I had a samll custom system put in by my "regular" shop a few months ago. The head unit has a removable face plate. Last week I got in and all the stations were blank as though the battery had been unplugged but everything else in the car was still set. (trip odometer, etc) Today I got in and there is no power to the head unit. I assume both the amps and the crossover in the back have power going to them because the power lights are lit up. I checked 2 fuses in the fuse box and one on an amp. All are good. I know the best thing to do is take it to the shop but I can't get there until Sat. Is there anything I can do or check in the meantime? I've never experienced any problems (equipment or shop) other than blown speakers and fuses Thanks for the time

 

You could remove the head unit and see if there is an inline fuse that might have blown.

 

Thank you! Tried it :-( Gonna have to break down and take it in on my lunch break or something.

 

Could be a faulty wire connection.

 

Man. I raced the 23 miles one way and back to the shop on my break and the guy that always helps me out was just like...did you blow a fuse? I can't believe he didn't even try to look at it. I checked the fuses I could get to but I don't even have the tools to pull the head unit out to see if there is a fuse within. Maybe I got him on a bad day...How am I supposed ot fix it if they don't tell me what's wrong? Even if I have to replace it, I still need them to tell me that the problem is. WTH? Why would it just stop for no reason????

 

For starters, you need to get a volt meter and test for 12 volts across the power wire and ground.

 

That's exactly the kind of info. I needed. Thank you! I wish I had more knowledge to offer to the forum but I will stick around long enough to try to make my questions worth it :-)

 

for starters you need to bring that **** back to the ******* who put it in and ask him why the **** its not workin