oh no!

[CanadAM]

k well i installed my dvd player and monitor but now my interior lights like the spedometer ones and the climate control lights wont turn on. and my fog lights wont eather???

also i installed my new amp but if i turn it up it shuts off till i resart the car, is the wire not thick enough? its 8 guage? and its a new alpine 1000 amp.

[CanadAM]

help

[SpecialFX]

check all your fuses?

[CanadAM]

yeah i only saw the Foglight fuse, and its fine, wheres the dash ligh fuse. on the RPM the light is on but VERY faint.

[CanadAM]

ive chekced the door panels and the fuses are fine are their any other fuses? guys dont just look please put in input

[JamaicaMeCrazy]

my guess would be a crossed or shorted wire for the amp (it wont necessarily throw a fuse cuz most amps have a circuit breaker to protect themselves) and as for the lights, did you connect the dimmer wires to you new deck? i just leave the dimmer and/or illumination wires off in whatever car i put a system in, they arent really required for the deck to work

[SpecialFX]

I don't know on an 01, but my 94 had all the fuses at the far left of the dash, door has to be open. Someone else would know alot better than me on an 01 though. Maybe get inside and start moving the wires around and see if the lights go on/off or dim/brighten. If so you probably have a loose or crossed wire somewhere. Or you can unhook the deck and see if there is still a problem. If there is, then your deck isn't the problem, and if not, you have somewhat isolated the problem.

[CanadAM]

yeah i was gonna do that. i have gotten thicker wire for the amp

[birdhouse]

Originally posted by CanadAM
ive chekced the door panels and the fuses are fine are their any other fuses? guys dont just look please put in input

Listen... We're not here to wait hand and foot on people with problems. I checked this earlier and read your post, but I didn't have time to actually reply then. Don't get pissy with us just because YOU messed something up and want US to figure out what you did...

Now, your amp might be in protect mode if it works for a second then just shuts off. Is there a light on your amp somewhere to let you know that it's in protect mode? Did you purchase the amp brand new, or did you get it from a friend? Your lighting probably has something to do with the install you did on your HU. Let me guess... you either just twisted some ends of wires together and then electrical taped them, right? You didn't soder any connections that you needed to make, correct? You're most likely going to have to remove your HU again and see what's going on behind there.

[CanadAM]

i actually remove the HU, and it still does it. and i sodered it. i also get the service vehile soon light. i just dont have a code reader?

[CanadAM]

i fixed the amp , i wasnt using thick enough wire.

[little00GT]

i def. think its a install problem with the headunit, maybe u did something by accident and didnt' notice it. u said u sodered, sodering isn't required for installing a headunit, u could have dripped some soder on a wire that is hot and it could be shorting out somewhere, soder can easily burn through that wire insulation. there is a number of possiblities that could have happened i suggest taking it to someone who does this everyday if u can't figure it out. i'm sure they have already been through this mistake. good luck!

[birdhouse]

Originally posted by little00GT
i def. think its a install problem with the headunit, maybe u did something by accident and didnt' notice it. u said u sodered, sodering isn't required for installing a headunit, u could have dripped some soder on a wire that is hot and it could be shorting out somewhere, soder can easily burn through that wire insulation. there is a number of possiblities that could have happened i suggest taking it to someone who does this everyday if u can't figure it out. i'm sure they have already been through this mistake. good luck!

Anytime you're cutting and splicing wires, no matter what it's for or where it is, you should ALWAYS soder the connections and tape. Don't half-ass twist the ends then put tape around it thinking everything will be ok.

['96GAGT]

Check all of your connections...

[inferno]

Originally posted by birdhouse
Anytime you're cutting and splicing wires, no matter what it's for or where it is, you should ALWAYS soder the connections and tape. Don't half-ass twist the ends then put tape around it thinking everything will be ok.

what about just crimping? thats all ive ever done for my HUs

[birdhouse]

Originally posted by inferno
what about just crimping? thats all ive ever done for my HUs

Crimping and putting proper connectors/ends also works. I prefer the sodering method just because you know for a fact that it's connected and isn't coming apart for a long time. And you get that extra conductivity, too.

[little00GT]

Originally posted by birdhouse
Crimping and putting proper connectors/ends also works. I prefer the sodering method just because you know for a fact that it's connected and isn't coming apart for a long time. And you get that extra conductivity, too.


