2001 kia optima, sony cd/radio?

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Topic: 2001 kia optima, sony cd/radio?

Posted By: williamjbarros
Subject: 2001 kia optima, sony cd/radio?
Date Posted: January 20, 2008 at 7:45 PM

I am attempting to install a sony cd/radio and have almost all wires connected to what seems ok with the exception of two grey wires....I can't get sound. Can someone help guide me thru completeing this?

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Billy

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 20, 2008 at 8:15 PM

Did you buy the 15 dollar harness from your local stereo shop?

Posted By: williamjbarros
Date Posted: January 21, 2008 at 5:05 PM

No I did not.... I have no idea what a "harness" is?

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Billy

Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: January 21, 2008 at 5:32 PM

Since you say you have no sound, I would have to assume that the radio is coming on. If this is the case you need to get another speaker, a home speaker or a spare car speaker, either will do just fine. Connect this new speaker to one set of speaker wires of the radio. If this speaker does not play, you have either a bad output chip in your radio, or you have a grounded speaker wire and the output chip is in protection.

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