2007-02-16 02:33:46 · 11 answers · asked by Tissa 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Here's an easy way to tell. Get your car's owner's manual out and see what fuse the radio should be hooked up to. Then, use the manual to locate the fuse compartment, take out the fuse that the radio should be on, and look at it. Is the wire inside the fuse broken/separated? If not, it isn't the fuse.
2007-02-16 02:37:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the radio won't turn on at all, your chances are pretty good. Fuses are pretty basic peices of equipment and are ussually the firs thing to go (atleast in my experience). If the radio is getting some power (ie it lights up but will not produce sound) then it is most likely something different.
Fortunately, fuses are an easy and very cheap fix. So, if you replace the fuse and it still doesn't work, atleast you will only have spent a dollar or 2 ruling that out.
2007-02-16 02:39:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is really an 80 to 85% chance that the problem with the radio is becaused of a blown fuse. A fuse is inexpensive and fairly easy to replace but, what is overlooked, something has caused the fuse to blow in the first place. What you need to look for is the reason the the fuse blowed such as a power surge, a direct short in the wiring etc. Hope that this helps. Good Luck!
2007-02-16 02:42:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good....if it's a factory installed radio there will be one fuse...if it's an after market radio...there may a second fuse along the power line.
2007-02-16 02:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that when I had a new cd player installed, the radio wouldn't work all the time. It was definetly the fuse.
2007-02-16 02:38:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daddy always said start with the simplest solution, so look for the fuse.
My backup lights stopped working and it was just a fuse, no troubleshooting or any thing
2007-02-16 03:38:02 · answer #6 · answered by startrektosnewenterpriselovethem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is either a fuse, or a loose connection. (wire)
2007-02-16 02:37:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to say. Chances are that it's the radio, but you may get lucky.
2007-02-16 02:37:18 · answer #8 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
could be...there might be an inline fuse behind the stereo itself...if its aftermarket. good luck.
2007-02-16 02:37:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a bad connection or you fired something. And it matter what you got all hooked up.
2007-02-16 07:09:30 · answer #10 · answered by DJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