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Angry Fist

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Hi guys,

I've come upon a bit of a snag..since I bought my skyline, I've been wanting to give DIY a go and since I stuffed the CD player in it the other day, I thought I'd try installing a new one..well, I did but here's my problem:

after I installed it, when I switched the ignition to the ACC position, it worked but then I switched it off and to ACC again, and it stopped working!

Then, the car wouldn't start, then the door open and key in ignition chime went crazy, then didn't work altogether!

Then the interior ceiling lights didn't work..I am pretty new to all this so I was wondering if anyone had any pointers??

Cheers

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did the car start BEFORE you played with the stereo. how long did you have the doors open? 20-30 minutes on a crap battery will cause this. as for fuses - both are under the dash.

did you chop the radio plug off?

series one or series 2?

need more info really.

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i installed the same head unit in a friends corolla yesterday with no problems :D hehe.

sorry

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ive had heaps of issues in the past but not this one

id check all ur fuses. in the car and the engine bay. but im no pro

did u ground it to metal or to an existing wire?

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Angry Fist

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thanks for the help so far guys, I've re-attached my ground lead instead of using the existing one and so far I seem to be getting better results, now when I switch to Acc position, the head unit and all associated electrical equipment (ie interior lighting, hazards, front park lights, tail lights, etc) work as well and consistantly..but the engine is still not turning over!! The dash lights come on and I hear this "click" sound as it tries to start or something but just can, then all the dash lights just die..what have I done to my baby ;)

my battery still reads 12.7V or something while the stuff is running so that's ok. I can't belive it but I've spent the whole of yesterday and a few hours of today too..saw king kong by the way gotta say I quite enjoyed it..

Anyway, it's a series 1, GTS25T I had the doors open I'd say upwards of a few hours but while I'm working on it I always disconnect the (-ve) terminal on the battery which will protect against shorts...and serves to perform an ECU reset if I'm correct..is there any special way to start it up after ECU reset?? WTF is going on with my car?!

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Its the battery thats gone flat.

The clicking you hear is the pull in winding on the starter motor disconnecting because their is not enough current to hold it in, because the battery is flat.

Jump start it and all your problems will be solved.

It doesnt matter what voltage your turbo timer is showing the battery has because the battery isn't under load...

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hey thanks for the help fellas!

Guess what..day before yesterday, I had given up and I thought may as well get it towed or get an auto electrician to come out. Then luckily my mum asks me to get something from the garage and just out of the blue I thought, "why not?" and I decided to try starting it...

I could hardly belive the next few seconds..the engine started and I was wide eyed and cheering! I couldn't belive it...and I still don't know exactly what's going on.

I think MANWHOR3/Mr Italy! were on the right track though 'cause on xmas day I tried again, and I re-grounded with my own, instead of using the existing one. Then, I used a multimeter to measure the battery directly at it's terminals with the key turned to the Acc position with the stereo on (which worked but just didn't start) then measured it at the wiring when my stereo was connected..then when I tried to start the car, there would always be a huge voltage drop which never returned to the normal level until I disconnected the -ve terminal on the battery and reattached it after a few seconds.

oh well...I'm just happy it works now..

happy new year fellas :P

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