I'm kind of stumped on this problem. I recently installed a Pioneer DEH-1700 CD player in my 1991 Legacy Wagon. I cut off the old connecters and spliced on the new connector. I did not use several wires, though. I did not use a red/yellow (which I believe controlled the backlight brightness, which is no longer necessary), a green/black (which controlled the power antennae), a solid green wire, and a blue/yellow wire. I'm not sure what the purpose of those wires was. The stereo worked fine for a day, but the first time I tried to turn on my dash lights, I blew a fuse. I found the short and fixed it, but I no longer get any output from the speakers. The CD player is playing and I've switched out the actual player with another new one, but no sound comes out of them. I get a tiny "pop" of static when I turn on the car, so it sounds like power is going through system, but no sound gets to the speakers. I tested out the wiring and there is a complete circuit between the speakers and the plug, but I'm not sure what could be wrong now. I'm not that knowledgable with car audio, so I'm asking if anyone know what could cause my speakers to suddenly stop working? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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18 years ago