BlackR33GT-ST Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 After installation of the deck there was no lights inside the car, no room lights or those reading lights?? any possible wire i could of connected wrong or cut which wasnt ment to be cut? colors or any details would be a great help peeps! Unfortunatly i didnt no about this site when installing so couldnt follow the guide Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavel Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I had the same thing happen to me, your probably blew the fuse. Fuse is in boot.. 3rd one up i think fromt he bottom, says "tail-lights". Replace that one and you'll be right. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1079075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pva_Glue Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 yeap! after reading title alone, YOu have blew your cream all over your fuse. as pavel said try to look for burnt fuse and replace it Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1079130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDFC Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 you blew your fuses.. rip them out and replace the ones that are broken. Done this many times, that is the problem. simple. thanks Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1079134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackR33GT-ST Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 sure? i checked and none seem to be blown.. will check again tho.. i got instrument lights tho..? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1079483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackR33GT-ST Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 couldnt help myself, had to go check to see if it was the fuse, not the fuse sorry guys this one has me bamboozaled myself! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1079498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Very common problem for home stereo installs. People get the dimmer wire mixed up with the Earth..... When the parkers are off its an earth, when they get switched on - its alive, and will throw the fuse. There are 3 fuse panels in the R33, when I blew mine Im sure I replaced one in the boot. Cheers Sumo Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1081405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackR33GT-ST Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 Sumo, if this was the case when i put the parkers on wouldnt the deck turn off and throw the fuse? ive checked boot fuses, checked the fuses in the cabin, none blown? do i need to re wire it? any ideas as to what colour wire i have done wrong? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1082097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkenmaster Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 did you use a multimeter to identify the wires? If not, now would be a good time. First things first you have to find the bad fuse, one must be gone somewhere, sometimes it is hard to see, swap them with your spares on by one with the deck off. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1082198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKYL9 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 did you forget to plug the dimmer switch wires back into the switch when puttin the dash back togetha? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1082264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Thats another good point SKYL9, that rheostat might have a wire off it. BlackR33, Yes, first time it goes to blow a fuse, it will turn off for a couple of seconds - once blown it will not go out. Use a test light for fuses, And yes, I did the same thing when I first did my stereo. I had no interior light/dash light/cigarette light Cheers Sumo Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1082384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackR33GT-ST Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 i think ill just take it to the shop.. got a new deck will let them install it then say they stuffed it lol! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1083113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 nah . you have killed 3 fuses. there is one in the back for tail lights the interior light one is in the panel above your right foot. if you go out and buy an adapting plug for $20 it will save you the headache of the above and also another $80 or so that strathfield or the like will charge you to fix it. ( I charge $85 to fit one..) Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1083129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackR33GT-ST Posted November 11, 2004 Author Share Posted November 11, 2004 nah . you have killed 3 fuses. there is one in the back for tail lights the interior light one is in the panel above your right foot. if you go out and buy an adapting plug for $20 it will save you the headache of the above and also another $80 or so that strathfield or the like will charge you to fix it. ( I charge $85 to fit one..) this is really doin my head in, because ive checked every fuse in the car, when i got this problem i got a test light and tested every single fuse, first thing i did. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1084209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkenmaster Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 well, if you shorted any wires together in your install you could have burned out your rheostat. Not sure how they are wired in the skylines. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1084274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Rogers Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 depends on who complied it. most of the ones I work on have a seriously botched item literally thrown in. if its the factory item then you have killed a fuse. those things arent that easy to kill.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1084850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 my rheostat was like a $2 dick smith item Cheers Sumo Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1084903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackR33GT-ST Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 now you people have lost me?!? *confused* time to give up on this issue i think Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1085399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Mate, have your stereo pulled out and go see an auto elec, they should not need more the 10 minutes to tell you whats wrong..... Just explain the symtoms, and they should be able to sort things out. It is a common problem with people that install their own stereos. I have seen a few blown up stereos from incorrect installation - just because people think they can save a few dollars by doing it themselves. Cheers Sumo Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1085821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonestolecc Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I've installed countless stereos - and I don't consider myself any sort of installer but I've never blown anything up. How does this sort of stuff happen? Is it something I'm not thinking of or isit the most obvious stuff like shorting wires while they're being cut and stuff like that? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/55297-after-deck-installation-no-lights-in-the-cabin/#findComment-1086009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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