No sound from new CD player

[fast2002]

wired in a good radio from my other car and I gets no sound from the unit, I just bought the car two month ago and replacing the SONY. The old radio played. I read that the blue antenna wire need to wired in I will try that today. Any other suggestions? Thanks

[cooljess76]

I think you have to bypass the stock amplifier.

[Phil Marx]

Are installing a Sony, or something else? It's not clear from your post.

I put a Sony in years ago and as I recall it would only play the radio and not the CD. Sony's are wired so that the antenna is not triggered when playing a CD but on our car that means the amp isn't energized when playing a CD. Do you get sound on the radio?

Regardless, make sure the car's amp is triggered. I believe on the Sony that is actually the blue-and-white wire but your documentation should make that clear.

BTDT: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=9454

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11082

By way of a plug, when installing mine I got the no-sound around midnight during the install. Since I got mine from Crutchfield (fine local merchant), I called their tech line and actually got someone who pinpointed the problem immediately as a confusion between the blue and the blue-and-white wire. Sometimes you do get what you pay for!

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by Phil Marx

Are installing a Sony, or something else? It's not clear from your post.

I put a Sony in years ago and as I recall it would only play the radio and not the CD. Sony's are wired so that the antenna is not triggered when playing a CD but on our car that means the amp isn't energized when playing a CD. Do you get sound on the radio?

Regardless, make sure the car's amp is triggered. I believe on the Sony that is actually the blue-and-white wire but your documentation should make that clear.

BTDT: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=9454

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11082

By way of a plug, when installing mine I got the no-sound around midnight during the install. Since I got mine from Crutchfield (fine local merchant), I called their tech line and actually got someone who pinpointed the problem immediately as a confusion between the blue and the blue-and-white wire. Sometimes you do get what you pay for!

He got it sorted out already:
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?p=315833

[Phil Marx]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

He got it sorted out already:
http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?p=315833

And it probably didn't require bypassing the stock amp, did it?

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by Phil Marx

And it probably didn't require bypassing the stock amp, did it?

I don't know and I don't care. I do know that many people including myself have installed aftermarket radios that are not compatible with the factory amp which is why I suggested it.

[Phil Marx]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

I don't know and I don't care. I do know that many people including myself have installed aftermarket radios that are not compatible with the factory amp which is why I suggested it.

Happy to help you with that post count, Bunky.

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by Phil Marx

Happy to help you with that post count, Bunky.

Look man, this isn't a contest. OP asked for suggestions two days ago and I gave him one based on the limited information given in his post. He also cross-posted this in the "exterior" section of the forum to which coincidentally another member with an unusually high post count suggested the same thing I did! The thread was moved to the appropriate section by one of the moderators and later the OP posted a comment stating the problem was resolved. Maybe my advice helped, maybe it didn't. I was just letting you know that he already got his radio to work as mentioned in his other thread.

[Phil Marx]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

Look man, this isn't a contest.

Then don't make it one!

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by Phil Marx

And it probably didn't require bypassing the stock amp, did it?

Originally Posted by Phil Marx

Happy to help you with that post count, Bunky.

Originally Posted by Phil Marx

Then don't make it one!

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

another member with an unusually high post count

I didn't realize how high it had gotten, haven't been paying attention

[teetime4one]

wow...you do post a lot Brendan!
well done

[fast2002]

Thanks again guys you hit this right on the head the radio Eclipse playing well and so is the amp. The blue/white wire from the HU was the on that worked for both radio and CD. The solid blue wire played the radio only.