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toolbox27 · 07-29-2011, 04:15 PM

I just bought i 95 240sx SE last week and it still had the stock radio in it. the guy said it rarely worked and only sometimes when it was hot. i figured it was just a problem with the stock unit so i bought a brand new stereo head unit and wired everything correctly but it still doesn't work. i thought at the very least i would hear some static or something but no its just silent.
Any advice or tips?????

skyline331 · 07-29-2011, 04:18 PM

Most likely its the OEM amp going out. It should be located in the trunk under the deck. Correct me someone if I may be wrong.

toolbox27 · 07-29-2011, 06:04 PM

Do i need to buy a whole new amp or is there a way to bypass it or fix it???

skyline331 · 07-29-2011, 06:06 PM

If it were my car Id bypass it and run new wires to each speaker or run rca's to a high power amp then speaker wire to each speaker. It all depends on how much sound you want and how much work you'd like to invest.

toolbox27 · 07-29-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by skyline331

Most likely its the OEM amp going out. It should be located in the trunk under the deck. Correct me someone if I may be wrong.

Do i need to get a whole new one or is there a way to bypass it or fix it??

Noeyy323 · 07-29-2011, 06:24 PM

i also got a s14, and my radio is working fine, even without a OEM amp

afiser · 07-29-2011, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by toolbox27

Do i need to get a whole new one or is there a way to bypass it or fix it??

there must be a way to bypass it because when i bought my car there was no amp above my trunk and there were a bunch of ghettoly spliced wires instead. i assume you just take the wires out of the input going to the amp and connect them directly to the output wires from the amp, via color matching, but im not 100%. Look at the FSM for a good layout of the amp wiring.

OR

this link will help you a lot

07-29-2011, 04:15 PM	#1
toolbox27 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Temecula, CA Age: 30 Posts: 70 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s14 weird radio issue?!?! I just bought i 95 240sx SE last week and it still had the stock radio in it. the guy said it rarely worked and only sometimes when it was hot. i figured it was just a problem with the stock unit so i bought a brand new stereo head unit and wired everything correctly but it still doesn't work. i thought at the very least i would hear some static or something but no its just silent. Any advice or tips?????

07-29-2011, 04:18 PM	#2
skyline331 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Atlanta Posts: 223 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	Most likely its the OEM amp going out. It should be located in the trunk under the deck. Correct me someone if I may be wrong.

07-29-2011, 06:04 PM	#3
toolbox27 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Temecula, CA Age: 30 Posts: 70 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Do i need to buy a whole new amp or is there a way to bypass it or fix it???

07-29-2011, 06:06 PM	#4
skyline331 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Atlanta Posts: 223 Trader Rating: (25) Feedback Score: 25 reviews	If it were my car Id bypass it and run new wires to each speaker or run rca's to a high power amp then speaker wire to each speaker. It all depends on how much sound you want and how much work you'd like to invest.

07-29-2011, 06:24 PM	#6
Noeyy323 Join Date: May 2010 Location: fort worth tx Posts: 44 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i also got a s14, and my radio is working fine, even without a OEM amp