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I have recently changed my stereo and now having problems getting it to power up although it was working in my previous car fine?
I have no power going to it and when i try and put and earth on it the dash illumination goes out then when i unplug the earth they come back on? does this sound like a wiring fault/fuse? or the stereo itself?
Cheers!
Sounds like a wiring fault. Have you used a generic connector to the car or spliced the wires? What was in there before? Was that working?
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I shorted the ACC wire when refitting my old stereo in mine and the dash lights went out but the needles remained lit, it also knocked out the CDL, it blew a 10amp micro fuse in the engine bay box in a yellow pull up holder.
Similar problem, maybe not the same though, worth a check
cheers for the replies.. it was working then decided not to.. been told it could be a bad ground earth, been told to take a ground earth from the battery to an earth point then connect stereo earth to that?
It could also be a random blown fuse or a bad connection on any part of the stereo wiring.
it seems yo knock out the dash lights when i try and earth it even a new ground earth from the battery? replaced all fuses under bonnet and still the same? could it b the stereo?
It could be. The stereo gets a signal from the dash lighting circuit - most stereos light up at night even if switched off. I'd still be checking the wiring to the stereo though - you haven't mentioned how it is connected?
its all connected via the block connectors..no hacked wires