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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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Angry RX300 dead radio

Hi,

The Pioneer radio (also has the nav system) in my rx 300 just stopped working last week. It does not power up, and the antenna does not go up either. I push the button and nothing happens (it says audio off). I think I checked the fuses (one under the hood, one under the drivers side panel), and they appear to be fine. Does anyone have any suggestions, are there other fuses that I don't know about?

Also, if I take the radio out where can I take it to be checked to see if it is dead?

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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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It could be the radio itself, only other things are the fuses, the wires harnesses, a bad ground, or the amp itself, there's really nothing beyond that in the RX300. In Florida, I had a friend who ran a car audio place and whenever I had a problem he would just take the unit out and even open it up checking certain points with electrical diagnostic equipment, wasn't cheap even with his discount, about $100 USD to diagnose, but he always found the culprit.
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