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my buddys got a 2000 z71, and he was changing the oil in his truck, he reset the engine oil light. left it alone. came back an hour later and now his stereo isnt working. he said "i turn the truck on and the screen stays black until i hit the clock button, then the clock comes up for like 20 seconds then goes off again, but i can't turn it on." he has an after market system hooked up to his stock stereo. so hooked up to the stereo, is the rca cables, and the remote wire. its wierd. any suggestions on what the problem might be?

Sounds like the anti-theft module has been activated.

yup!!!!

well i asked him the same thing. and he has the code for it, and hes had to reset it before, so he said it wasnt htat when i asked. so i dunno

ducky is it a stock stereo he had or that he picked up seperatly and why is he using a aftermarket harness? The clock power is seperate from the stereo power and he may have blown a fuse to the radio power. Dunno

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ducky is it a stock stereo he had or that he picked up seperatly and why is he using a aftermarket harness? The clock power is seperate from the stereo power and he may have blown a fuse to the radio power. Dunno
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its the stereo that came with the truck. he just has subs connected to his stock stereo, thats why i said hes got rca cables and a remote wire running from the amp to the stock stereo

then I would check for a loose connection, blown fuse, bad ground, but it does sound like the anti theft protection has activated. Not sure why it did not reset when he input the code. But like I mentioned the stereo power is seperate from the clock.

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then I would check for a loose connection, blown fuse, bad ground, but it does sound like the anti theft protection has activated. Not sure why it did not reset when he input the code. But like I mentioned the stereo power is seperate from the clock.
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where is that power source located? just in the fuse box? because my buddy said the fuse isnt blow for the stereo, and then he said "the CD and tape players both have power to them but i can&#39;t turn the stereo on". there wouldnt be a short of any kind would there?

don&#39;t think its a short the deck may have a problem The same power that feed the CD and tape is for the deck. The deck may be DOA :cry:

yeah i think his stereo just went out plain and simple. since i have an aftermarket stereo in mine, he can swap out my stock stereo out my truck, into his right?

Yeah, he can , but he will need your code to get it playing again. I sold mine to a guy and I had to call the dealer to get the code. It was so long ago I do not know if they went off the vin # or not?

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yeah i think his stereo just went out plain and simple. since i have an aftermarket stereo in mine, he can swap out my stock stereo out my truck, into his right?
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yeah and i dont even know the code, just bc ive never had to use it. right when i got my truck, within a week i bought a new deck. so ill probably have to call the dealer

It might still work it if you never activated the anti theft, mine is 2001 and I think I could turn the AF on and off look at the owners manual it will tell you how it works I think? :duh:

heres some more info on my buddies stereo problem. "update on the stereo. i found a second radio fuse in the driver door fuse panel that was blown, i replaced it, restarted the car and it blew again"

probably a short somewhere right?

sure sounds like it... make sure the amp is ok also or disconnect it you may have short there that is traveling through the RCA&#39;s. back to the deck. If I think of something else i will let you know.

update, theres a short between the ground and one of the power wires. does anyone know where a diagram for this setup is?

also could it have anything to do with voice coil overs?

What are voice coil overs?