That is what i meant when i said u dont' have to soder everytime. i've never had a problem myself with crimping with connectors as long as its done right.

[bandit307]

Maybe this is a dumb question but how do you get more conductivity over sodering? all mine are crimped and even my local installer crimps.

[CanadAM]

Ok heres whats all not working so maybe you guys car figure it out.

- The Dimmer switch with the fog light switch has no power to it.
-fog lights dont work
-Dash lights dont work
-Climate control lights dont work, but when i press a/c or the thaw button ti will light up

[CanadAM]

what fuses should i check ?

[nineteen88ga]

Originally posted by CanadAM
what fuses should i check ?

Every fuse in the fuse boxes, both under the hood, as well as inside the cabin. Its obvious something is screwed up along the way. If these items aren't working check the fuses first, then go over every inch of your install.

this is why we should leave things to experienced professionals.

[CanadAM]

oh, i took it out, and it still doesnt work, which fuses deal with the lights? all the fuses look fine, if a fuse is blown will the Service vehicle soon light come on?

[stockert]

do your headlights and tail lights still work? if not you probably have a short.

Another thing, is you should have a fuse between the dimmer module and the dash lights. Possibly may have blown that fuse hooking up something incorrectly to the dimmer switch/wire. I will try to find where that fuse is.

Also, all of the fuses may look good, but with your tester light, I would check both sides of all the fuses inside the cabin (probably on the side of the drivers side dash) none of the fuses may be blown, but you may not be getting power to one of the fuses there.

[nineteen88ga]

I don't understand where so many people go wrong when installing stereos on their own. I am greatfull, they keep me in business.

If you have a digital multi meter, most good ones have a continuity test which will work great for checking blown fuses with outremoving them. The meter will beep when both leads are placed on the ends of the fuse. no beep, = bad fuse. Its too hard to diagnose a problem like this via the internet.

[stockert]

Hey nineteen88GA, I agree. I almost went the route of tapping into the wires on the harness myself, and everyone on this board was so encouraging to buy the stereo wiring harness adaptor. It made the job SO much easier, and I'm grateful that I listened to everyone here.

[nineteen88ga]

Glad to know we were assistance to you! Its best to do it the right way the first time. less headaches and usually worry free use for years

[CanadAM]

my headlights and taillights do work, where exactly should look for the fuse that you were talking about?

[CanadAM]

Another thing, is you should have a fuse between the dimmer module and the dash lights. Possibly may have blown that fuse hooking up something incorrectly to the dimmer switch/wire. I will try to find where that fuse is.


wheres the fuse exactly?

[BiHStL]

also, if you look im almost positive that your tails are out also... lol they brake lights work but otherwise they are. You may ask how do i know this... well i installed a dvd player in my gt and have the same problem tonight, it sucks. From what i read its common, check the fuses UNDER THE HOOD, i read on gagt.com that that is the location where the fuse me and you are both lookin for is.. i think fuse #45 (NOT SURE THOUGH) Also read it could be a dimmer relay think, could have fried, but i doubt it. Get back to me if you find a fix before i do, i will post on here when i fix mine also, since we have the same prob. and could def. be of help to eachother.

[BadBlack00Ga]

Bihstl is right, check the fuses under the hood. I blew the same fuse, I don't remember which one it was though.

[little00GT]

if ur blowing fuses putting in a head unit then something is shorting out meaning either ur cutting them all at once, which is very bad because hot and ground wire aren't meant to touch, and the conductor is the wire cutters ur using or it means that when ur hooking them up ur crossing something u shouldn't, or when u cut the wires u r letting them hit whatever is in ur dash behind where the radio goes. also if ur trying to hook up ur dimmer which would be why the dimmer relay would fry means that its not being done correctly fuses don't just blow, there is ALWAYS a reason behind it and its not because of the head unit. take it to a professional..

[birdhouse]

We've already tried explaining that route to him, little, but he won't...

[CanadAM]

ok well i checked the 45 fuse, it was blown to bits, repalced it and everything works again !!!! thanks alot guys

[nineteen88ga]

wow.. a blown fuse go figure. Wonder how that blew?

[CanadAM]

yea but the fuse was "Park Lamps" how does interior lights,foglights, and all the others go through that ligth and not the Int LPS or Fog Lps fuses.