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mueber · 07-19-2016, 10:44 AM

Hi Folks,

I got the radio out and back in in ten minutes, but it took me two hours to get the cheesy, cheap keys I bought on Ebay out of the slots in the bottom corners of the radio in my 2000 Boxster S. I think I bent them a bit when I pushed them together to close the flippers on the sides of the radio, and they hung up on the back of the face. The fuse in the back was blown. I replaced it, and the radio immediately asked for the code and is working fine.

My mechanic replaced the battery, and I assume that blew the fuse. The car was really in to replace the clutch, but I don't think that caused the problem. Does anyone have any idea why the fuse blew? If I can figure out which one it is, I'm going to pull the fuse for the radio from the fuse block next time I disconnect the battery. If I would have thought about it, I would have negated the flippers that lock the radio in place before putting the radio back in. Too late now.

Thanks,
Mark

07-19-2016, 10:44 AM	#1
mueber Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 2	Fuse in the back of the radio Hi Folks, I got the radio out and back in in ten minutes, but it took me two hours to get the cheesy, cheap keys I bought on Ebay out of the slots in the bottom corners of the radio in my 2000 Boxster S. I think I bent them a bit when I pushed them together to close the flippers on the sides of the radio, and they hung up on the back of the face. The fuse in the back was blown. I replaced it, and the radio immediately asked for the code and is working fine. My mechanic replaced the battery, and I assume that blew the fuse. The car was really in to replace the clutch, but I don't think that caused the problem. Does anyone have any idea why the fuse blew? If I can figure out which one it is, I'm going to pull the fuse for the radio from the fuse block next time I disconnect the battery. If I would have thought about it, I would have negated the flippers that lock the radio in place before putting the radio back in. Too late now. Thanks, Mark Last edited by mueber; 07-19-2016 at 10:48 AM.