No Power through to stereo

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adi318is
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Post Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:53 pm

Power is not geting through to any stereo which i tried to fit in my e30 and it keep cutting off and already have blown to stereos
Is there any sugestion to sort this problem out.
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Post Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:26 pm

Rewire it. Modern stereos are quite powerful and require more current than they did in the 80's. I always put a new power and earth wires in when I get a new car.
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Post Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:22 pm

Thanks alot mate will give it a try today as i been busy
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Post Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:47 pm

Would that be why my alpine flashes when its turned up?
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Post Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:45 pm

AndyS3 wrote:Would that be why my alpine flashes when its turned up?
That' sounds like a bad earth.
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Post Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:03 pm

Thanks mate I'll check that out