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oibone781 · 06-08-2003, 10:34 PM

I was putting in a new cd player, but found out some fuses were blown, so i changed them, think it would solve my problem with the cd player coming on, it did, but theres another problem. know that the cdplayer comes on, no sound is coming through the speakers. The cd player takes cd's and plays them, but no sound is coming through.

Does anyone have any idea of what i can check???

CamrySpeaksJL · 06-08-2003, 11:03 PM

did you use a wiring harness? if so, check to make sure you connected everything up correctly, and that everything is, in fact, soldered (or clamped).

Xenon · 06-09-2003, 01:53 AM

What kind of car do you drive? Maybe your car has a built-in amp!

oibone781 · 06-09-2003, 08:16 AM

It's my friends 1990 mercury topaz,, i doubt it has a built in amp

Xenon · 06-09-2003, 09:13 AM

No, it shouldn't have an amp unless the previous owner ordered it with a premium sound system package.

Anyways, did you use a wiring harness or do you have the detail and colour scheme for your factory wires?

oibone781 · 06-09-2003, 09:46 AM

I use a wire harness but no splicing was needed every thing just clipped into place, cdplayer came on after we changed fuse, but no sound is coming out of the speakers

***REN69*** · 06-09-2003, 06:28 PM

some fords did come with built in amps.. check in the trunk under the deck next to the rear speakers.. if there's an amp-looking box next to the speakers, then that's the oem amp.

oibone781 · 06-09-2003, 07:18 PM

How do i remove it?
Just take it out?
What do i do after i take it out?

Xenon · 06-10-2003, 02:43 AM

There's two reason for your speakers not functioning: either your facotry amp is not working, or the wiring harness you got for the car is wrong, cars that have factory amps usually use a different harness from cars that don't.

You have two choices, you can go and ask if they made an aftermarket harness for your model car with a factory amp, or you can wire the speakers directly off the deck.

I remember we worked on a 1991 Lincolin Mark IIV and we had to use an extra special harness in the back to activate the amplifier.

Now don't forget these are just guesses, I don't know if your car does or does not have a factory amp.