Audio inline fuse?

[Cookbot]

Just faffing with the head unit on the car and there's no power to the head unit. Checked the head unit in another car and it's fine. Checked the fuses and they seem ok. Checked the power lines with a meter and it has no power even when the engines running. Any ideas? Thought there might be an inline fuse somewhere. If it maters, it's a jap import.

 

Thanks, Cookie

[Andy]

Hi Cookie, aftermarket headunits need an additional seperate chassis earth.

[AlexZ]

You may fine that the extra loom you have bought feeds power down the wrong connection if you with me. I.e if the live on the loom you have bought is red, you may find when connected to the main car loom its actually joint to the light dimmer wire..

 

Its hard to explain..find the constant live on the main car loom, them make sure this connects to the colour it should be on the new loom either red or yellow.

 

Hope this helps.

[Cookbot]

It's just the standard bose unit and the one that come out. found out later, the lights in the dash don't work nor the 3 dials in the centre. As all these lights and radio should come on when the ignition is turned on, thought it could be a dodgy relay, but can't actually find it. Checked the battery bay and the fuses by the foot well. Where is it?

[AlexZ]

The fuse for the radio is defo in the foot well cause Ive changed mine before. I think it could be listed under mirrors lol.

[Cookbot]

It's all sorted now and was a fuse. Thanks guys.