Amp was jacked, need some help putting in the new one

[Samuel Lee 10+ year member]

I've got everything hooked up and no sparks flew and nothing blew up but my head unit wont come on. It hasn't been on since the theft so I figured that maybe the amp being gone cut power to the head unit or something like that.. but perhaps not since it doesn't work now.

So, now what? lol

 

[I Like Waffle]

Remote wire probably grounded and blew the fuse in the HU. Check that out. What type of radio is it? Most radios come with keys to make it easily removable depending on if its installed using a sleeve or not

 

[Samuel Lee 10+ year member]

Avic 2 I believe

 

[I Like Waffle]

double din then. Its not going to be so easy to remove, but the fuse blown is likely your problem.

 

[Samuel Lee 10+ year member]

When the amp was yanked, a lot of the wires broke too so I'm thinking there might not have been anything exposed to cause a short. If this is the case, what else could it be? And is there a way to test the amp?

 

[I Like Waffle]

You just said earlier that the remote wire was under the carpet. Usually under the carpet = grounded out. Since there is usually metal under the carpet.

 

[Samuel Lee 10+ year member]

Yes, it was under the carpet but the actual wire that was exposed was ripped out with the amp, so the wire broke off flush with where the it was stripped. Or it might have been clipped, either way I had to strip a new end on it and dont think there was anything exposed to cause a short.

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

where in Tx are you?

 

[Samuel Lee 10+ year member]

Dublin, TX