select21

Hey guys, I just purchased:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pioneer+...&skuId=9760833

Best Buy was only going to charge $50 to install it. I figured if it only costs $50 it can't be that hard and I'll just do it myself.

So.... I bought the after market harness to make the install easier. Anways, I got everything hooked up, all the wires together and taped individually with Eletrical tape, turned the key on and everything worked. I did all this before putting the radio back in the dash.

After I saw the unit turn on and start the demo. I turned the key off while it was in demo. I pushed all the wires back into the dash and started putting the screws in that hold the radio brackets in place. I went to turn on the car again and now it doesn't work. No power, nothing. I can't figure it out to save my life. I checked all the wires, I checked the ground, I tried resetting the unit, I disconnected the harness and reconnected, checked the fuse.....

I can't figure out what happend. I'm about to cut the wires and solder them again because I don't know what else to do. Just a side note, everything else in the car works, just not the stereo head unit.

hboy7777

iTrader: (4)

wire got pinched or pulled apart. try and pull the wires down underneath while pushing the radio back

select21

They deffinetly weren't pulled apart, but they might be pinched. I guess I'll just take all the wires apart and start from scratch. I don't know what else to do really. Just by looking at all the connections, it looks fine, just not sure what the hang up is.

Thanks for the reply.

hboy7777

iTrader: (4)

anything else stop working? could have blown a fuse. if a power wire pinched against the case this could happen. just a guess

M4Lki3r

iTrader: (3)

My suggestion is to solder all your wires together and use heat shrink. This will ensure a good contact between the new and old wires that wont pull or vibrate apart after pulling the head unit multiple times. Even buying a new iron, heat shrink, and solder plus the cost of the adapter will cost less than the $50 they were going to charge you.

select21

No, first thing I checked was to make sure everything still works. Car starts fine, clock works, interior light, headlamps, etc.

Could the ground location be the cause? I've got it grounded to a bolt at the back of the space where the Radio goes. First place I had it ground didn't work so I changed it to the current position. Not sure if I moved it around again it might make a difference?

Yeah, I'm not sure I'll have the time to tackle it again today, but if/when I take it all out again, I'm deffinetly solder and heat wrap. Reason I didnt' do that to begin with is I'm in the process of Moving and all our stuff (my tools) are in storage.

MRCole

iTrader: (1)

Buy a meter and test power, ground, accessory. Simple fix.

Hearts_Fitment

iTrader: (29)

I suggest this, and ziptie the wires neatly into the stock harness or other existing wires so you ensure they cant be pinched. More then likely it was just a bad connection.