New CD player isnt working?

[fox racer]

ok a buddy of mine got rid of his probe and got a new mazda 6 (not a car guy, just a cool guy) he gave me his head unit (jvc.. it was free) and he gave me the wiring harness to fit my car (91 notch) well i plugged it up, it went on, i can surf channels or even change what track on the cd player and what not, but it doesnt play anyhitng. when the cd is playing i can see the time going by, but no sound. the car was a 4 cyl and i am the one who removed the stock headunit (stilworking, speakers too) so its not that. am i missing something? yes the antenna is plugged in too.

 

[DJFox]

try running a new set of speaker wires to a single speaker and see if you get sound from that speaker.

 

[fox racer]

yea i was thinking that... but then why wouldnt the stock wires work? if im routing right from the speaker to the harness?

 

[HISSIN50]

Do you have a factory amp?

I take it that if you rig up a speaker on a bench (with short jumper wires), you get sound output (this is how I test decks)?

Good luck.

 

[slow93]

i cut my plugs off and traced wires one by one..DONT DO THAT

 

[fox racer]

i cut my plugs off and traced wires one by one..DONT DO THAT

my neighbor does that.. he can do it i cant, its a mess. where is the factory amp?

 

[sidl3000]

the factory amp is behind where the head unit goes. You have to remove that or you will not get any sound. I had the smae prob when I first got my car. THe factory ford amp will not let you use anything but there radio so you have to take it out

 

[HISSIN50]

factory amp should be under the pass seat. You have to make an extra couple harness connections if you have a factory amp.

Good luck.

 

[fox racer]

nothing under pass. seat and just the antenna and radio wires (that go into harness) behind dash. is it tucked up in the dash?

 

[89MustangGX]

Do you have a factory amp?

Sounds like the answer to me. The wire harness that your factory stereo plugs into is probably a little jumper harness that goes from the amp behind the radio to the radio itself. Follow the harness back a little ways and see where it connects to. You will probably remove that harness altogether along with the amp and plug into the wires that used to plug into the amp.

BTW -- 4 speakers or 6?

 

[fox racer]

four... the car used to be a 4 cyl.. no premium sound or anthing

 

[black92gt]

Run new speaker wires to the speakers is usually the easier way, makes it sound a lil better also.. factory like 20 gauge wiring sucks, go to walmart and buy some like 14 gauge, its still small, but handles an aftermarker head unit a lot better..

 

[fox racer]

Run new speaker wires to the speakers is usually the easier way, makes it sound a lil better also.. factory like 20 gauge wiring sucks, go to walmart and buy some like 14 gauge, its still small, but handles an aftermarker head unit a lot better..

ultimately, im gunna end up do this, but in the mean time what does the factory amp look like? the only thing that looks like it could possibly be is a baby bluw box behind the HVAC controls, but i doubt that has to do with the sterio. once i buy new speakers im running new wire.

 

[5.0 con-vert]

ultimately, im gunna end up do this, but in the mean time what does the factory amp look like? the only thing that looks like it could possibly be is a baby bluw box behind the HVAC controls, but i doubt that has to do with the sterio. once i buy new speakers im running new wire.

The factory amp is right behind the head unit, that is true. It is a small, maybe 5x6x1 square box that doesn't look like any amp I've ever seen. It is totally plain, and I can't remember any labels on it. I think it is black or blue and I believe that it was bolted to the floor behind the stereo.

 

[srothfuss]

Log onto www.crutchfield.com

They will be able to tell you how to get your speakers working. You need to by-pass the amp (assuming your speakers worked prior to you installing this head unit).