Radio fuse blows instantly

[Heavychev]

I have a 2015 malibu I installed kicker speakers and amp now my touch screen doesn't work and radio fuse blows instantly I have triple checked all my wires no shorts to be found is it possible I blew the radio ?

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[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

A short somewhere, pinched wire you may not know about, bad ground. Check wiring again. I know you said you checked but just check said items 1 more time.

 

[SuperDuty350]

Where did you splice in amp remote wire?

 

[Heavychev]

Had two wires backwards ...smh blew the radio though now having issues with new radio being locked

 

[Heavychev]

Through the rca converter

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

n/m.

"Locked" as in need a bypass key code or...?

 

[Heavychev]

Something about the vin in the radio has to match car check out the thread I just posted http://www.caraudio.com/forums/wiring-electrical-installation-help/631455-2015-malibu-my-link-touch-screen-locked-mode-can-i-bypass-i-have-confidence-u.html

 

[Heavychev]

All older gm you can just remove a piece from the board I suspect I should be able to do the same but can't find where it's located