when i finished putting in my cd player i heard a wierd sizzle prob because a neg touched a pos. and now the front of the deck doesnt turn on? but i can remove and put in cd's. did i sizzle my deck or is it just a fuse?

 

What kind of deck is it?

 

a sond xplod cdx-ca650x

 

Well, either way you're gonna need to pull it and find out what happened, so....you'll get your answer then.

 

if you can still put in cds then the decks not broke, but if you cant see. it might me the power wire that lights up your headunit is burnt. if you got a warrenty take that **** back and do it right this time. if not you might be out a faceplate.. put it out and check every wire. you can see burnt wires also turn you car off when installing. then turn on when complete.

also after you test the headunit out of the dash you might want to disconnect the power on your battery. before install.

 

Sounds like it Xploded. Go by a real head unit, then you will not have that problem.

 

well i got a new deck and the same thing happens i can put in a cd but the faceplate doesnt illuminate.

 

well you wired it wrong there is a illum. wire might be yellow
that has to get power from the igntion.

 

Which "+" touched which "-"? Were these power to unit, or speaker wires, or some combination thereof?

Typically there are two positive feeds going to the head unit, aside from the illumination. One is the main power that is a "constant" source, regardless of the ignition key posigion. The other + is usually only active in the ACC and ON postions.

Depending entirely how everything is wired, it's possible you shorted the ACC/ON-only wire, blowing it's fuse (or maybe even the wire itself), but still have an active constant source. Some CD players and head units will allow you insert and remove CDs while the key is in the OFF position (or if that particular wire is blown), but not allow you to power up the deck for playback.