player 1 pioneer cd player and 2 stock radio's with the stock speakers and it gets hot enough to burn you in less than 5 min i will check all the wires to the speakers tonight and the pioneer cd player gat so hot it started smoking and now it wont do a thing and there is no fuse in the back to change.

 

i doubt it's the speakers i think its grounding out somewhere

 

i didnt get a chance last night to check the wires but i will check them as soon as i get the chance.