| Brake job killed OEM radio in 97 Jetta VRX [message #784955] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 17:50 |
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Hi all:
We had new f&r liners, rotors machined, r-struts installed, and a
r-axel straightened on a 97 Jetta.
When we picked it up the radio was dead. No juice, no dispaly, no
'safe mode.' Just dead. The fuse is fine.
The shop states that all they did was charge the battery. It was in
the shop overnite and when they came in the next morning, the battery
was down. So they charged it. That's it, they say.
What could have happened?
Thanks!
Jon
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| Re: Brake job killed OEM radio in 97 Jetta VRX [message #784957 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 19:51 |
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One theory is that the fuse on the back of the head unit itself was
blown.
If it's a lower amp rating than the fuse in line from the battery, then
it would've gone first if there was some sort of surge...
~Mister.Lull
Link wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> We had new f&r liners, rotors machined, r-struts installed, and a
> r-axel straightened on a 97 Jetta.
>
> When we picked it up the radio was dead. No juice, no dispaly, no
> 'safe mode.' Just dead. The fuse is fine.
>
> The shop states that all they did was charge the battery. It was in
> the shop overnite and when they came in the next morning, the battery
> was down. So they charged it. That's it, they say.
>
> What could have happened?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon
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| Re: Brake job killed OEM radio in 97 Jetta VRX [message #784958 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 20:01 |
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Can I replace an internal fuse if I pull the radio?
Mister.Lull wrote:
> One theory is that the fuse on the back of the head unit itself was
> blown.
> If it's a lower amp rating than the fuse in line from the battery, then
> it would've gone first if there was some sort of surge...
> ~Mister.Lull
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| Re: Brake job killed OEM radio in 97 Jetta VRX [message #784960 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 21:55 |
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Yeah, if my theory is correct, it's just a normal blade fuse stuck into
the back of the deck.
Pull the deck and check that one....
Before you do that, make sure that you've tried any sort of 'reset'
button on the deck that you may or may not have - simply because if
that works, then it's not the fuse and it's a whole lot easier than
taking the deck out.
~Mister.Lull
Link wrote:
> Can I replace an internal fuse if I pull the radio?
>
> Mister.Lull wrote:
> > One theory is that the fuse on the back of the head unit itself was
> > blown.
> > If it's a lower amp rating than the fuse in line from the battery, then
> > it would've gone first if there was some sort of surge...
> > ~Mister.Lull
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| Re: Brake job killed OEM radio in 97 Jetta VRX [message #784962 ] |
Tue, 18 July 2006 22:02 |
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Thanks...will try this.
Mister.Lull wrote:
> Yeah, if my theory is correct, it's just a normal blade fuse stuck into
> the back of the deck.
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> Pull the deck and check that one....
>
> Before you do that, make sure that you've tried any sort of 'reset'
> button on the deck that you may or may not have - simply because if
> that works, then it's not the fuse and it's a whole lot easier than
> taking the deck out.
>
> ~Mister.Lull
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| Re: Brake job killed OEM radio in 97 Jetta VRX [message #784965 ] |
Wed, 19 July 2006 01:16 |
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I have seen one radio that was dead for reasons unknown.
Pulling the fuse in the fuse box did not reset it.
I pulled the radio out, unplugged it and plugged it back in and got power.
weird!!!
Then of course entered the code and all was well again.
good luck!
--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)
"Link" <subtle_j [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1153252959.688601.134480 [at] s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks...will try this.
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> Mister.Lull wrote:
>> Yeah, if my theory is correct, it's just a normal blade fuse stuck into
>> the back of the deck.
>>
>> Pull the deck and check that one....
>>
>> Before you do that, make sure that you've tried any sort of 'reset'
>> button on the deck that you may or may not have - simply because if
>> that works, then it's not the fuse and it's a whole lot easier than
>> taking the deck out.
>>
>> ~Mister.Lull
>>
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