HELP....................NO Dash lights........tried installing headunit....
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Let's start with what wires did you use when you hooked up your deck. In my car I used orange for the 12 volt constant, yellow for the switched lead and made my own ground. I'd start here and see how you hooked the deck up. A test light would be handy to have as well.
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Is it just the dash lights or all lights like parking and headlights? Sounds like you might have hooked up the dimmer light to deck wrong.
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Originally posted by Justins86bird
Is it just the dash lights or all lights like parking and headlights? Sounds like you might have hooked up the dimmer light to deck wrong.
Is it just the dash lights or all lights like parking and headlights? Sounds like you might have hooked up the dimmer light to deck wrong.
Didn't you use a wire harness?
I would also sugest just runing a line from your battery. It is less strain on you acces, wire.
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Originally posted by FLYNLOW92rs
I connected the yellow and red wire from the deck to the red wire from the factory wire.........
I connected the yellow and red wire from the deck to the red wire from the factory wire.........
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Hook it up the way I suggested earlier and then try it. Just hooking up wires at random can cause problems like you suggested. I wouldn't be surprised if some of what you thought were speaker wires might be power wires and that is contributing to your problem. Use a test light and make sure before you hook things up.
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Ya you connected ther two togheter, that is causeing part of your problemmmmm
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Originally posted by FLYNLOW92rs
The deck unit won't turn on when i connected the red wire and yellow wire seperate.......
Also the headunit works, just not the dash lights........
Also it resets and gets no power when the car is off...........the settings reset everytime.....
The deck unit won't turn on when i connected the red wire and yellow wire seperate.......
Also the headunit works, just not the dash lights........
Also it resets and gets no power when the car is off...........the settings reset everytime.....
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Connect the Red to the orange wire in the above diagram.
That is a constant hot in our cars. It's the accesory wire.
That will store all of you settings, and everything else.
The yellow can go to your fuse box, there is a spot in there for the radio, it is marked.
Once you do that everything should work right.
Get's tohse wires disconneted though, that could cause problems...
That is a constant hot in our cars. It's the accesory wire.
That will store all of you settings, and everything else.
The yellow can go to your fuse box, there is a spot in there for the radio, it is marked.
Once you do that everything should work right.
Get's tohse wires disconneted though, that could cause problems...
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Wha? yes there is. Connect the Yellow wire to the Yellow wire in the diagram. Connect the Red to the Orange. Done.
Do you have the diagram that the headunit manual has in it? That would be better to look at. What model is your headunit?
Do you have the diagram that the headunit manual has in it? That would be better to look at. What model is your headunit?
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LOL... you're having some bad luck with this install aren't you? 
Well, hindsight's 20/20, and lesson learned: never rush so much that you leave wires exposed.
The only other fuse I can think of is the accessories fuse on the fuse block. Check that one. You might have a fusable link on the yellow wire, depending on the headunit, also. If all else fails, have an audio shop open it up and see if you fried anything. It's possible there's another fuse inside the unit, but you could potentially void a warranty if you check yourself.
Well, hindsight's 20/20, and lesson learned: never rush so much that you leave wires exposed.The only other fuse I can think of is the accessories fuse on the fuse block. Check that one. You might have a fusable link on the yellow wire, depending on the headunit, also. If all else fails, have an audio shop open it up and see if you fried anything. It's possible there's another fuse inside the unit, but you could potentially void a warranty if you check yourself.
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I installed my headunit today, and pondered getting rid of the factory harness. But I thought of the poor guy trying to put a different head unit in next time...
...Which will probably be me and some sweet-as-hell Clarion.
...Which will probably be me and some sweet-as-hell Clarion.
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Jeez man, I know how it feels.
When I first started doing this stuff, I had a hard time to.
But you will ned to do a little wireing for the Guages.
When you get ready to do it, I will take you thur the steps.
DONT READ THE PAPER OF INSTRUCTIONS THAT SOME WITH THE GUAGES, SOME OF THEM DONT MAKE SENSE, AND WILL MAKE YOU MORE CONFUSED....
When I first started doing this stuff, I had a hard time to.
But you will ned to do a little wireing for the Guages.
When you get ready to do it, I will take you thur the steps.
DONT READ THE PAPER OF INSTRUCTIONS THAT SOME WITH THE GUAGES, SOME OF THEM DONT MAKE SENSE, AND WILL MAKE YOU MORE CONFUSED....
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From: Mililani, HI USofA Search Posts: 2848.............. Whore Posts: 47.................. Magical Whore Posts: 1
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Originally posted by FLYNLOW92rs
I e-mailed the guy cause i can just buy them from him for $50 since the auction already was won with the Buy-It-Now price........
So if we will sell them to me off ebay.com i will be owing some too........
When i get them, I will let you know, cause i will need your help hooking them up, Electronics are not my area..............thanks..............
I e-mailed the guy cause i can just buy them from him for $50 since the auction already was won with the Buy-It-Now price........
So if we will sell them to me off ebay.com i will be owing some too........
When i get them, I will let you know, cause i will need your help hooking them up, Electronics are not my area..............thanks..............
So it wont be too hard.
But there are alot of screws the hold the dash in.....
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