Help, y'all. I busted my stereo.

[diderot]

I took out the factory stereo in my 2000 mustang today, to put in an after-market one I pulled from my old ride.

The wires matched perfectly, but when I pluged it all in, it didn't work.

Then, when I pulled it back out and put the OEM radio in, it doesn't work either.

Is there some sort of anti-theft device at work here that I don't know about?

How do I fix this?

 

[90blacknight]

I'm not familiar with the oem deck on the 2000 but it's possible that the oem deck might have an anti-theft system that would require a code once reconnected, but you should still have power. Is there any indication of power? ie. lights, lcd flashes, etc. Was there no power at all with the aftermarket radio or no sound? Are you using an aftermarket harness? Is there a factory amp in the car? Please provide more info.

 

[stangjunkie]

did you dissconect the battery when swapping??

 

[sunil6784]

did you dissconect the battery when swapping??

I've done this...Forgot to disconnect the battery once and it blew a fuse when I hooked it all up...

 

[stangjunkie]

I've done this...Forgot to disconnect the battery once and it blew a fuse when I hooked it all up...

exactly what i was thinking

 

[Flavadave4]

exactly what i was thinking

been there blown that

 

[Mossberg]

I've done that too more times than I can count. Sometimes I get lucky and the fuse doesn't blow.

 

[DTNODYA]

It's gotta be a fuse.

 

[whyask]

used to work as an installer, check the fuse box, if not check the master fuse under the hood. DICONEECT YOU battery when installing, or you guranteed to blow a fuse or two

 

[Jsun3701]

Gotta agree its a fuse. My BMW has a feature that when you switch head units you have to enter a code. But I dont think the Stang has it.

 

[whyask]

no just the high end cars...Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, INfinitie,, cars of that nature... just check the fuse, even if it looks fine replace anyway...some blown fuses ive seen didnt even look blown, do you have a fuse tester...if not there cheao like 2 $ at kragen, autozone, there a very handy piece to have lying around in your car