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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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help radio doesnt work!!!

i have a 91 firebird v6 3.1 ok heres my problem i had a factory radio i wanted to switch it out with a after market radio so i pulled out the old radio an i accidently cut the main harness i dont know why i did that but when i realize it i repaired the wires matched them back up and now my radio doesnt work all of the wires are correctly matched an i got a test light and tested the wires i have one power wire when the key is on im pretty sure i should have two an i checked my radio fuse it was ok any ideas??? thanks Mike
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Car: LOWERED ♦ CRIMSON METALFLAKE
Engine: ► 400 KUBES ◄
Transmission: 765R4
Axle/Gears: EATON POSI 4.56
Radio 2 Go

Did you test your wiring repairs with the old, known to be working, radio?


Happy Racing!



How bout those too scared to drive without headlights in the daytime and the ones that need headlights for a little rain


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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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Re: Radio 2 Go

yea i fixed the wires an plugged in the old radio an it doesnt work
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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i have one power wire when the key is on im pretty sure i should have two
One wire is for main radio power, the other is for memory.

Make sure the
yellow wire has power.

The
orange wire is for memory and should have voltage on it regardless of key position.

If you’re putting power into the radio but it doesn’t turn on the display
(never mind speaker wires for the moment) the radio might be defective, which you can verify by bench testing.


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How bout those too scared to drive without headlights in the daytime and the ones that need headlights for a little rain


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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:43 PM
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Re: help radio doesnt work!!!

yea yellow has power but the orange doesnt an the display doesnt light up but it worked before i took it out of my truck and the factory radio doesnt light up either
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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Car: 87 GTA flame red
Engine: 5.7 l98 cranes 2032 and chip
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Re: help radio doesnt work!!!

go back to your main jumper spot where all your constant power conections are i think its under dash drivers mounted by the hood release but high up (includes removing underdash panels and side kick panel) it should look like a mess of orange wires like seriously a mess of wires then try to trace the wire for your radio
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Re: help radio doesnt work!!!

If the (orange) memory wire dosent have power the radio won't work. Has to have both power wires. If you can't trace the problem you can splice into another wire that has constant power.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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Re: help radio doesnt work!!!

i would make shure that you dont have a melted wire or somthing weird though taping another will get your radio to work dont ignore the other wire going blank
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