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Ford Focus Mk1 04 Stereo Head Unit Problem

octoba
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Hi

recently got this car and i tried my old head unit and it worked but while doing this a short accured. i switched off car and checked the fuses both on car and radio and they both are ok.

after a slight tug around i noticed two cable's were loose 1 from a new harness i just purchased and other from a connector block. so i re:connected them and installed a new connector block on harness and now the head unit old and new one i just purchased neither work.

when i connect the standard ford head unit that does work.

i'm out of idea's ,initially it worked and i don't think i left anything not connected. unless the black cable "on right in picture"is part of the stereo wiring.

thx

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    Depending on the stereo you got they don't all connect the same way for example when I did mine on my old mk1 on the new connector I had to swap the red and black wires around so you'll need to look at the ford wiring and compare to the new stereo wiring

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    Doh i feel stupid it was the aux fuse in the end. could of swore i checked them but i was doing 3 jobs at once ,so next time 1 job at a time.

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