Help, dashboard and tailight problem.

[systembumping 10+ year member]

What's up I'm new here and I got a problem with my dashboard and tailights. When I got an amp and subwoofers installed in my car my dashboard and tailights stopped working. My brakelights and oil,door,etc. lights work but when I flick the switch for my lights to come on only the headlights come on. Hopefully somebody can help me out with this thanks.

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

did you check the fuses ?

 

[systembumping 10+ year member]

Oh yeah everytime I put a new fuse in it blows as soon as I turn the car on.

 

[systembumping 10+ year member]

Does somebody know?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

You have a short in the wiring somewhere...not good

Did you install the equipment ?

 

[systembumping 10+ year member]

No my stuff was ninja rigged. How much is it going to run me to get that short taken care of. Hopefully it's somethingI can do myself with a test light.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Ninja rigged huh? I suggest you find the main ninja and num chuck him to death.

If you dont know what youre doing, take it somewhere..

 

[stones 10+ year member]

In the factory harness there is usually a couple dimmer leads that control the illumination of the factory HU, if these wires are not properly connected, or not properly tucked away (if not used) you will encounter proplems with dash and tail lights fuses blowing.

You will need to remove your HU and find the mistake in the wires.

Go here-

http://www.installdr.com/QuickWiring.html

They should have a diagram of your wiring harness to show what wire is for what.

 

[systembumping 10+ year member]

In the factory harness there is usually a couple dimmer leads that control the illumination of the factory HU, if these wires are not properly connected, or not properly tucked away (if not used) you will encounter proplems with dash and tail lights fuses blowing.You will need to remove your HU and find the mistake in the wires.

Go here-

http://www.installdr.com/QuickWiring.html

They should have a diagram of your wiring harness to show what wire is for what.

What color are the wires and if they are disconnetted do I just connect them back or cut them or what.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Lower model HU's don't use an illumination wire in that case they are capped off with a crimp or tape.

Orange with a white stripe is the common color.

I just checked the colors for a 94 toyota and it seems that it does not have an illumination lead.

here are the colors-

12volt switched power-Gray

12 volt constant power-blue with yellow stripe

ground-black

Speakers

LF-pink+/purple-

RF-green+/blue-

LR-Black+/yellow-

RR-Red+/white-

The rear speaker wires could possible be wired to the wrong thing because of their colors.

 

[systembumping 10+ year member]

Can somebody help before I go to a shop and have to drop money for something I could do myself.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

What kind of car is it?, or should I keep guessing at random?.

 

[systembumping 10+ year member]

It's a 91 toyota Camry, my fault. And I'm using a Jensen headunit for right now.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

Factory wire harness colors.

12volt switched power-Gray

12 volt constant power-blue with yellow stripe

ground-black

Speakers

LF-pink+/purple-

RF-green+/blue-

LR-Black+/yellow-

RR-Red+/white-

match these to the corresponding wire from the HU, tape anything left over off to protect them from shorting on the dash.