Thanks for the reply Wrather. I know better than to leave the battery connected when doing anything to the car besides cosmetic. The battery seemed fine for all the years I've owned it though. (OEM). It would make sense since its 6-7 years old now.

I did reconnect the battery when I was testing the unit but whenever I connected/disconnected any wires, I disconnected the battery as well. So I dont think I drained it. It must've been on its last legs if that happened.

For the fuses, I didnt get a chance to check all of them, but I did check the mirror, elec component, specifically and didnt see anything. I was advised to check the fuse box near the battery as well. So I'll do that tomorrow.

I'm just mad at myself for screwing up something that shouldve only took me 1 to 1.5 hours tops.

I dont think I wired the USA Spec wrong. Its only a 12 pin and 10 pin. No other place for me to connect it to.

 

Well, definitely check the security of the connection at the battery before charging the battery and giving it another try without the adapter. Six to seven years is a battery's life expectancy but it just seems like too much of a coincidence.

 

Exactly. I know my negative terminal isnt as tight as it should be, but i always thought as long as the terminal is touching the battery, it should still be able to provide power?

 

If it's "just touching" it can't draw enough power for things like the starter.

 

Thanks Wrather. I'm gonna report back in 5 hours after the sun comes up. Then I can hopefully put my car back together.

 

If you've got a charger, throw it on there for a couple hours before trying to start it again.

 

Unfortunately I dont have one. I'm gonna go tighten the terminals and hope that everything works. Otherwise, Im gonna have to check all the fuses one by one.

 

Ok, checked them all. None are blown. I guess the next step is to jump it.

 

Good luck with it.

 

Update:

After going over every single fuse that I could and discovering nothing, I went back to check all my connections. Turns out that one of the plugs was ever so slightly loose. Once I securely attached that plug, my radio turned on and I was able to regain use of the climate control. I then figured that since everything was back in place, I could once again try to install the Usa-Spec. I Re-attached all the wires and plugs again, and I got it to work. I just couldnt get the folders to work properly but I decided to fight that another day.

Just happy I got the car working and the Usa-Spec working. While I was working on the HU, the car died again ie no center console, radio, buzzing. I borrowed a friends jump starter, and jumped my car. So I guess it was a combination of bad wiring/plugging by me and a drained battery. I left the car on for another hour while I put the console back together, so hopefully the battery will have re-charged.


Cliff notes:

1. Checked all fuses - Nothing wrong
2. Check wiring/plugs - One was slightly (And I mean SLIGHTLY) loose.
3. Secured Plugs and Usa-Spec.
4. Car drained of power.
5. Jumpstarted car and left running for 1 hour.
6. Console put back together.
7. Car working for the time being.

Thank you to everyone that helped me out.

 

Ok so I finally got the Usa-Spec to work, as in it plays songs. But I cant get it to save the folder setting on the presets. I followed the instructions but everytime I try to save preset 4, the songs go random. As of right now, Im playing songs from direct mode. Anybody have any tips on how to save the presets?

 

Just got mine in today and installed it.
Works great and does everything i need it to!

 

How were you able to save the folder presets?

 

I didnt bother with folders and such. i just did dip 2,3,4 on. And press cd then 6 when i start my car.

I only really wanted my iphone to charge and to be able to choose and see what song im playing through my phone which is great! And being able to use the steering wheel controls is just another great bonus.

 

You can skip songs with the steering wheel in direct mode?