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SpecialK3
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 06:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am having a problem with the power to my car stereo. I just replaced my old with a new stereo. My problem is that when I turn my car on the stereo will come on for a second then turn off. I found out that the only way to have it stay on is to turn on my headlights. It also resets the clock ecerytime I turn the engine off(I can see the clock for that one second). Not sure why this is happening because I have hooked all the wires that were used on my old stereo and did not have this problem. Does anybody have a solution for this? Thanks
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undine
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 09:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds like you have some of the power wires crossed. You most likely have a power wire that stays on all the time for the clock , a switched power wire that comes on with the car switch , and a light wire that controls the panel lights in the radio. All these wires have power on them (at times).
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jboyle
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 18:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sort this out asap.it could wreck the electrics in ur car.
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cactikid
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 18:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i agree most stereos do not use all wires and do not go on colour codes,when u were checking for a live feed do your instrument panel light up?
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jboyle
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 19:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you have ur power connected to ur lights!and ur memory connected to ur ignition.it should be the other way around!:)
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nawfside
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 19:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thats y u should never cut the factory harness and always use a metra wiring kit to avoid any complications
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SpecialK3
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 19:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My only thing is if it worked with the old
stereo, why would it be like this if
i used the same wires to hook the new up? This is what confuses me. Thanks for the help.
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jboyle
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_ 		24. December 2007 @ 19:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you probly just matched colour to colour??not all radios are the same!!
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