fuses do not protect the product, they protect the wires. Double check the voltage at the plug of the deck with it pluged in and turned on(both red and yellow). and use continuity at the ground and make sure its not more than 3.

fuses do not protect the product, they protect the wires. Double check the voltage at the plug of the deck with it pluged in and turned on(both red and yellow). and use continuity at the ground and make sure its not more than 3.

would that require a voltage meter?

Yes

have you checked your other fuses for the car? I use the internal amp on the zvic z1, so I am not so sure about external amps. My car has a radio fuse and interior fuse. Try checking your radio fuse if you have one.

ok.. calling all you brainiacs out there!! lol, i figured out it wasnt the deck because i put the power wire next to the battery wire and it went on. so i bust out my car's manual and look for fuses the radio one appeared to be blown, somehow there was a 10a when it called for a 25a in the manual.. so i swapped it out for a fresh one. still nothing. i receive no signal for the radio to turn on from the RED wire, i even directly hooked it up without the harness and nothing. if i were to use a voltage meter on the red wire for ACC while the key is turned it would read ZERO. so now i need some more of your wisdom to help me find out why this isnt working, and also if i could hook it up to the battery in the meantime and install a shutoff switch to disconnect the red power wire from the yellow. That kinda sounds cool though, radio with no key in the ignition. thanks guys! you own!

Ok sounds like you have another blown fuse somewhere in the vehicle. If I remember exploders correctly there's 2 or 3 fuses that in the end supply power to the radio. you can also chekc the pins in the harness you used. I've seen those on more than one occasion get bent or pushed out causing the same problem you're experiencing. Also make sure the ground is good too.

Ok sounds like you have another blown fuse somewhere in the vehicle. If I remember exploders correctly there's 2 or 3 fuses that in the end supply power to the radio. you can also chekc the pins in the harness you used. I've seen those on more than one occasion get bent or pushed out causing the same problem you're experiencing. Also make sure the ground is good too.

hmm, i definitely checked every fuse in the fusebox. the pins in the harness looked pretty sturdy and i freshly did the ground over again, like i said it boots up with the yellow wire. does a wire go bad? or what? because it can't possibly be anything else i even checked the fuses under the hood. thanks bro

Doubtful that the wire would be bad. You'd be able to tell if it was. If you have a meter check the accessory wire at the vehicle's harness. If you don't then try plugging the stock radio back in. If the stock radio works then you have an issue with your avic. when you say you checked all the fuses, did you pull them out and inspect each one?

Doubtful that the wire would be bad. You'd be able to tell if it was. If you have a meter check the accessory wire at the vehicle's harness. If you don't then try plugging the stock radio back in. If the stock radio works then you have an issue with your avic. when you say you checked all the fuses, did you pull them out and inspect each one?

I've put the old radio in, and it doesnt work, I didn't take each one out I only put a flashlight over them and inspected them. I even connected the ACC wire without the harness, thinking it was the wire itself. Nothing I'm lost for ideas I don't know what to do anymore...

you said the unit powers on if you draw power directly from the battery?

It's definately another fuse then. Remove and visually check each fuse.

check under the hood, also, something you mentioned early on which is a little concerning, that is the fact that when you turn the key on.. deck doesnt come on but the amps do... who did your wiring, cuz thats wrong, thats not how its suppose to be. I would bet that your wiring is shooty at best by your own admission of a mess. Fix the wiring, then you can go from there with fuse checking and such... does anything else not work like ac, or lighting inside, cig lighter??? if something else doesnt work, you almost certainly have a bad fuse somewhere else.. which would make sense if your wiring is a mess and cause all this anyways.

check under the hood, also, something you mentioned early on which is a little concerning, that is the fact that when you turn the key on.. deck doesnt come on but the amps do... who did your wiring, cuz thats wrong, thats not how its suppose to be. I would bet that your wiring is shooty at best by your own admission of a mess. Fix the wiring, then you can go from there with fuse checking and such... does anything else not work like ac, or lighting inside, cig lighter??? if something else doesnt work, you almost certainly have a bad fuse somewhere else.. which would make sense if your wiring is a mess and cause all this anyways.

yea, its definitely another fuse because my 4wd auto/high/low switch and cigarette lighter won't light up, i just noticed it today because its the only time i've driven at night. i looked up the fuses i thought it was "instrument cluster" but they were all fine. no idea, my next step is to literally take every single fuse out and check them in my hand. i just want it to work and be done with it, kinda becoming a pain in the butt.. no music, no time (phone screen broke) no navi. ughhh certainly didn't drop 1,000 bucks for pain and suffering lol. but things get worse before they get better right? thanks again for the help

dont forget to check the cig lighter fuse. also the fuse for the interior lamps may be blown if your lights dont turn on when u open the door. there should be a cig lighter fuse or power point fuse somewhere...that sounds like your issue.

Yeah, thats what also happened to me. Check your radio and interior fuse. The interior fuse controls the power to your radio and all the lights in your car. ALmost all the power.

My 03 expy had 3 fuses, one blew and i thought i had the same issue. After checking all 3, i found a fuse that controlled the power delay shutoff that was blown. Replaced it and it came back to life. Its a bad feeling when you think its dead!!!!

lmao, you're right.. i finally got it. i was on a break at work and pulled out every single fuse. it was in the last 3 fuse #20 doesn't even appear to control any part of the radio but sure enough i replaced and it woke up... it was like a beast awakening. thanks sooo much for all your help!

you checked under the hood, but what about the fusebox under the dash?

you checked under the hood, but what about the fusebox under the dash?

umm he got it working bro.

must have dozed off there for a minute

must have dozed off there for a minute

More like a week

must have dozed off there for a minute

 

More like a week

Ahh it was only 4 days. That's forgivable.... this time