Radio has no power

ryandude · Jan 17, 2012

Alright so I hooked up some civic fog lights to the fuse box ( bottom left option be hind fuse box, which made it turn on when ignition was on). I installed some 100w lightbulbs and now the fogs and radio do not work. The fogs do work when using the top right plug option. But no matter what the radio doesn't not work. It's a kenwood mp345u. Did I blow a fuse?
Thanks in advance. I hope I didn't ruin something big.

LeBirdNest · Jan 17, 2012

you blew a fuse my good man. rig them to a switch using a relay so you can turn them on and off. and use a thicker fuse. problem solved.

ryandude · Jan 17, 2012

Which fuse did I blow?

LeBirdNest · Jan 17, 2012

is your cigarette lighter working?

Jephu · Jan 17, 2012

Check your passenger side fuse panel. Top right fuse:

Fuse #9 20A Radio/Cigarette

ryandude · Jan 17, 2012

The fuse doesn't seem to be blown and yes my cig lighter is not working

LeBirdNest · Jan 17, 2012

that fuse has to be blown, your cig lighter and radio are connected there... this happened to me when i hardwired my voltmeter to the cig lighter... i bought a 30a fuse for it and it works fine.

ryan s · Jan 17, 2012

put a bigger fuse in it if you want to start a fire at worst, or burn up the harness at best...

the #1 rule of fuses is determine if the fuse is actually good if it still "looks" good yet the circuit has stopped working. either replace it or put a DMM on it.

but its definitely the 100w bulbs causing the issue... :ugh2:

ryandude · Jan 17, 2012

Alright. This is what i did. Check fuses. There good. Unplugged all stereo connection power etc. and replugged it in. There's power cause the stereo ejected a cd. Weird!! But the stereo still doesn't turn on.
So put a bigger a fuse? Is it the ground ?