Why won't my Blaupunkt San Jose work? (Long, a little complicated)

[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

Hi

I was working on my beater system install this weekend (See sig). Working with a friend, we stripped my car down and put everything in its place and it all worked fine.

Excellent

But then, I got called away and my friend was alone in putting everything. And when I came back, it didn't work. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Not just that, the cigarette lighter and dash clock of the car didn't work.

I pulled the deck out and there were all sorts of mistakes. The remote wire (You know, the amp turn-on wire) was connected to the +12v ignition wire instead of the power antenna wire (Red wires instead of blue) and the fuse was removed from the back of the deck.

Alright, well that ***** but it was simple enough to fix. I put them back together, stuck the fuse in.

I put those back together and it still didn't work. I checked the car's fuses and the fuse for the radio/cigarette lighter was blown. I replaced that and the cigarette lighter now worked but the radio and dash clock still didn't //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

So...any ideas? I've checked the wires a dozen times and *every* fuse...Do you guys think any permanent damage has been done?

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[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

Oh...he didn't undo any of the stock wiring...and it confuses me that it worked before and now doesn't work with all the wires back together.

 

[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

Did you try to put the stock deck back in? I would try that and see if it works, if not, you blew somethin up. Maybe your friend knows what happened? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

- pe@ce

 

[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

Did you try to put the stock deck back in? I would try that and see if it works, if not, you blew somethin up. Maybe your friend knows what happened? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
- pe@ce

No...unfortunately can't for a few months because it's back home and I'm at school //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Try hooking it up in someone elses car ... then you'll know if it's shot or not.

- Steve

 

[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

Yeah, I might try that...

Alternatively, I was thinking of getting a $5 Jensen deck from Walmart and seeing if that works...and then either returning it...or plugging it into a wall socket //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, I might try that...
Alternatively, I was thinking of getting a $5 Jensen deck from Walmart and seeing if that works...and then either returning it...or plugging it into a wall socket //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

That's a budget buster //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

- Steve

 

[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

Heh heh...yeah, it's just really frustrating though...it's like I've checked all the wires like 10 times and it still doesn't work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

I just wonder if there could be something else that I'm doing wrong besides the wiring...

 

[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

Alright, bought an Xtreme Sound deck from Walmart and it didn't work...so looks like it's my car //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Any ideas on where to start?

 

[Wonderbread 5,000+ posts]

many cars have second fuse boxes in teh engine bay...

first thing to do would be to check with a volt meter whether or not you are seeing any power coming down the wires from teh factory harness...

 

[azngurlbaybee 10+ year member]

many cars have second fuse boxes in teh engine bay...first thing to do would be to check with a volt meter whether or not you are seeing any power coming down the wires from teh factory harness...

Excellent...there was a fuse blown in the fuse box under the hood...I replaced it and the deck worked //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
But now, my front speakers don't work //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

So I guess there's lots more checking for me to do