Help with audio wiring
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Help with audio wiring
Hey, I hooked up an aftermarket CD player in my JK. I connected the Ground and the Battery Terminal but when I go to turn it on, it won't turn on. Only thing works is the Eject and that is the only time I see everything in the CD player turn on. What am I doing wrong?? I searched and searched, couldn't find anything! Also, the guy at Circuit City told me I was to wire the "Accessory" wire but wouldn't tell me where. "They're not supposed to give out that information" as he said. If anyone installed an aftermarket HU, please help. Thank you.
JK Jedi
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From: Denver, CO
need more input!!!! 
you're not making any sense man. Give us a little more information.
what i'm decyphering from your text is that you have a new HU in your dash, and you have it hooked up to just the power and ground. Did you hook up your HU directly to the battery???
Sounds like the CC guys were talking about the VSS wire? Not sure.
Just explain what you have, what you're trying to do, where you are in doing it, and what exactly is the problem. Thoroughness would help in diagnosing this...
you're not making any sense man. Give us a little more information.
what i'm decyphering from your text is that you have a new HU in your dash, and you have it hooked up to just the power and ground. Did you hook up your HU directly to the battery???
Sounds like the CC guys were talking about the VSS wire? Not sure.
Just explain what you have, what you're trying to do, where you are in doing it, and what exactly is the problem. Thoroughness would help in diagnosing this...
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2007
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need more input!!!!
you're not making any sense man. Give us a little more information.
what i'm decyphering from your text is that you have a new HU in your dash, and you have it hooked up to just the power and ground. Did you hook up your HU directly to the battery???
Sounds like the CC guys were talking about the VSS wire? Not sure.
Just explain what you have, what you're trying to do, where you are in doing it, and what exactly is the problem. Thoroughness would help in diagnosing this...
you're not making any sense man. Give us a little more information.
what i'm decyphering from your text is that you have a new HU in your dash, and you have it hooked up to just the power and ground. Did you hook up your HU directly to the battery???
Sounds like the CC guys were talking about the VSS wire? Not sure.
Just explain what you have, what you're trying to do, where you are in doing it, and what exactly is the problem. Thoroughness would help in diagnosing this...
JK Jedi
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Denver, CO
Weird. Accessories? What HU is it? I'll look up the manual and see if I can help you figure it out.
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JK Enthusiast
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well you need to run the red wire on the new head unit to a ACC power (one that turns on and off with the jeep) you can use the left cig lighter for it, that is why it wont turn on, or you could connec tthe red and yellow togehter but then you will havr to turn the radio off manually (it wont turn off when you turn jeep off). hope this helps
But, if I hook it up to the lighter, which I think is on all the time because I can plug in my phone charger, it'll light up. Does that mean that the radio will be on all the time as well???
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