anybody good with car stereos?

Did you see or smell any smoke or smell something electrical frying ?

Randy

Is your vehicle an aircooled VW?

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Maybe the incident triggered the security feature. In this case you need to punch the code from your radio's owner manual.

Hope it helps, Karls

I didn't see or smell smoke when it shorted out; the radio just stopped working. I don't have an amp hooked up to it, just two speakers. The brand is Proline (I don't really know anything about this company, I picked it up for like $50 when I went to the Philippines last month) but it worked really well for me before it shorted out.

Is there inline fuses on the speakers ? Have you tried a different speaker ?

Randy

A transistor is so small and delicate that it can easlly be burned out without a puff of smoke or smell. If its not reseting the security code its probably toast. Wires should be soldered and covered with shrink tubing. I've seen vehicles with all the dash wiring fried!

Ok,...................It would help to know what car we're dealing with, but I'm gonna try anyway.

The Little LED flashing indicates it is getting power on the "constant power" side. However, I am willing to bet that you have missed something somewhere on the "ignition" side,...............check continuity on the fused wire from the radio to the source ( fuse block, igintion switch,........wherever). There is most likely some incontinuity there.

Also it is possible that the radio has an internal fuse. Sometimes this is nothing more than a small resistor that will pop if power surges through it..............or it could simply be a typical fuse soldered to the main board of the radio.

Most of the time, speaker shorts do not cause fuses to blow. they generally just shut down the radio. The Brand name should be of no consequence, however , knowing the car would be a much better way to help diagnose.

Hope some of this helps at least a little.

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