I blew a fuse while trying to install an aftermarket radio. It was only the fuse in the radio itself - as far as I can tell - but now the interior lights don't work (either on the dash or in the cabin). I also can't get the original radio to work. What could this be?

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I have a short somewhere in my 2004 Pontiac sunfire radio wiring that I cant find.

you may have shorted out the radio itself ---if changed fuse test line from fuse to radio if power then radio most likely damaged

Jul 28, 2017 • Pontiac Cars & Trucks

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I was installing aftermarket CD player marked power wire and blew the Aux pwr/vicar 20a fuse replaced it and still have no power to radio

Might be an inline fuse back of radio

Nov 15, 2015 • Cars & Trucks

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Aftermarket stereo won t power on

you blew the fuse
check the fuses to radio, can be 2 or more.
1 in fuse box.
2 in radio, (some have 1 , and others have 2 or 3 more in side radio)
anything is possible with aftermarket, radios, 10,000 models, vast years. Ive repaired many. (ET)

the radio has a red wire, usually for power,
most radios have 3 power wires,
1 for rad ( this one dead) use a volt meter here.12v key on.
1 for dial
2 for memory

Dec 06, 2013 • 1995 Honda Accord

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Fuse radio amp

you need a new aftermarket radio you blown your sound wires relay inside the deck !!

Aug 17, 2013 • Honda CR-V Cars & Trucks

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Car radio, power locks, interior lights do not work. Headlights will only come on if car is started. Everything worked fine until aftermarket cd player installation was attempted. RCA jack looking thing...

You folks never learn, you can't use just any aftermarket sound system in these newer vehicles. The electronics are all networked together. I have no idea what you have damaged.

Jul 09, 2017 • 2004 Chrysler Sebring Limited

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My son did his best to find out why the radio was not working. He pulled it out and reinstalled it. In the process - he left the battery connected and lost the interior lights, mirror controls, and door...

Try re running the wires and keep them nice and neat. To come back over any missed spots you may have missed.

Apr 18, 2011 • 1999 Chrysler 300M

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Tried to install a radio and blew a fuse and now dont know wat fuse is blew the interior lights want come on and the clock dont come on

Clock and interior fuse is blown its the same fuse, Main power for the radio fuse is blown also

Oct 22, 2010 • 1995 Ford Taurus

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Replaced factory radio one week ago with

sounds like its wired up wrong, remove the radio unplug the connector and remove the radio, then check all your fuses must have blown one when radio was installed, after that charge battery and with radio removed see if battery goes dead, if not recheck wiring to radio, common problem with vw aftermarket radio,they are installed wrong,good luck,

Nov 16, 2009 • 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible

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Plugged phone charger into cigarette lighter and radio power blew out?

It sounds like you blew a fuse. Check those in the interior fuse box (left kick panel, below the dash--fuse chart on the cover) and those in the engine compartment fuse box (far upper left as you face the car. Chart on cover). The fuse for your radio and perhaps for your lighter (combined) is probably in your kick-panel box.
Hope this is of some help.

Oct 23, 2009 • 1996 Honda Accord

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1993 mercury cougar radio blows when insalled pleeeeze help

Some vehicles will not support aftermarket radios. The original radio wiring supports some functions of the vehicle, example being an alarm, interior lights, etc. It is possible one of the circuits has a blown fuse, and the radio is not compatible with your car.

Jun 19, 2009 • 2000 Mercury Cougar

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Check the B/alarm fuse in the engine compartment fuse block.

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Anonymous Jun 16, 2012

Dude my car has be in darkness for over 9 months.... That fuse did the trick alright... and my cd player started working again!!!! You dont how long i have been trying to figure out witch fuse it was....i took all of them out at one point and check them and they were all good...well there was no fuse in the B/alarm sjot so i thought there wasnt spose to be one there in the first place ....all in all man thanx alot id give you a twenty dollar bill in person if i ever met you man that was a great tip

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I blew a fuse while trying to install an aftermarket radio. It was only the fuse in the radio itself - as far as I can tell - but now the interior lights don't work (either on the dash or in the cabin). I also can't get the original radio to work. What could this be?

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I blew a fuse while trying to install an aftermarket radio. It was only the fuse in the radio itself - as far as I can tell - but now the interior lights don't work (either on the dash or in the cabin). I also can't get the original radio to work. What could this be?

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I was installing aftermarket CD player marked power wire and blew the Aux pwr/vicar 20a fuse replaced it and still have no power to radio

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