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radio question.
1993 honda civic hatch
kenwood radio
using wire harness merta radio kit
everything wired up correct
but im not getting CONSTANT Power.... (from the yellow wire)
i can connect the constant to the acc and it will turn on but then it wont keep its memory.
(WHAT CAN I CONNECT THE YELLOW WIRE TOO TO KEEP A CONSTANT POWER CHARGE)
kenwood radio
using wire harness merta radio kit
everything wired up correct
but im not getting CONSTANT Power.... (from the yellow wire)
i can connect the constant to the acc and it will turn on but then it wont keep its memory.
(WHAT CAN I CONNECT THE YELLOW WIRE TOO TO KEEP A CONSTANT POWER CHARGE)
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Re: radio question.
You can't use the sub outputs because they are a low frequency output. As for the remote wire, no the headunit does not need it to turn on. It's function is to turn on an amp, nothing to do with the factory radio.
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Re: radio question.
fuses are good.. i checked the one under the dash and behind the radio
constant 12 v.. i dont know...
ground.. i grounded from radio to radio harness... or should i ground it to the chassis
constant 12 v.. i dont know...
ground.. i grounded from radio to radio harness... or should i ground it to the chassis
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Re: radio question.
ok take the red wire and the yellow wire twist em together on the harness from the radio and connect it to the red wire from the car if it doesnt turn on the radio is junk or blown fuse
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Re: radio question.
all the wires should be color coded, did you use a radio harness? or did you cut your stock harness?
are you getting power at all? important wires are red, yellow(orange), black.
are you getting power at all? important wires are red, yellow(orange), black.
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Re: radio question.
and if this works whats the problem and what do i do to fix it..
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Re: radio question.
the yellow wire is the ACC wire that tells the radio to come on if you connect it to the red wire that is getting constant 12v and it doesn't come on then it is a bad radio
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No it's not. The yellow wire should be 12V constant, and the red should be 12V switched. Thats why the yellow wire is a heavier gauge.
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Re: radio question.
so i connected the red and yellow.. and connected it str8 to the battery and it turned on... so what does that tell me..
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Re: radio question.
That says that the radio is good, but you're not getting power from the OEM harness. Have you checked for 12V constant power on the yellow wire, or for 12V switched on the red wire yet? That will tell you where the problem is.
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Re: radio question.
blk to negative , twist the red and yellow together
now stock harness theyres black yellow and red
take the yellow and red that u twisted together and twist it to the red wire on your harness from the car
unless its gm then its orange i think for power
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