Radio poop'd out on me?

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Its been this way for a while, and I've never been able to figure it out- but my radio stopped working. on FM, it will not pick up any stations, just fuzz. And as for AM stations, it will get maybe 2, depending. Antenna mast seems fine, its not bent or anything... All wires to the radio are connected as far as I know...Plus, the tape deck stopped accepting tapes, and I don't understand why that is either. I can't really tell by looking in the bay if a piece of metal got bent or what, but...Does disconnecting the battery have anything to do with it not working? Are there any security codes or crap like that with the older Z's?My car is an 85 300ZX-TAny advice? Time for a new headunit or is there anything I can do?Thanks in advance.-Kevin


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2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400 ABS

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No one from that site / company ever e-mailed me back.Any other suggestions? Is there any way to reset the radio once the battery is disconnected? (need a code?)

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There are no codes or reset buttons to press. And disconnecting the battery will only lose the presets. Try contacting Wild Bill again. Or just bite the bullet and upgrade to a modern CD player.


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