dash lights out after installing new deck?

[adrock131313 10+ year member]

I installed a new head unit in a 2001 accord today and just got a call from them saying thier dash lights were out. fuses check out ok. i used a wiring harness. The only thing i can think of is the orange illumination wires? but why would that take out the dash lights? any ideas?

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I installed a new head unit in a 2001 accord today and just got a call from them saying thier dash lights were out. fuses check out ok. i used a wiring harness. The only thing i can think of is the orange illumination wires? but why would that take out the dash lights? any ideas?

Because you connected the illumination wire from the new head unit to the positive dimmer wire (which is controlled by a potentiometer and changes the light intensity for your dash and HVAC controls' backlighting) rather than the negative where it needed to be?(I think is how that goes...)

 

[adrock131313 10+ year member]

ok now you have me really retracing my steps . . . i had 3 orange wires . . . 2 from the new deck? one from the harness? guessing here i was in a hurry. i MAY have tied them all together not paying attention . . . but that would leave one orange wire unused?

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

ok now you have me really retracing my steps . . . i had 3 orange wires . . . 2 from the new deck? one from the harness? guessing here i was in a hurry. i MAY have tied them all together not paying attention . . . but that would leave one orange wire unused?

Should have been one from the new deck and two from the harness and if you tied all three of them together then that certainly would explain why your customer has no dash lights //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[adrock131313 10+ year member]

ok lets say thats the case (it just may be) what do i do with that third wire? why have i never had this prob before??? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blush.gif.99bc659ee2012b7d826165e26fb5eebe.gif

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

If there are two wires coming from the car harness, chances are one of them is positive and one of them is negative. Tying them together will cause a short and most likely blow a fuse. If you cant find one blown in the fuse block in the car, check the one under the hood. As far as what to do with the extra wire, I just put a butt connector on the end of it and tape it together with the rest of the wires.

 

[SuperTrooper 10+ year member]

I had my sytem swapped over from my Trooper to my X-Terra and the same thing happen. No dash lights. Thanks for the info dudes,now I can go try to fix it. I even had the system install at a audio shop. Seems they would kinda no better. Later.....

 

[adrock131313 10+ year member]

well at least i don't feel like such a noob other people are making the same mistake //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blush.gif.99bc659ee2012b7d826165e26fb5eebe.gif still pisses me off that i did it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

 

[adrock131313 10+ year member]

ok no fuse is blown anywhere?? redid my wiring and still no lights???? HELP!

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

its probably a fuse still..

 

[adrock131313 10+ year member]

checked all of them twice! in the car and under the hood and nothing?????

 

[adrock131313 10+ year member]

well i am going to try to put the old deck back in tommorow but if anyone has any hints/tips please inform me . . . i'm lost