Can you help me fix the wiring in my car radio?

Can you help me fix the wiring in my car radio?
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Sounds like wiring. They probably unintentionally crossed your headlights and the radio, or possibly hooked the radio up to the headlights for power. If it’s the second one then the headlights are taking priority when you turn them on and the radio isn’t getting any power. If they crossed them then it’s shorting it out. It COULD be the fuses, but it doesn’t sound like it. And that’s easy to check (they sell kits at like lowes or most auto parts shops for like 10 bucks with a thing that checks if they’re working). I would recommend taking it to a knowledgeable radio installer or mechanic with electronics knowledge (probably harder to find than your avg mechanic).
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