Radio stereo stopped working I need to fix it

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GREGAL
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Thank you I finally found the fuse. It was the top right fuse (7.5 amps) in the fuse box on the inside of the car by the drivers seat.

A follow up question is about correctly installing the power antenna. I think I did this incorrectly initially which caused me to blow the fuse. There are 3 wires that come from the car that need to be connected: a black one, a pink one, and a black one with a red strip. I know that one goes to the battery, one goes to the radio and I believe one is a sort of ground. If I knew which one is which I could install the antenna. So if you could offer any insight into this that would be great.
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If this is an original equipment power antenna, the electrical connector should match what's on the car. If you're adding an aftermarket antenna, there should be instructions with it that list the wire functions. There's usually a relay involved, but if your antenna only has three wires, it might be built into it.

You can try running the antenna directly off the battery with some fused jumper wires to see what works. This is just an educated guess, but my first thought would be black is for ground, black / red is for positive, and the pink wire on positive will make the mast go up and removing the pink will make it go down. If that works, your radio will have a switched wire that becomes live when the radio and the ignition switch are both turned on. That would connect to the pink wire for the control circuit. Many aftermarket radios use a blue wire for switched power for antennas and amplifiers. They are usually labeled too.

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JOZIAHBOWEN
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Im having the same probably the radio turns on but there is no sound and the clock doesnt turn on at all is there any way to fix and if there iswhat are the exact steps
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Check the fuses. That's what GregAl found and mentioned previously.
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Thnak you I am going to do that rightnow
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I hecked and still tesame problem the fuse was messed up but the radio display but there is no sound coming from the speaker and the clock still doesnt turn on
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Did the new fuse blow? If all the fuses are good in the car and under the hood, pull the radio out and check for voltage on two pins in the connector. One should have 12 volts all the time and one should have 12 volts only when the ignition switch is turned on.
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Ok I just did thatand still no sound all you hear is the antennaa motor humming this problem is driving me crazy
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Then there's a problem in the radio.
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My Bose stereo in my car won't turn on, and my cd and tape r stuck in it my uncle changedthe fuse and it still doesn't work. What could it be? How much will it cost me to fix?
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 AT 3:09 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Hi Misty

Bad news I'm sorry, the bose units make a good sound but unfortunatly have a few issues with poor soldering, so chances are your head unit is u/s

Also check as some bose systems have speakers so if you wish to retain your speakers and these amps you'll need a replacement head unit that has 4 lo level outputs to drive these amps

Regards Don
New Zealand
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