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s13hector · 11-19-2007, 11:02 PM

ok they stole my radio about a month ago ,i went and i bought a new one from best buy i conected it and the radio work but you don't heard nothink,i took the cars to best buy so they could intall it for me same think,i know that they are not the speakers cause i took all of them out and they work,so i don't know what this could be any idea i going crazy try to see what is going on ?,i know for a fact is not the conection

*downshift_sideways* · 11-19-2007, 11:07 PM

Here this should be a start.
http://www.bagotronix.com/nissan_240sx_stereo.pdf

Make sure you have all the colors wired up correctly.

s13hector · 11-20-2007, 05:31 AM

i do and it can be the radio cause the same one i try it on my friends 240sx and it works

*DALAZ_68* · 11-20-2007, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by s13hector

i do and it can be the radio cause the same one i try it on my friends 240sx and it works

did u consider that when they stole ur radio...they might have yanked it out hard enough it cause some of the wires in ur harness to snap...I.E. speaker wires...

are u using the conversion clips to wire it up of are u doing it the ghetto wire to wire connection...ive done both so im not ragging lol

*DALAZ_68* · 11-20-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DALAZ_68

did u consider that when they stole ur radio...they might have yanked it out hard enough it cause some of the wires in ur harness to snap...I.E. speaker wires...

are u using the conversion clips to wire it up of are u doing it the ghetto wire to wire connection...ive done both so im not ragging lol

??? still asking this

*downshift_sideways* · 11-20-2007, 10:41 AM

so the whole radio lights up?
you can see everything but there is no sound?

s13hector · 11-20-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by downshift_sideways

so the whole radio lights up?
you can see everything but there is no sound?

correct i don't know what they did i have the plugs so it plug and play but i did it both way and nothink

Turtle · 11-20-2007, 10:55 AM

Sorry to highjack the thread but, I get no power to the radio. My dad shorted it out. Now the clock on cluster don't work, the belts don't move and the hatch like when you open it doesn't turn on. What up with that?

*DALAZ_68* · 11-20-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Turtle

Sorry to highjack the thread but, I get no power to the radio. My dad shorted it out. Now the clock on cluster don't work, the belts don't move and the hatch like when you open it doesn't turn on. What up with that?

fuse or bulbs

im leaning towards bulbs

trsilvias13 · 11-20-2007, 10:58 AM

maybe a fuse?

T00ch · 11-20-2007, 04:31 PM

i had the same problem with my sisters 240....we had to take the door panel off and bypass the amp..run the wires straight to the speaker i think

runyun · 11-20-2007, 04:36 PM

make your own wiring. all you need is 3 wires to turn on your radio
constant
ignition
ground

Dont think S13's have builtin amps... but if you do, just bypass them
run wiring from your radio directly to your speakers

Folken · 11-20-2007, 04:40 PM

yeah... try running a ground and a wire for the speaker to a speaker directly off your cd player, or just see if your getting power to the speaker w/ a voltmeter

WA_Sileighty · 11-20-2007, 04:46 PM

s13s do not have factory amps. s14s do. They are mounted on the back deck and can be bypassed fairly easily at the amps themselves, wiring the wires going into the amp to the outputs, basicly passed the amp. This allows you to still just plug in a factory adaptor harness behind the deck. In the case of the s13 everything is in the harness. You have constant and switched power, illumination, and all your speakers leads. Nissan radios ground through the antenna itslef, its usually more reliable to make a ground specificly for the radio in this case. If your radio is powering on but there is no sound then it is most likely in protection mode. It will do this if you have a speaker that is completely toast, it stops outputing sound to not fry itselsf. It will aslo do this if at any point and of your spekaer leads are grounded out (touching metal anywhere) this includes the connections at the speakers.

by the way that first post was real hard to read, periods and what not work help alot.

Folken · 11-20-2007, 04:47 PM

hmm and i'm not sorry to hijack this tread, I have an after market pioneer head unit and Polk 4x6 speakers... anytime i turn a sound w/ bass in it pass 20 (max being 30) it starts to sound distorted and my unit dims when the bass hits... I'm thinking I need a amp or a new alternator, i'm not a audio guy anyone have any thoughts

runyun · 11-20-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Folken

hmm and i'm not sorry to hijack this tread, I have an after market pioneer head unit and Polk 4x6 speakers... anytime i turn a sound w/ bass in it pass 20 (max being 30) it starts to sound distorted and my unit dims when the bass hits... I'm thinking I need a amp or a new alternator, i'm not a audio guy anyone have any thoughts

running off the builtin amp in your aftermarket headunit?
you might be underpowered
also.. its never good to run bass through a 4x6. speakers not made for it - another reason for distortion
i'd use a crossover or just cap it off altogether

cloudstrife930 · 11-20-2007, 05:13 PM

get a wiring diagram and check for continuity on both sides of every wire going to the radio to the speakers etc. Also for the hell of it check every fuse in the car. Or if all else fails then run your own wire from the battery, and to the speakers, make sure when connecting anything from battery voltage to use a fuseable link to protect it.

