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Old Jun 3, 2026 | 05:58 PM
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Power Acoustik install

Old radio never worked. I bought the harness to use swc and harmon kardon amp. I have everything connected to check for power only, no sound. No power to radio. Fuses are good to radio. With a test light, both fuse terminals light up.
2003 r53
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Old Jun 3, 2026 | 07:08 PM
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I would say bad AMP
 
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Old Jun 3, 2026 | 07:12 PM
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Also, forgot to mention-radio itself doesn't turn on either.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2026 | 12:53 PM
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My Harmon Kardon adaptor has "key 1" & "key 2"

Do we need to connect those? The radio harness that came for the power Acoustik doesn't have a key 1 or key 2.
 
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