head unit just started smoking

[matt_bennett05 10+ year member]

In all honestly if you keep popping fuses and you cannot figure it out i would just go somewhere that could trace out and solve the problem (best buy, audio shop, etc)... theres no telling what the problem is without being able to see firsthand

 

[CrysisMaker 10+ year member]

let me tell you wat happen best buy installed my kenwood head unit all it is one plug that plugs in and rcas and the antana plug how could i mess that up ? ok so all i do is plug it in the thing starts smoking and it keeps blowing the little 15 fuses in my cars fuse panel i put in the kenwood head unit back in nothing happens it works fine

just put in a bigger fuse didnt blow but the headunit was albout to catch on fire wtf is wrong with this this the kenwood one still works fine does the alpine on need a special harness for it to work

Well, usually you would want to use an Alpine harness with well, an Alpine deck, and a Kenwood harness with a Kenwood deck. Even if the Kenwood harness fit in the Alpine, I still would NOT do that. I would order a harness for the Alpine. Now, you say new, does this mean that its new from a store or new to you but used? And Bestbuy is the last place you want installing your equip. I wouldnt be putting in larger fuses either! That would jus allow more power though to the unit and further mess it up.

Oh look, it's that guy who doesn't know how to properly install a car stereo and keeps ruining things then come here and asks why.

Take it to a shop next time because you obviously aren't skilled enough to do it yourself.

This.

What you need is the Alpine harness for the ALPINE! If you dont have one or cant get one, use the Kenwood. Even if another harness from another brand does fit, dont use it. Common sense yo. That bein said, take it to a skilled pro so you dont catch your car on fire....

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

you are a fu cking idiot.

just kill yourself.

drive into a wall.

drive off of a bridge.

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

I hope this thread lasts a long time, I am enjoying it.

 

[walled01alero 10+ year member]

Sick burns all around.

But really if you had this problem, would you come onto ca.com turf and ask how to fix it ? Go to smd or something.

 

[markak134]

wtf is smd

ok i dont want to take it to a shop unless they will do stuff for free and then charge me if it works because i dont know if this thing even works cause it was smoking and that might mean its dead but it does make my subwoofers make noises and there is no display **** it i dont care about it ill just use the kenwood one

 

[NFAMOUZ 10+ year member]

I hope this thread lasts a long time, I am enjoying it.

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