whats up guys, today i changed my stock radio with a pioneer. hooked up all the wires, i left the tweeters out. anyways later on i notice my intrument panel lighs didnt work when i turned head lights on. did i miss soemhting here when i installed it?? any one have this problem? id appriciate any help or advice

98 accord ex
141k 5 spd- ~~going strong~~

 

check to see if any fuses were blown?

 

i did....i didnt hook my four wires...i am assuming they are connected to my tweeters. 2 and 2. so idunno what the hell i did wrong. gona re-check all my wiring 2morrow. but i didnt miss any wires, so i am confused. the three power from the factory wiring were

ground-black
white/red
green/white

all other were speakers.

 

you didn't wire it up with electricle tape did you??

 

yeaaa whyyy?

 

I had this problem before. Make sure that the wires you are not using for the radio are taped up with electrical tape so they do not touch any ground. Then replace your blown fuse in the fuse box in the engine bay and you should be good to go.

 

lol save yourself future troubles and buy a cd player kit, comes with all the connectors to crimp the ends and cap them, its only like 6 bucks from best buy or circuit city.

 

so its a blown fuse, ill check 2mrrow, rewire it with plastic caps thanks alot

 

If I were you, I would take it to a audio shop so they can solder the wires and make it right.

 

check your fuses. the one in question should be in the passenger side box. If all of your fuses are ok, then you blew out your drivers side multiplexer.

 

they are ok in the pass side, what is a multiplexer....only lights that dont work are as follows... turn signals, rear lights(the constant power only), the dash lights...ODO light is fine, clock is fine, warning lights are fine...is it still the multiplexer? are the tweeters wires already spliced by factoy to thw front, or are they spearete wres that connect into the factory radio...i have 4 wiree left ova i dint connect. i think they are tweeter wires, if honda lalready spliced them into the fronts, then they are not tweeter wires and the must be a dimmer wire i blew.

BaddMo2002 u said to check the fuses in the engine bay, i did, they all look fine, expcept for the lighting relays, beucase i cant tell if i blew them or not, which fuse were u talkin bout specifically thank alot guys


Modified by SIMATIC at 6:30 PM 3/16/2005

 

Check fuse 10 on the passengers side fuse block. If the only lights that dont work are the dash lights then it could be the multiplex unit. But since you said some of the exterior lights are out I doubt its that. The ex also has a tailight relay behind the right kick panel.

 

yea when u click the switch once for the turn signals to dim and the rear lights to stay on, those dont work..ill check again, the tailight and intrument panel fuses are getting power...lets say if the multiplex is blown, are the tail light and intrument panel fuses still suppose ot get power?

i heard soemhtin bout this red/black wire that im not suppose to touch anything on that? it has to do with the dimmer

 

found it............it was the licasnse plate fuse........dont know how and why, but its fixed. thanks for the help guys