help ASAP!! head unit install

[pr1dragon88 10+ year member]

i just bought this radio so i know everything is fine with the radio....its a pioneer deh-3600...the fuse is a 10a.... i just wired everything exactly to the manual so all the wires have to be fine and they were doubled checked...

when i go to turn on the car nothign happens...it just stays dead. my amp didnt even turn on...i went to the engine bay to check that fuse and it was blown...what cuold it be ???

thanks for the help

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

your power lead.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

10a for the H/U you doink.

there is no amp.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

10a for the h/u.

remote lead for the amp.

come on man

 

[pr1dragon88 10+ year member]

the fuse that blew is the battery cable for the amp

 

[pr1dragon88 10+ year member]

and yes it blew instantly...so what could be wrong with the power lead?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

if it blew instantly then its most likly shorted out somewhere between the fuse and the amp......recheck your wire....