s13hector · 11-20-2007, 05:31 PM

thanks guy's i going to see what happens,but i took the radio and a speaker and i conect it stray and yes it works so let see

11-19-2007, 11:02 PM	#1
s13hector Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 38 Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i need help electrical problem(radio) ok they stole my radio about a month ago ,i went and i bought a new one from best buy i conected it and the radio work but you don't heard nothink,i took the cars to best buy so they could intall it for me same think,i know that they are not the speakers cause i took all of them out and they work,so i don't know what this could be any idea i going crazy try to see what is going on ?,i know for a fact is not the conection

11-19-2007, 11:07 PM	#2
downshift_sideways No Limit Soldier. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hayward CA, San Gabriel CA Age: 38 Posts: 5,550 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: downshift_sideways Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Here this should be a start. http://www.bagotronix.com/nissan_240sx_stereo.pdf Make sure you have all the colors wired up correctly. __________________ allntrlundrgrnd: "you never really appreciate your parents fridge until you look into your own and its full of condiments only"

11-20-2007, 10:41 AM	#6
downshift_sideways No Limit Soldier. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hayward CA, San Gabriel CA Age: 38 Posts: 5,550 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: downshift_sideways Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so the whole radio lights up? you can see everything but there is no sound? __________________ allntrlundrgrnd: "you never really appreciate your parents fridge until you look into your own and its full of condiments only"

11-20-2007, 04:40 PM	#13
Folken Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cherry Hill Area, NJ Age: 40 Posts: 142 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah... try running a ground and a wire for the speaker to a speaker directly off your cd player, or just see if your getting power to the speaker w/ a voltmeter __________________ The beatings will continue until moral improves

11-20-2007, 04:47 PM	#15
Folken Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cherry Hill Area, NJ Age: 40 Posts: 142 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmm and i'm not sorry to hijack this tread, I have an after market pioneer head unit and Polk 4x6 speakers... anytime i turn a sound w/ bass in it pass 20 (max being 30) it starts to sound distorted and my unit dims when the bass hits... I'm thinking I need a amp or a new alternator, i'm not a audio guy anyone have any thoughts __________________ The beatings will continue until moral improves

11-20-2007, 05:31 AM	#3
s13hector Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 38 Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i do and it can be the radio cause the same one i try it on my friends 240sx and it works

11-20-2007, 10:55 AM	#8
Turtle Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Age: 32 Posts: 221 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry to highjack the thread but, I get no power to the radio. My dad shorted it out. Now the clock on cluster don't work, the belts don't move and the hatch like when you open it doesn't turn on. What up with that?

11-20-2007, 10:58 AM	#10
trsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,995 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	maybe a fuse?

11-20-2007, 04:31 PM	#11
T00ch Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: jerseyyy Age: 37 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i had the same problem with my sisters 240....we had to take the door panel off and bypass the amp..run the wires straight to the speaker i think

11-20-2007, 04:36 PM	#12
runyun Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: dallas Posts: 199 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	make your own wiring. all you need is 3 wires to turn on your radio constant ignition ground Dont think S13's have builtin amps... but if you do, just bypass them run wiring from your radio directly to your speakers

11-20-2007, 04:46 PM	#14
WA_Sileighty Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver, WA Age: 40 Posts: 48 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s13s do not have factory amps. s14s do. They are mounted on the back deck and can be bypassed fairly easily at the amps themselves, wiring the wires going into the amp to the outputs, basicly passed the amp. This allows you to still just plug in a factory adaptor harness behind the deck. In the case of the s13 everything is in the harness. You have constant and switched power, illumination, and all your speakers leads. Nissan radios ground through the antenna itslef, its usually more reliable to make a ground specificly for the radio in this case. If your radio is powering on but there is no sound then it is most likely in protection mode. It will do this if you have a speaker that is completely toast, it stops outputing sound to not fry itselsf. It will aslo do this if at any point and of your spekaer leads are grounded out (touching metal anywhere) this includes the connections at the speakers. by the way that first post was real hard to read, periods and what not work help alot.

11-20-2007, 05:13 PM	#17
cloudstrife930 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: long island NY Age: 44 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	get a wiring diagram and check for continuity on both sides of every wire going to the radio to the speakers etc. Also for the hell of it check every fuse in the car. Or if all else fails then run your own wire from the battery, and to the speakers, make sure when connecting anything from battery voltage to use a fuseable link to protect it.

11-20-2007, 05:31 PM	#18
s13hector Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 38 Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks guy's i going to see what happens,but i took the radio and a speaker and i conect it stray and yes it works so let see