cd player works but all of a sudden no radio?

[drock]

so friday the radio worked fine. saturday i go to the car and no sound/volume? so i grab a cd and voila, no problem. take the cd out and no radio, not even static? what could be the problem?

thanks in advance for the help.

[ghettogeddy]

maybe the antenna came loose

[drock]

thats what i thought. should only have to back out the two screws to the antenna plate to find out i assume? but even at that, wouldn't there be static?

[charliekuney]

Antenna wire in the back of the deck.

[ghettogeddy]

Antenna wire in the back of the deck.

this

[drock]

i will try that. but i wonder how it would have came loose? i have never shimmied the deck or anything. then again, i didn't install the deck either. bought it with the car.

[ghettogeddy]

lil bumps and such and time are dangerous for plugs lol

[charliekuney]

Someone could have not installed it properly, and if it was in just far enough to get a reception, any bump or a slammed door/hood could have been enough to make it come out far enough to not get reception.

Edit: Damn you, geddy.

[drock]

not to mention being lowered lol. so now the real question. so i pull the deck out and thenhow do i locate the antenna wire? sorry for the noob question but i have never dealt with this before. what do i look for? is it part of the deck? etc.

[charliekuney]

There are only "two" wires that come out of the back of a deck (unless you have a sub/amp).

Small antenna wire with a silver end. Large motherfucking wire harness.

Make sure both are tight/secure.

[ghettogeddy]

ya the antenna could aslo be part of an adapter so there might be a second section that might have come unplugged

[drock]

got it! pulled the deck. seems like something was loose. pulled the harness, plugged it back in, and then there was a black wire that was crimped, wiggled it and voila. thank you everyone. now i have music again.

[ghettogeddy]

no prob bob