Radio install gone wrong
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Topic: Radio install gone wrong
Posted By: tanilanthis
Subject: Radio install gone wrong
Date Posted: March 22, 2015 at 8:14 PM
Greetings all,
I have a 1998 Kia Sportage 2WD that was gifted to me. It had a factory radio in it that no longer worked.. well, sometimes it would if you pulled the battery terminal. A lot of the buttons on it didn't work. Anyways:
I went out and purchased a Pioneer DEH-X2710UI and pulled the old stereo. The connectors for the harness in the car didn't fit the back of the new radio, so I guess I went and did something that was...bad? I cut the plastic portion of the harness off and stripped the wires down some, to connect them to the new harness that came with the new stereo. I figured that it would be just matching up colors and good to go.
In doing that, the new radio does not power on or show any signs of getting power. Also, my door locks used to unlock when putting the key into the driver side door and turning it. Now they do not do that, unless the key is in the ignition and I manually depress the knob on the door.
Included is a picture of the new harness for the radio, and the one inside the dash that I was trying to connect it to, using butt connectors.
I'm completely inept with car audio (obviously, else I wouldn't need help eh?) and don't have any specialized tools. Just a screwdriver and pliers. From what I can tell, there are not any blown fuses on the harness, radio, or kick panel box.
Thank you all for your time and responses.
I have a 1998 Kia Sportage 2WD that was gifted to me. It had a factory radio in it that no longer worked.. well, sometimes it would if you pulled the battery terminal. A lot of the buttons on it didn't work. Anyways:
I went out and purchased a Pioneer DEH-X2710UI and pulled the old stereo. The connectors for the harness in the car didn't fit the back of the new radio, so I guess I went and did something that was...bad? I cut the plastic portion of the harness off and stripped the wires down some, to connect them to the new harness that came with the new stereo. I figured that it would be just matching up colors and good to go.
In doing that, the new radio does not power on or show any signs of getting power. Also, my door locks used to unlock when putting the key into the driver side door and turning it. Now they do not do that, unless the key is in the ignition and I manually depress the knob on the door.
Included is a picture of the new harness for the radio, and the one inside the dash that I was trying to connect it to, using butt connectors.
I'm completely inept with car audio (obviously, else I wouldn't need help eh?) and don't have any specialized tools. Just a screwdriver and pliers. From what I can tell, there are not any blown fuses on the harness, radio, or kick panel box.
Thank you all for your time and responses.
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