I have a 1992 honda civic. a few weeks ago my dad cut some wires to a switch that supposedly turned a huge sound system on and off. the system was out of the car when we got it so the wires seemed unneseccary. a little after that happened, the stereo just completely stopped working and the clock resets itself everytime i turn the car on and its very dim. we bought a new stereo and it still doesn't work. we also replaced the fuse to the raiod/ciggarette lighter and that didn't do any good. does anyone no what the problem is?
Yeah, the ground. ALWAYS, make sure the ground is good. When that switch was cut out, the ground was disconnected also. That's why the stuff don't work and and the chronometer resets and is dim. ALWAYS check the ground before ANYTHING else is done.
SOURCE: My radio, clock and internal light don't work
The graciousness of a FixYA would be much appreciated; glad to be of assistance.
SOURCE: Corolla 1998 stereo, lighter, boot and roof light, door remote not working
I would be concerned that you may have wired the stereo incorrectly, causing this shorting problem. I suggest that you take it to a stereo installer to check the wiring, as if it is wired correctly the stereo should at least light up with a new fuse in there. Unless the new fuse blew straight away when you put it in. The central lock is likely to be thrown off by the fact that the interior light isn't working, as it uses this input to figure out if the doors are open or shut. Check interior light fuse condition, and get the wiring you've done checked, would be my advice.
SOURCE: Ciggarette lighter stops working when headlights turned on
Sounds like maybey someone has replaced the lighter before, and has somehow tied the ground wire into the headlight switch. Short of going through the wiring harness between the lighter and switch, I would just say run a new ground wire and get a fuse tap for the power. This will completely isolate the lighter from the rest of the electrical system. Let me know if this helps :)
SOURCE: Fuse replacement for my dashboard light, clock & lighter
check the fuse underdash by the driverside. the fusebox cover should have which fuse is which.
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