Don't worry about the antenna - make a point to wire from the ground screw
(usually in the back of the radio chassis) to the body. A few new DIN
radios have a dedicated black ground wire, and you can use that, but if
not, make sure the body of the radio has a good, preferably thick, wire to
the body of the car.
Also make sure you're not in a positive ground vehicle (I forget just
exactly when they changed over).
- Tab
At 08:43 PM 1/28/00 -0800, mistebar@juno.com wrote:
>I was just going to do a simple project on our 1968 MGB-GT and put in a
>radio. After seeing the comments, I think I need help. I replaced the old
>radio with a new one using the same wiring. The light on the unit
>"pulsates", but does not turn on. I don't know if the antenna is grounded
>or not. When I touch the radio body with a voltmeter and ground it, there
>is 12 volts. What am I doing wrong?
>
>Mike
>
>Mistebar@Juno.com
>
>http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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