putting a after market radio in a 1986 mercury cougar?

Question

THE POWER COME ON BUT I CANT GET SOUND OUT OF THE RADIO
THE CAR HAS A EQLIZER AND I THINK A AMP THAT COMES WITH THE CAR
CAN U HELP? i have the wire harness i bought from walmart but still no sound

Answer 1

you need to put the radio on the work bench and get the wires sorted out as to where all wires go and also the speakers have a plus and negative alignment for correct sound out-put .. use a fuse in between the power and the radio ---- the best thing to do if you cannot figure all the above is to find a stereo dude "shop man" to help get it right............

Answer 2

even though the metal case around that radio is a ground for radio , and speakers, all black wires are grounds and have to be grounded too. connect some speakers to the out puts of the radio, turn it on, bump up the volume, and listen for hiss and or radio station in the speakers. If there is nothin, the radio is trash

Answer 3

Does ignition honestly turn over? if it does! then its no longer battery or Altenator that could tie to basic and so on. fuse container will be on motive force area of the front sprint next to door/ or in Glovebox if interior motor vehicle, perhaps in center consule? if isn't on of those places then less than hood on firewall, or drivers area close to firewall? must have door or plastic cover proprietor guide might want to have it! fuses if blade form perhaps lengthy/ pull out verify which burn/ little metal piece damaged! if bulb form cord damaged! yet another position might want to be less than radio! on firewall interior motor vehicle... there is important fuse for panel if burn perhaps finished fuse block damaged!!