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<blockquote data-quote="bobwire" data-source="post: 3096465" data-attributes="member: 577961">hopefully this is a newbie question with an easy fix, but i am confused as hell so please help me out!so i recently bought a used car with an aftermarket sound system already installed in it--aka i didnt install it so i dont know how its currently wired...&nbsp; problem is, it&#039;ll only turn on when i turn the headlights on! lights go off--so does the sound system.&nbsp; when the system is on, it&#039;s fully functional. but when i switch off the lights, no more music..i should also add that when i turn the engine off, the lights (and hence the system) turn off, as well as the in-dash clock, AND the thingie on the ceiling that lights up when u open the doors also turns off.anyone know whats goin on? it just occured to me that it may just be a weak battery (since i just bought the car, and i know the previous owner wasnt driving it much)?&nbsp; this isnt a super big deal, since i can still use the system but its annoying not being able to use it when the engine is not running, and i lose all radio presets, and the clock in the headunit resets everytime as well.THANKS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bobwire, post: 3096465, member: 577961"] hopefully this is a newbie question with an easy fix, but i am confused as hell so please help me out! so i recently bought a used car with an aftermarket sound system already installed in it--aka i didnt install it so i dont know how its currently wired... problem is, it'll only turn on when i turn the headlights on! lights go off--so does the sound system. when the system is on, it's fully functional. but when i switch off the lights, no more music.. i should also add that when i turn the engine off, the lights (and hence the system) turn off, as well as the in-dash clock, AND the thingie on the ceiling that lights up when u open the doors also turns off. anyone know whats goin on? it just occured to me that it may just be a weak battery (since i just bought the car, and i know the previous owner wasnt driving it much)? this isnt a super big deal, since i can still use the system but its annoying not being able to use it when the engine is not running, and i lose all radio presets, and the clock in the headunit resets everytime as well. THANKS [/QUOTE]

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