Stereo Has Power, No Sound, 2004 Honda Civic

I have a 2004 Civic ex sedan the stereo gets power no sound I connected up an aftermarket stereo still the same problem. I have been hearing there is a factory installed amp in this car, is this true, if so where is it locatedDonald Smith

Directechs makes no mention of an amplifier in an 04, they do show it under the center dash in the 06.

Thank you for your response looks like I have a wiring issue tiem to solve this issue. Is there anywhere I should look for the possible culprit?Donald Smith

Did you purchase the wiring harness for the vehicle? #1 culprit would be a shorted speaker or a grounded speaker wire. Do you have or have access to a multimeter?

I have a multimeter its the harness that the car came with from the factory ill start searching time to figure out where to start Donald Smith

He's asking if you used one of these to adapt the factory harness to the new stereo: http://metraonline.com/part/70-1721 If not, your local shop (Best Buy, Car Toys, etc.) should carry it or an equivalent. Alternatively you could order online- check Amazon, eBay, etc. It makes installation much simpler.My ex once told me I have a perfect face for radio.

I have the harness for the aftermarket stereo still same problem power no sound I guess im gonna have to trace wires Donald Smith

If you unplug the harness from the stereo, try testing for resistance across the speaker leads.My ex once told me I have a perfect face for radio.

Still not clear as to if there is a harness or not. If there is a harness, disconnect all speaker wires. Using your meter set to Ohms or to 200 ohms check resistance across the 4 speaker pairs. Should not read below 3 ohms on any of them. Then ground one lead of the meter and check to each of the 8 speaker wires. None of them should give you a reading. If one or both wires of one pair show some kind of reading, reconnect the other 6 wires, leaving that pair disconnected, does it play?

I do have the harness for my aftermarket stereo Ihave that power no sound with both the factory stereo and the aftermarket one. I dont have the time to remove the door panels to check the fromt speakers the car is my daily driver Donald Smith