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Old Ford Ranger and Boss Stereo wiring help
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Norman" data-source="post: 8658748" data-attributes="member: 675766"><p>Hello all. I bought a cheapo Boss unit off Amazon for an old 97 Ford Ranger. Basically it needed to have a clock, and radio in order to meet my standards ?. I clipped the wires from the old factory stereo and since I did not have a wiring harness, I used a wiring diagram I found online <a href="http://radiobuzz48.com/ford-wiring-diagram/1997-ford-ranger-car-stereo-and-wiring-diagram" target="_blank">here</a> to wire everything up. I have unit 616UAB and I can't for the life of me get the damn thing to turn on. I have used a volt meter and confirmed I have constant power coming into (Yellow Power B+), Accessory power coming into (Red ACC +), and ground to Black, no power antenna so that wire is loose. One thing I do find odd is that there appear to be 2 ground wires, one is just solid black, which does not appear on the wiring diagram, and the other is Black/Green which is on the wiring diagram as "Radio Ground". I tried grounding to the chassis of the stereo as well with one of the grounds, and did not seem to make a difference.</p><p></p><p>Let's get these out of the way:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Yes I know BOSS is a POS, needed a cheap radio<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">No I did not use a harness, I used butt connectors and verified connectivity<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Yes I replaced the fuse, interestingly enough it was burnt out, still won't power up.<br /> </li> </ol><p></p><p></p><p>Can anyone give some guidance as to what I can do to troubleshoot? I have to assume Boss won't give any help just based on what I read online. Thanks for any help you can provide!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Norman, post: 8658748, member: 675766"] Hello all. I bought a cheapo Boss unit off Amazon for an old 97 Ford Ranger. Basically it needed to have a clock, and radio in order to meet my standards ?. I clipped the wires from the old factory stereo and since I did not have a wiring harness, I used a wiring diagram I found online [URL="http://radiobuzz48.com/ford-wiring-diagram/1997-ford-ranger-car-stereo-and-wiring-diagram"]here[/URL] to wire everything up. I have unit 616UAB and I can't for the life of me get the damn thing to turn on. I have used a volt meter and confirmed I have constant power coming into (Yellow Power B+), Accessory power coming into (Red ACC +), and ground to Black, no power antenna so that wire is loose. One thing I do find odd is that there appear to be 2 ground wires, one is just solid black, which does not appear on the wiring diagram, and the other is Black/Green which is on the wiring diagram as "Radio Ground". I tried grounding to the chassis of the stereo as well with one of the grounds, and did not seem to make a difference. Let's get these out of the way: [LIST=1][*]Yes I know BOSS is a POS, needed a cheap radio [*]No I did not use a harness, I used butt connectors and verified connectivity [*]Yes I replaced the fuse, interestingly enough it was burnt out, still won't power up. [/LIST] Can anyone give some guidance as to what I can do to troubleshoot? I have to assume Boss won't give any help just based on what I read online. Thanks for any help you can provide! [/QUOTE]
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