Not working stereo

[Timothy862]

Hi guys I have a 2000 cord ranger XLT and I bought it with the stereo not working allready. I checked all the fuses and there good so I got a new unit off of fb marketplace ( it was working on his truck) plugged it in and it’s still not working. Any ideas on what’s wrong?

 

[rumblecloud]

Is it doing anything to show signs of life?
Does it light up? Buzz? Antenna?
Are there speakers where they are supposed to be?

 

[Timothy862]

Yeah, it does light up but that’s it. Doesn’t buzz or anything. And as for the speakers I believe so haven’t thought about that.

 

[09fx4guy]

Did you verify that you have power at the connector? Grab a multimeter and check that. Fuses may be good but if somebody hacked the wiring at some point you may still have a problem.

 

[Timothy862]

Did you verify that you have power at the connector? Grab a multimeter and check that. Fuses may be good but if somebody hacked the wiring at some point you may still have a problem.

Yup checked the voltage seems to be fine about 13v going through the connectors.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Mine had an aftermarket cheapo head unit, which worked fine until it didnt. I replaced it with another cheapo head unit. The aftermarket harness adapters looked exactly the same, but when I plugged the old one into the new unit, it did not work. I spliced in the new harness adapter, and it worked. It was weird because they looked exactly the same.