I recently pick up an aftermarket cd/radio to replace the factory installed radio due to the cd player failing. I have conversed with a few mechanics that suggest getting a wire harness and mounting sleeve. I have purchased both the mounting sleeve as well as the harness from best buy. I matched all of the wires together using the cd player wiring harness diagram and the wiring harness adapter.
There are a few wires that I left unconnected because they had no matching wires for the neew radio(two orange wires). I also did not atrtach the blue wire w/white stripe. After taking out the factory unit and installing the new unit into place, I turn the key to ACC after reattaching the ground to the battery and the cd player sounds like it is cycling/starting up but there is no lumination to the faceplate. Did I miss something during the wiring or do I need an additional adapter for this setup? Is there a way to test the radio itself to verify it's working? It is brand new out of the box so I assume it's in working order.
List of items used to install new radio:
Metra IBR-555GM: install kit
Metra IBR-WHGM3: Stereo wire harness
Kenwood KDC-108: Head unit