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#497
Originally Posted by NFSP G35
Really sounds like a loose wire.
Who did the install?
Who did the install?
#498
Hmmm... just because someone is good at "wiring for vehicles" doesn't necessarily mean they're good at stereo installs.
Soldering the stereo harness is the right way to do it, but if they just joined the two with crimp-on blade connectors that could be the problem right here.
If it's crimped on connectors one could be loose and you could potentially just recrimp/secure that one better... however that's just fixing the wrong way. The correct thing would be to just fix it all by replacing any crimp-on connectors with solder.
Now... if it is soldered already then it could have just been a bad soldering job.
So either way, if it is a loose wire, you'll need someone halfway decent with a soldering iron to fix it properly, but if you feel like removing the unit and seeing about a temp-fix just so you have music for a trip then by all means.
Soldering the stereo harness is the right way to do it, but if they just joined the two with crimp-on blade connectors that could be the problem right here.
If it's crimped on connectors one could be loose and you could potentially just recrimp/secure that one better... however that's just fixing the wrong way. The correct thing would be to just fix it all by replacing any crimp-on connectors with solder.
Now... if it is soldered already then it could have just been a bad soldering job.
So either way, if it is a loose wire, you'll need someone halfway decent with a soldering iron to fix it properly, but if you feel like removing the unit and seeing about a temp-fix just so you have music for a trip then by all means.
#499
Originally Posted by NFSP G35
Hmmm... just because someone is good at "wiring for vehicles" doesn't necessarily mean they're good at stereo installs.
Soldering the stereo harness is the right way to do it, but if they just joined the two with crimp-on blade connectors that could be the problem right here.
If it's crimped on connectors one could be loose and you could potentially just recrimp/secure that one better... however that's just fixing the wrong way. The correct thing would be to just fix it all by replacing any crimp-on connectors with solder.
Now... if it is soldered already then it could have just been a bad soldering job.
So either way, if it is a loose wire, you'll need someone halfway decent with a soldering iron to fix it properly, but if you feel like removing the unit and seeing about a temp-fix just so you have music for a trip then by all means.
Soldering the stereo harness is the right way to do it, but if they just joined the two with crimp-on blade connectors that could be the problem right here.
If it's crimped on connectors one could be loose and you could potentially just recrimp/secure that one better... however that's just fixing the wrong way. The correct thing would be to just fix it all by replacing any crimp-on connectors with solder.
Now... if it is soldered already then it could have just been a bad soldering job.
So either way, if it is a loose wire, you'll need someone halfway decent with a soldering iron to fix it properly, but if you feel like removing the unit and seeing about a temp-fix just so you have music for a trip then by all means.
#500
Thanks a lot for your reply, you helped a lot! I'm pretty sure he soldered because he was saying how his eyes aren't as good as they used to be looking at the small wires while soldering.. That probably explains it all. I have a soldering gun and some solder so I'll see if I am capable of fixing it. If he crimped the wires together I'm going to be pretty pissed since he charged $100.
It sounds like a loose connection somewhere. It happens! Hardest part for you will be to take apart the dash (be sure to check out the Double Din install guide sticky thread!!!) and figure out which wire is loose. It's most likely either constant power, switched power, or ground. I wouldn't be surprised if the ground wire was loose due to the grounding bolt becoming loose.
#501
Vdc,slip,abs lights on
I know this question has a lot of answers but my case is a little different, after I start my 2003 sedan the light are off, as soon as I press the brake they are still off but as soon as I release the pedal they all light up. My fluid is a tad above the max line and the censers at the hubs are intact the break lights are working fine, please help
#502
Well not good news. It turns out it is most likely a loose connection on the board of the radio itself. First off, once I got the radio out and turned on the car the damn thing was working again and so was the steering wheel controls that stopped working a long time ago. I went through and wiggled all of the wires and the radio stayed on. I unplugged and plugged back and all the connections and it turned on like it should. The only time the radio would turn itself off is when I would move the radio itself. I was even wiggling the plug that is connected to the radio and it never turned off. I called the guy who installed it and he told me to stick tooth picks into the connector (to make sure it isn't loose) at the radio and move it around and if it still turned off it is the radio itself. Sure enough it did turn off. Every time I tilt the radio back it would shut itself off.
Does all of this seem right before I see if amazon will accept a return on a radio that is barely over a year old?
Does all of this seem right before I see if amazon will accept a return on a radio that is barely over a year old?
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