How do i power up my car radio?

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How can i power a stock car radio to where i can use it in my house?

I have a stock radio from my 1997 buick century. Its nothing special but i want to cut a hole in my wall of my bedroom and put a few car speakers in my wall and the radio. i have watched a few videos on youtube showing how to power a radio but i cant...

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Nineteen volts is way too high an input voltage and the 2 or 3 amps is probably way too low to properly...

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How do I get power back to my car radio?

I was hooking up the lights to my dual subs... I turned the car on to see how they looked they looked gxxd but the sound wad distorted. So I turned the car off and wen I did the radio never turned off till I disconnected the battery. I reconnected the...

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sounds like ya got a cross in the power someplace or a faulty ground. depends on how you wired it and...

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I was connecting my car radio and the power wires touched the ground wires does anybody know how i can fix my?

i was connecting my car radio and the power wires touched the ground wires does anybody know how i can fix my radio?

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They have fuses to protect from that, I have done it like 5 times atleast by accident. It sparks then...

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How can I hook up my car radio to a pc power supply?

I need to know the what wires go to what from each end (from the radio end and the power supply end)

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yellow is fulltime power, black is ground, red is ignition(the one that tells it when its on) blue is...

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Im trying to put Xm radio in my car... How do I hook up the power cables?

I have this item... http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=247350&i=700XMALP1&tp=87&tab=detailed_info and It has a yellow and a black cable on the end... im curious how do I hook those up properly? I don't know much at all...

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The yellow wire needs to be connected to a constant 12 volt source and the black wire needs to be connected...

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How can I tell if my car radio amplifier is receiving power?

My subwoofers have stopped working in my car and I want to see if the amp is still working.

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You can start by getting a test light at Auto Zone for about $7-$10. Hook up one end to ground or to...

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Car radio. Can i directly hook it to battery for power?

i have a pioneer avic-f90bt multimedia navigation receiver. (Radio + more) i have heard i can put the yellow and the red wires together and attach them to the positive side, and take the black ground wire to the negative side to power the radio. is this...

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Yes you can do this the only problem is it will not turn off with the ignition you will have to make...

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Can i wire my led power wire to the power wire of my car radio?

i have leds in my cars interior and i wired the power wire to the power wire of my cars radio

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If it were me, I would just run a new power wire for the lights. The last thing you need is to get the...

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I wired a new radio in my car using an adaptor i have 0 power to the faceplate, what did i do wrong?

i have a chevy cavalier. I purchased an adaptor from best buy for $20 and installed it to the harness on the radio. once i plugged it in, nothing. i installed a DUAL radio. I need help.

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Check it again make sure you didn't accidentally hook up wrong colors.check your fuse for your radio...

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My car radio doesnt get power , when i was removing the old one i forgot to disconnect the battery, it sparked?

but all fuses are good. the radio is also good as i tried it in my other vehicle. I tested the wire and the 12v wire gets no juice, also tried a different harness and no luck. I even checked the wire right b4 the harness on the side opposite the radio...

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Check if the fuse is busted. You can find it between the power (red) cable (between the head unit and...

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