any one know what to do to make an aftermarket (sony xplode,audiobahn,and pioneer have been tried, yes they all work fine) work in my 94 hatch. i have rewired the male end of the cars radio harness, color for color, wire for wire.
I can plug the orig factory radio in, it works fine. i plugged my acura's orig. factory radio in, works fine, but when i turn the key off and back on, i have to reset the anti theft on that radio.
i have tried grounding separate.

all five aftmkt stereos work fine in my gs-r, but NOTHING AT ALL when i plug them into the civic.


anncon37@hotmail.com for suggestions. thanks in advance!!

 

are you sure the wire colors that you matched up are the right ones? sometimes they color them differently

 

something is still not connected properly. if you are familiar with a multi-meter/voltmeter, test all your power connections (memory, acc+, and ground). you stated that you grounded the deck seperately from the factory harness. in that case, make sure you grounded it to a solid part of your chassis and not to a metal dash bracket. reason being is because dash brackets are tack-welded into place, therefore resulting in a poor grounding plane. also use a wire brush with your drill and scrape all dirt/paint from your grounding point, and make sure you use a locking washer with your screw to assure that the ground is not loose.

if you are still stumped...take it to a perfessional.

 

yes, i did ground to the bracket, . going outside to try again. THANKS FOR ADVICE! we'll see in a few.
should i disconnect the stereo ground wire from the harness, or is it ok to just tap into and run ground to frame??