Can't get it working. Help please.

 

Bronze Member
Username: Joshua

Florence, Ky USA

Post Number: 23
Registered: Nov-05
Alright, I have a 97' Intrepid and I have hooked up tons of head units but I have a HU that I had in my old car and I hooked it all up in the old car but not I can't get it to work in my new car, the Intrepid. I believe I have the correct harness, but on the harness i have, it doesn't have a ground wire to connect to the wires coming from the stereo. I can't get my head unit to work at all. When I plug everything up, I hear a click, but nothing works. If you have any ideas, I would greatly appreciate your help.
 

Silver Member
Username: Tjmutlow

Post Number: 734
Registered: Sep-05
ground the radio to the car find metal or use the factory ground strap that came off the factory radio...
 

Bronze Member
Username: Joshua

Florence, Ky USA

Post Number: 24
Registered: Nov-05
Well I tried to ground the radio and it still wouldn't work, and I'm not sure which one is the factory ground strap. Do you think I might have the wrong harness?
 

Silver Member
Username: Tjmutlow

Post Number: 738
Registered: Sep-05
are you getting power to both the red and yellow wires, yellow car off, and red car switched on. check fuse in radio. and the ground strap is about 4-5inches long and was bolted on the back of factory radio, your harness should be a grey and a black harness, speakers on black harness.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Joshua

Florence, Ky USA

Post Number: 25
Registered: Nov-05
So the ground strap needs to be connected to the stereo for it to work?
 

Silver Member
Username: Tjmutlow

Post Number: 740
Registered: Sep-05
it is a ground
 

Bronze Member
Username: Joshua

Florence, Ky USA

Post Number: 26
Registered: Nov-05
I'm not sure, it is a black strapand it was bolted into the factory stereo but when i unconnected it from the stereo to put my head unit in, i didnt connect it but i put the factory radio back in and didnt connect it back to the factory stereo, and the factory stereo works.
 

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can anyone please help i have a kenwood kdc-5090r, it comes up with waiting 4 and wont let me do anything all the buttons seem to be frozen, thanks
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