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Old 06-11-2007, 08:56 AM   #1
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Okay, so I was just driving my car (2002 Acura RSX) to the theatres last night and my tunes were blaring. All of a sudden it just stopped/died. I don't know what the heck happened and why it did that. The radio will not work at all either. Nothing. Just silence.

At first I thought it might be my sub box, but then I thought about it and if it was the sub box, wouldn't my factory speakers still be working? Could it be my CD deck? Could it be something else wrong with my car, like the power not getting to my CD deck?

Could someone that knows alot about cars and car stereos please help me? I love driving around in the summer with my windows rolled down and the sunroof open with the music just pounding. Now, all I hear is silence

Thank you very much in advance!!!
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Old 06-11-2007, 08:58 AM   #2
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It was God telling you that everyone else is sick of listening to your music....
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Old 06-11-2007, 08:59 AM   #3
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God's way of telling you to stop killing your hearing!!!

Check your fuses....
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Old 06-11-2007, 09:02 AM   #4
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Something similar happened to me recently. I wasn't blasting my music though. In my case, one of the wires from the door speaker came off and was shorting against the door.
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Old 06-11-2007, 09:04 AM   #5
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Also check the ground wire from your amp. Often an installer will just attach it to something metal, and that connection can come lose or corrode.
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Old 06-11-2007, 09:09 AM   #6
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Most decks have a fuse on the power line. You should take a look and hope that is the issue, that would probably be the cheapest thing to fix.
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Old 06-11-2007, 09:23 AM   #7
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Yup, gotta be a fuse. Either in your car's main panel or on the power line behind the deck, as Bobblehead points out.
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Old 06-11-2007, 12:43 PM   #8
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I used to own a crx. when it was low on oil the radio stopped working. funny i know, but doesn't hurt to check. I'd put my money on the fuse as well though.
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Old 06-11-2007, 12:59 PM   #9
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It could be your amp too, make sure that is didn't blow. There is usually a fuse on the amp as well. You didn't smell any burning or anything did you? That would be a bad thing...
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Old 06-11-2007, 01:50 PM   #10
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It could be your amp too, make sure that is didn't blow. There is usually a fuse on the amp as well. You didn't smell any burning or anything did you? That would be a bad thing...
I did not smell anything burn. So I am hoping it is just the fuse.

Thanks for all the help guys!
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Old 06-11-2007, 03:19 PM   #11
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Yeah, back in the day when I was young and had a system in my car it seemed like my fuses were constatnly blowing. I always had extras in my glovebox.
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Old 06-11-2007, 06:54 PM   #12
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Thanks everyone. My roommate checked it out for me cause I'm super car illiterate and it was just the fuse. Cost me less then a dollar.

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Old 06-11-2007, 08:23 PM   #13
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If your deck won't turn on check the fuses. If the deck turns on and there is no sound you could be shorting out the speaker wire, most logical. Was this a self install or was it professionally done, take it back to the shop. Is this an aftermarket deck? If so how old and what kind?
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Old 06-11-2007, 10:12 PM   #14
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I knew it was the fuse.

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Old 06-12-2007, 09:15 AM   #15
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It could have been the flex capacity!
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