pontiacFan
04-08-2013, 07:13 PM
Just recently installed a Kenwood (KDC-X659) deck in a 91 pontiac firefly which had it's stock stereo installed at first. Refer to my recent post here: http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&postid=4102804#post4102804
I took the advice of sr20s14zenki:
"Best way i can recommend is to take a test light, and find your constant power, ignition power, and ground. After you have found those, take a 9v battery and start trying pairs of wire. Should hear pops thru the speaker you are energizing."
I matched all the correct wires and got power to the deck. I then connected all the speaker wires by testing each wire individually and IT WORKED! All the speakers were playing music perfectly and everything was looking up. But then something weird happened. When I drove the car home all the sound from the speakers stopped halfway through a song. I thought it was just a fluke and went home. The next morning it was working again. And now all sound has completely stopped.
I investigated the issue and found this:
The power is working (no blown fuse), all the speakers are working, I cut the crimped wires and tested with a battery (heard the popping noise) then reconnected the wires. -still no sound- I've went through all the settings on the deck to see if the speakers have been muted some how but still no luck. Has anyone experienced something like this before? Could this be from hardwire installation that the positive and negative wires from the kenwood deck plug in are connected to the wrong ones on the car wires?
I took the advice of sr20s14zenki:
"Best way i can recommend is to take a test light, and find your constant power, ignition power, and ground. After you have found those, take a 9v battery and start trying pairs of wire. Should hear pops thru the speaker you are energizing."
I matched all the correct wires and got power to the deck. I then connected all the speaker wires by testing each wire individually and IT WORKED! All the speakers were playing music perfectly and everything was looking up. But then something weird happened. When I drove the car home all the sound from the speakers stopped halfway through a song. I thought it was just a fluke and went home. The next morning it was working again. And now all sound has completely stopped.
I investigated the issue and found this:
The power is working (no blown fuse), all the speakers are working, I cut the crimped wires and tested with a battery (heard the popping noise) then reconnected the wires. -still no sound- I've went through all the settings on the deck to see if the speakers have been muted some how but still no luck. Has anyone experienced something like this before? Could this be from hardwire installation that the positive and negative wires from the kenwood deck plug in are connected to the wrong ones on the car wires?