car radio

several possibles..... more information is needed about the set up. loose ground/power lead? radio OK but out to speakers shot? blown speakers?

might suggest you go to..... rec.audio.car

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Need more info such as car year and model, what brand of aftermarket stereo etc. How did you hook it up? Did you use the factory wiring harness in the dash by purchasing an OEM harness that wires up to your new stereo, or did you snip off the harness and try to wire everything individually? The OEM harness is the way to go because they all include instructions on how to wire it up to the stereo, and then it is just a matter of plugging it into the existing harness. It also lets you remove the aftermarket stereo and reinstall the factory if you decide to sell the car.

You said you checked the fuse, I'm assuming you meant the one for the car in the fuse box. Look around on the back of the aftermarket stereo for another fuse. Most have a mini or spade fuse near where the wiring harness goes into the radio itself, or some have two round type fuse holders in the battery and ignition hook up wires. Be aware, that if you are blowing a fuse, there is a reason, so you should double-check your wiring.

If your radio suddenly died after a song with high bass played, you either had it turned up way too loud and blew all of the factory speakers (highly unlikely, but it has happened), or the speaker output (watts in RMS) is too much for the factory speakers. The other possibility, depending on the car, is that there is a factory amplifier that is not compatible with your stereo. Most new head units come pre-amplified by at least 40w x 4 channels, some as high as 60w x 4, these units have plenty of power on their own. If the signal coming from the speaker out on the stereo is being re-amplified again, this may be too much power for the factory speakers. Sometimes turning off the Loudness control can remedy this, because you would definitely notice the sound would not be very clear if you were trying to power 15-30watt factory speakers with 60watts (more if there is a factory amplifier) from the source unit.

First give us some more information and we may be able to help further. Sharky

you have 2 fuses for the car stereo