My aftermarket radio was working before i took my 72 240z to the paint shop and now it does not turn on at all. I already checked the manual antenna connection at the trunk of the car and the antenna banana plug is connected to the female socket. Dont see no broken wire from the positive terminal of the battery to the radio. The red wire is connected. Where else do i check? I really dont want to pull the heater panel off to see if something was disconnected or not. THe only thing that was done to the car is a swap of the ingnition switch and that only consisted on a plug and play female 5 pin socket. The car is running and all its lights are working. Where else do i check before pulling the heater panel apart?

 

 

Edited August 5, 20168 yr by jalexquijano

Fuse - either in-line, in fuse box, or both locations.

Dennis

Ill check the fuses! I really dont see any fuses corresponding to the radio on the fuse box. Ill check again!

Edited August 8, 20168 yr by jalexquijano

inner radio fuse was burnt. Change the fuse and smoke started going out of the radio. Had to take the radio to an electronics shop for repair. Labour was US$38.00. This was negligence of the paint shop.

Everything else in order.

changing the fuse should not allow smoke to come out of the radio, it should have just blown again to protect against more damage until the issue was corrected. Did you use the correct amperage fuse? what was the problem that needed to be fixed? I assume there was a repair ticket to explain the work that was done.

Body shop probably did some welding without disconnecting negative battery cable. That will blow electronics in a hurry. Since the Kenwood radio was likely the only modern electronic device on the car... it was toasted.

You get what you pay for!

They left the battery connected,  possibly. That was your lowest estimate body shop I'm sure.

 

These guys charged me US$4,750.00 plus US$800 on materials (PPG White 904 paint and additives) to fully restored the car! I purchased new floors and lower panels.

got any before and after pictures?

4 hours ago, jalexquijano said:

These guys charged me US$4,750.00 plus US$800 on materials (PPG White 904 paint and additives) to fully restored the car! I purchased new floors and lower panels.

That's a price breakdown, $4,750 labor and $800 for supplies. You paid them $5,550 to paint your car, one payment.  Very fair for installing new metal IMHO. Quit complaining to us please. Be a man and handle your business.