SL2 Radio Issue... Please Help
So the radio might not be too high on most peoples priorities. But im leaving in a week to move across the country. I have a long drive ahead of me and riding 20 hours in silence sounds like an epic good time.
Heres the situation: 1996 SL2 Aftermarket Pioneer Head Unit was working perfectly fine, then suddenly loses power while driving yesterday. It never turned back on. I bought a replacement, wired it up correctly and attempted to turn it on. No power. Checked every fuse in the fuse box under the hood, they all appear 100% operational. I dont know what to look or check for next. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and if anyones response leads directly to me solving this issue, i will PayPal gift you $20 (100% serious) |
Assuming radio fuse is good:
Is this attached via adapter connector or hand-wired? Loose power or ground lead. Trace with a multimeter until you find where the 12V disappears. If it does not disappear, then back trace the ground and look for a loose damaged or corroded ground connection. And all advice here is free. We don't work for money. We work for each other. |
Thank you so much for responding. It is wired through an adapter harness.
I dont have a multimeter, so i called a Car Audio place to troubleshoot the car. Multimeter cost about $50 and thats what they are charging me. So hopefully they can sort out the issue for me. Ill respond back tomorrow to let you know how i made out. Thanks. |
you can get a multimeter for much less at harbor freight. Also, try pulling the radio fuse in and out 5 or 6 times to sweep any corrosion of the contacts. If you didn't use a multimeter I don't know how you verified the fuse.
Pull a spare from the underhood junction box of the same amperage and swap it in. |
Did you check every fuse in the cabin?
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Just replace the radio fuse, they are cheap. If it doesn't fix the problem, you out a buck, if it does, priceless. You cannot tell a fuse is good by a visual check. Sometimes a visual check can tell you that it is bad, but it cannot tell you that it is good.
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Originally Posted by derf
(Post 46738)
f you didn't use a multimeter I don't know how you verified the fuse.
Pull a spare from the underhood junction box of the same amperage and swap it in. |
I am with Derf (how about that?) on purchasing an inexpensive meter from Harbor Freight. They have a perfectly functional digital volt meter that will go on sale for well under $5.00 every now and then and having one would work out well for this problems.
As to the radio fuse, there is a cabin fuse box on the 94 on the passenger side of the consul accessible by removing the kick panel off of the consul. I believe the radio fuse is in there. I would assume the 95 has the same packaging. |
Does your door chime work? If not, it's the fuse. I found out by removing the fuse for it also killed my radio in my 94 SC. I hated that damn chime and thought I'd kill it. I pulled fuses from the inside fuse box until I hit the one that killed it. Then, I didn't have a radio, so put the fuse back in it and lived with the chime.
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