Blew up stereo, need help

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Blew up stereo, need help

big bedda

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ok so here goes, the other day i did something very stupid, while changing a tyre on my car I took the wires out of my sub and amp without disconnecting from the battery,(was in a rush and i just seem to be that stupid) anyway after i unplugged it i noticed my stereo smoking......pulled it out quick and now left without a stereo...i looked over the old stereo and saw the use was blown so trying to save pennies i bought a new fuse and tried it(no amp or sub in car)...blew again with smoke instantly (me being stupid again)....what i need help with is if i were to buy a new stereo what are the chances of it blowing immediately? I have removed all the sub and amp wiring and do not plan on installing it again

It's a fiat punto 58 plate

also, when installing my stereo first time around with the wiring to make it work at all had to take the red wire and unclip it and clip it into the slot next to the yellow wire

if it helps i got feedback from the passenger door speaker just before the stereo blew the 2nd time

sorry if its really confusing i'm a novice at all of this and i don't really want to buy a new radio for it to go up in smoke straight away, any info you need i can try to provide

MORE DETAILS:

stereo: Sony DSX-A40UI
sub: 12" juice 1200w
amp: unsure was built into box it came with but had pioneer badge to put on the box
 
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wouldn't use halfords not when there are better qualified people to do it, i have found someone to do it when money is spare....the wiring was all wired correctly it seems the live wire touched metal when i took it out the sub causing it to happen...by the other day i mean over a week and no fire...me and cars don't get along, fried engine of first car, second seemed to be one thing after another and now this, i had this car 4 days before it got took out by a truck in work car park....if i had the luxury of money id go full custom install just want a stereo now no added extras connected
 
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