Ok guys ... I have already sent this to our audio God 1sty in a PM, but I wanted to get some opinions from others too.
Please help out if possible ... I have been w/o music for awhile now.
Here goes:
I have a situation and I need your advice if you are willing to help. I'll break it down for ya ... my car was robbed and my Z828, CD's, radar, 7 in monitor, PS2, v12 amp and subs were taken. now I have a big gaping hole in my dask and no music while I wait for the insurance $ to arrive (fingers crossed)
I decided to put an old Kenwood HU in while I wait. I picked up a harness and wired it to the kenwood harness. Everything worked fine for days ... I then decided to put my stock Kenwood sub back in the car. I simply connected the stock RCA's to the rear preouts on the deck and connected the stock harness and RCA's (for the sub in the trunk)
I then realized I was not getting power so I checked my grounds and the factory remote wire. I noticed the blue remote wire in the dash was not connected to the harness.
I tested the remote wire w/ a 12vlt source and I got signal, sub worked for a min or so. Then my deck cut out ... no lights on the faceplate, no sound.
I removed the HU and checked for any loose wires, bad connection. Nothing.
Then I removed the RCA's and attempted to re-connect JUST my HU to verify that it still works but it did not.
I check the fuse of the back of the HU and it was not blown. I am getting a 12vlt power source from the harness because the dummy alarm light blinks red when the face plate is removed and I am able to insert and eject CD's.
I cant figure out why my HU is getting power but the faceplate is dead and I'm not getting anything to work with.
I connected another kenwood HU I had laying around and I was able to hear the HU load up, I was able to eject a disc on this one too. Still no lights on the faceplate. Same situation, just diff HU
What now? What is the best way to diagnose this? where should I connect the remote wire to? how is it possible for my HU to function w/ power but not give my lights on my faceplate? I have also tried to reset each HU, but it did not make a difference.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Greg
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Please help out if possible ... I have been w/o music for awhile now.
Here goes:
I have a situation and I need your advice if you are willing to help. I'll break it down for ya ... my car was robbed and my Z828, CD's, radar, 7 in monitor, PS2, v12 amp and subs were taken. now I have a big gaping hole in my dask and no music while I wait for the insurance $ to arrive (fingers crossed)
I decided to put an old Kenwood HU in while I wait. I picked up a harness and wired it to the kenwood harness. Everything worked fine for days ... I then decided to put my stock Kenwood sub back in the car. I simply connected the stock RCA's to the rear preouts on the deck and connected the stock harness and RCA's (for the sub in the trunk)
I then realized I was not getting power so I checked my grounds and the factory remote wire. I noticed the blue remote wire in the dash was not connected to the harness.
I tested the remote wire w/ a 12vlt source and I got signal, sub worked for a min or so. Then my deck cut out ... no lights on the faceplate, no sound.
I removed the HU and checked for any loose wires, bad connection. Nothing.
Then I removed the RCA's and attempted to re-connect JUST my HU to verify that it still works but it did not.
I check the fuse of the back of the HU and it was not blown. I am getting a 12vlt power source from the harness because the dummy alarm light blinks red when the face plate is removed and I am able to insert and eject CD's.
I cant figure out why my HU is getting power but the faceplate is dead and I'm not getting anything to work with.
I connected another kenwood HU I had laying around and I was able to hear the HU load up, I was able to eject a disc on this one too. Still no lights on the faceplate. Same situation, just diff HU
What now? What is the best way to diagnose this? where should I connect the remote wire to? how is it possible for my HU to function w/ power but not give my lights on my faceplate? I have also tried to reset each HU, but it did not make a difference.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Greg
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