February 24, 200620 yr hey guys (girls) i'm wondering why my radio doesnt work. theres no sound from it not even a hiss. but the weird thing is that it lights up. its not the stock radio. its pioneer tape player. any idea of what it could be? thanks
February 24, 200620 yr did you check the fuse? it could be that it's getting power from the switched power source, or even just the backlight line, and not the always on power. I hope that made sense... also, could be the fuse on the back of the deck or it's just broken
February 24, 200620 yr Author hey whatup chux. yeah i checked the fuse 1000s of times. the fuse behind the deck is good also. what im wondering is why does the display light up and tape player work and get no sound. thats the part i dont get.
February 24, 200620 yr almost all aftermarket head units have a built in amplifier to power your speakers, although there are a few exceptions on the market. It is quite possible that the decks built in amp has blown. if your fuses are good as well as the connections to your speakers, I would say the decks amp is toast. it happens... try another deck in there if you can get ahold of one to verify that its the deck and not the car.. rllywgn
February 24, 200620 yr to prevent future amp failures, make sure the speaker impedence (in ohms) is within the amp's spec - if you use too low an impedence speaker, say 4-ohm on a set designed for 8-ohm or 16-ohm speakers, you will blow the amp on the otherhand, it is OK to use 8 or 16 ohm speakers on an amp designed for 4-ohm, but 4-ohm speakers will give you better performance
February 24, 200620 yr Wait, I think I know the problem. You don't hear any sound because no one puts music on tapes anymore. You can get a CD player for 50 bucks if you try hard enough. Try pricegrabber and sort by price.
February 24, 200620 yr Dude, all I listen to is tapes. What's wrong with tapes? Nothing, my grandma loves them.
February 24, 200620 yr Try unplugging it...no wait. First start the car, then turn on the radio, then unplug the radio, then plug it back in. That is how I get mine to work BWAH HAH. I suspect it is a ground issue but after cutting a few wires I kinda gave up. If anybody figures it out, post me on my post which is "radio fit in 1987 gl10."
February 24, 200620 yr Dude, all I listen to is tapes. What's wrong with tapes? WTF? I knew Spokane was rump roast-backwards... but not having CD's? Jeez, maybe you should be researching how to make your horse and buggy faster, not worrying about your subaru baja racer. You guys don't even have cars yet!
February 25, 200620 yr WTF? I knew Spokane was rump roast-backwards... but not having CD's? Jeez, maybe you should be researching how to make your horse and buggy faster, not worrying about your subaru baja racer. You guys don't even have cars yet! It's even worse in Kansas - What's a computer?
February 25, 200620 yr WTF? I knew Spokane was rump roast-backwards... but not having CD's? Jeez, maybe you should be researching how to make your horse and buggy faster, not worrying about your subaru baja racer. You guys don't even have cars yet! Hey Tex what's a CD? If i remeber right pioneer has one power line (red???) for its lights and a main power (yellow???) that powers everything else? you getting good 12V to all the power imputs? I might be butt rump roast wrong becuase its been awhile since i have worked on a pioneer. Sorry if i am
February 25, 200620 yr almost every factory stereo is gonna be the same for wires and colors coming out the back of the deck yellow - 12v constant (memory) red - switched power black - ground blue - remote blue/white - antenna orange - dimmer grey & grey/black - speaker white & white/black - speaker purple & purple/black - speaker green & green/black - speaker sometimes theres more (usually) but that depends on the features of the deck... anymore these wires are universal between any manufacturer with the exception being factory units rllywgn
February 25, 200620 yr Hey Tex what's a CD? I'm still trying to figure out how to reliably play my Victrola on my car. Every time I hit a bump or go around a corner the needle skips on the record. Any ideas?
February 25, 200620 yr better watch out, my horse eats alot of oats..... WTF? I knew Spokane was rump roast-backwards... but not having CD's? Jeez, maybe you should be researching how to make your horse and buggy faster, not worrying about your subaru baja racer. You guys don't even have cars yet!
February 25, 200620 yr I had the exact same thing happen to me twice. I have an aftermarket Sony and both times it was a speaker wire had gone to ground. It did`nt blow any fuses either and the service tech had told me that new units have a built in safety feature in case of a fault. Might be what your dealing with. Besides the fuse in line to my unit, there is also one in the back, kind of double protection, I guess?
February 28, 200620 yr Author okay now i'm really pissed. i got a new stereo today and hooked it up and its still does not work. the display shows that it does have sound and the cd plays but there's still no sound from the speakers. whats up in here???
February 28, 200620 yr maybe you're speakers are crap?, hook up some new speakers,and it definatly should work.
February 28, 200620 yr if your useing a wiring harness to hookup speakers to the radio? make sure that the wires are hooked up on the other end. i had one car that previous owner cut the factory speaker wires from the factory harness and reran new wires.when he sold it he forgot to tell me that he did that.(plus he took the new wiring) also check the speakers.
February 28, 200620 yr Author if your useing a wiring harness to hookup speakers to the radio? make sure that the wires are hooked up on the other end. i had one car that previous owner cut the factory speaker wires from the factory harness and reran new wires.when he sold it he forgot to tell me that he did that.(plus he took the new wiring) also check the speakers. well we did some rewiring to install the new deck. but i don't think that that could be the case. we followed the wiring colors exactly.
February 28, 200620 yr if you have a voltmeter verify that there is something flowing through the speakerlines at the speaker.. if you have a sedan go through the trunk and unplug the speaker and test with the deck on, if it shows no voltage the lines faulty somewhere.. or remove one of the speakers or use an extra and plug its terminals directly to the speaker outs on the deck, hang the deck out your dash to do this. if you have sound your decks good if you dont it isnt if there is sound that means your decks good and your speaker wiring is not.. rewiring it would be an excellent idea, the older subaru's use a common ground for the speakers (not the best). running new wire would also improve the sound quality.. hope this helps rllywgn
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