93CharcoalHatch

ok so heres the story .. i was stupid and wired a gauge into my radio's wiring harness. it used a constant 12 volt (for memory) a switched 12 volt and a ground. got all done turned the key and the radio and gauge did not turn on. so i freaked unwired and left the gauge unwired and wired up the radio like it was before i had my brain storm to see if it would work still and still no radio. and it seems that my clock got really dim for some reason. i used a fuse tester and all fuses are good and i also used the fuse tester and tested the wires in the radio's harness. it seems the constant 12 volt is dead. the switched one still reads when the key is turned like normal but the constant 12 volt is dead.. ANY IDEAS what might have caused this ?? PLEASE help

Project_DX

is it an aftermarket radio?? cuz if it is it might have a fuse in the back of it too....

you said that you had looked and all the fuses are good. so the only other reason that you would not get 12volts on your power wire would be #1 a bad ground, maybe you pulled it off or just loosed it just enough that its not grounded to the car anymore??? #2 is that you jacked your power wire when you tried to split it off for your gauge, or loosed it from your fuse box just enough that your not getting power anymore????

i don't know why you would wire a gauge to your wire harness of you radio, all you had to do is test which fuse in your fuse box allways has a hot 12 volts to it and wire it in there, or right to the batt

good luck with that though

e jay one

maybe where you spliced it the wire got messed up or something? i would replace the fuse just to see cause thats what it sounds like. you know you can get a constant and switch 12v from right off the fuse box under the dash theres a few male plugs youll see.

Luserkid

Under the hood is a 7.5 amp fuse titled Back up fuse. Check that, my moneys on that you blew that. Been there done that

93CharcoalHatch

i will check out that "back-up fuse" in the morning but dont u think that, that would kill my cigarette lighter and not just dim but kill the clock too ?? cigarette lighter works fine got my radar in there

Luserkid

Everything worked on my car but the radio and it was that fuse.

93CharcoalHatch

but any ideas why my clock would dim out of nowhere? and you know that un-labeled little button on the right of the clock next to "min" "hour" "reset" .. when i push it my clock brightens up .. any ideas lol

93CharcoalHatch

bump for any ideas for the night

93CharcoalHatch

bummpppppppp cant deal with it anymore .. lol pleassssse help

Project_DX

did you check everything that we all suggested, cuz if you did then say...HEY I CHECKED THAT 7.5 FUSE AND IT WAS GOOD....then we can try to think of something else

93CharcoalHatch

thanks alot guys it worked Honda-Tech crew solves the problem once again i love this **** thanks again

CHiNkStEr

same thing happened to me and it was that same fuse in the engine bay.