Matt Parsons
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- City, State
- Athens, GA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '95
Hi all! First post on here. I was given a 1995 Explorer XLT as a high school graduation gift back in 2006. It's been a good car but I'm having trouble with the CD player. It came stock with a 6 disc CD changer, but I don't think it has the premium sound package (no subwoofer). The CD changer would load discs but wouldn't actually play them, giving a "No CD" error like it couldn't detect them.
Instead of fixing the CD changer, like I should have, I decided to try and replace it with what I thought would be a drop-in replacement (it was a Ford CD player, same size... how dumb I am). I removed the old head unit and in the process broke the green wire off one of the harnesses. The new HU didn't work with the old harnesses, so I tried to solder the green wire back into the harness and put it back in.
Now, the old HU will not turn on, but when I turn the lights on in the car, it lights up. This is a picture of a HU that looks just like mine:
I checked the fuses in the fuse box next to the driver side front door, and they're all good. Any ideas on what is wrong with the head unit?
Thanks!
Instead of fixing the CD changer, like I should have, I decided to try and replace it with what I thought would be a drop-in replacement (it was a Ford CD player, same size... how dumb I am). I removed the old head unit and in the process broke the green wire off one of the harnesses. The new HU didn't work with the old harnesses, so I tried to solder the green wire back into the harness and put it back in.
Now, the old HU will not turn on, but when I turn the lights on in the car, it lights up. This is a picture of a HU that looks just like mine:
I checked the fuses in the fuse box next to the driver side front door, and they're all good. Any ideas on what is wrong with the head unit?
Thanks!
