i recently installed a kenwood mpv5025 headunit into my 1994 325is and im having a problem with playing cds. The radio works perfectly but when i try to play a cd the unit looks like its reading the disc but nothings playing.. do you guys have any suggestions for me? is there something i may have overlooked when installing the harness?
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Yes it does (match the interior), good call on the deck. When you put a CD in, do you get the counter on the display and just no audio, or will it not even read the disc? Are you using store bought CD's or your own CD-R's?
it appears to read the cd and im getting the counter and track number; it even displays the song name and artist.
ive used both store bought cds as well as my own cd-r's.
Ok cool, so everything is working fine you just aren't getting any audio. You do with the radio but not CD's.
If that's the case, it's because you didn't hook up the oem amp. Take the deck back out, and twist both the blue and blue/white lead (Kenwood wiring harness) together, and reattach. You should be good then.
Yea I figured out that same problem when I put my deck in. Both OEM amp and Radio booster.
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The Sony's and Kenwood's have a power amplifier (works with radio and CD) wire and a power antenna wire (supposed to raise/lower the antenna), this is a very common mistake. I am not sure tying both together is a good idea, they are 2 separate circuits, designed for different things. If it works, thats great, but you should be able to unhook (and tape off) the power antenna wire (typically blue with no stripe), and it will still work like it does now. Hope this helps...
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Eh, it really doesn't matter. It's not like the two combined would send 15 volts or anything. Technically you don't have to connect the power antenna lead (as we don't have those), but it's just a means of sending a good hot signal to the oem amp.
You're right, its still only going to be 12 volts, but when the CD is being listened to and the power antenna lead is supposed to not have power on that blue wire, the blue-wht is supplying power back into the radio (which is supposed to be an output). I am not sure if it would ever do any damage, I just lean to the cautious side.
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Your problem is you hooked the kenwoods power anttenna to the cars antenna circuit. So when you stick in the cd the antenna retracts and shuts off the amp. You need to the connect wire marked remote of the kenwood to the power ant wire on the car. The radio antenna will not retract when you play CD's but now you will at least be able to hear the cd
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