New JVC KD-AR7000 help

[Jax8287 10+ year member]

Ok I bought a brand new JVC head unit off line for my girlfriend to replace her 5 year old Kenwood head unit. So the 1999 Civic Ex radio was already wired and everything, it has a harness, I installed the unit and it worked fine, the only thing is that the memory wasn't staying (we had to reset the settings everytime we started the car, well i figured that i needed to rewire the yellow wire and the red power wire. so i was trying to rewire the yellow wire and i had it by a set of pliers and the metal of the pliers barely touched the back of the head unit, this created a little spark but nothing major. i reconnected the wires to the original places that i initially had them and the power wouldnt come on. i havent tried to rewire the unit it yet the red where the yellow is and the yellow where the red is but i figured since it was working before it should work now. well i couldnt get it to power back up. i got very frustrated and tried everything to get it to work. the thing that i didnt really do is check the fuses which i should have done, i checked one fuse that said back up (radio) under the hood but nothing in the car fuse box. I am wondering if the unit should still be powered up even thought the 12V ignition wire and the 12V constant are switched (even thought it worked fine before), did i blow a fuse, or does anyone think that the little spark could have shorted out the whole head unit? please get back to me as soon as anyone can with any information, thanks.

Kyle

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[Jax8287 10+ year member]

also if anyone can help me find a fuse box diagram for a 1999 Honda Civic Ex under the hood and in the car that would be really helpful.

Thanx

Kyle

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

You most likely shorted the HU fuse. Change that and rewire the radio harness with a new one. Don't mess around with the old stuff. Check the radio fuse in the main box and also the fuse box in the drivers wheel well.

As far as a diagram goes, Just pop out each fuse until you find a busted one. It won't hurt the car to do this so go for it. And then replace the poopy one.