ok, i have a 2002 grand am gt (pontiac) with monsoon. i got a harness that works with my stereo for $10 and am just now installing it. i have everything with the wires in right, and i know it is getting power, because i had a cd in there and i hit eject, and it ejected it, as well as when the car is off, it blinks for a security feature. but when i have the car in acc or on, the player will not turn on. the display will not light up at all. i blew off the contacts, but dont know. anyone have any ideas?????
2007-05-25 09:22:18 · 4 answers · asked by white_pimp2004 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
A 2002 Grand Am is a data-bus radio, which means there's no accessory power wire in the factory radio plug. The red wire in your adapting harness doesn't connect to anything. You'll need to take the red wire from your head unit and extend it to a key-switched power source. In a Grand Am, I like to use the heavy brown wire in the ignition harness, accessable at the rear of the radio cavity on the left. If you tap this wire you need to put a fuse near your connection point; a 3-amp fuse will be plenty.
2007-05-25 12:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start off by checking fuses. Then re-check the wiring.
2007-05-25 16:28:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably didnt hook up the blue -white stripped wire from harness to the antenna remote from stereo those harnesses dont work unless you do that
2007-05-25 16:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by steve p 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it either isn't grounded correctly, you have some blown fuses, or the power wire isn't connected / doesn't have a good connection.
2007-05-25 16:33:05 · answer #4 · answered by xyz1406a1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