i have installed an aftermarket sterio into my terrano and since then the fuse for the dash lights and tail lights?? keeps blowing. any idea what the problem could be?
thanks in advance
electrical help please WD21
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Re: electrical help please WD21
Double-check your wiring behind your new stereo, you may have connected the wrong wires together i.e. 12V+ to ACC on headunit or vice versa.
To help with problems like this in future you can buy a harness adaptor from Repco or SuperCheap for $15 or so, just get the correct ones, plug them in and you're away laughing
To help with problems like this in future you can buy a harness adaptor from Repco or SuperCheap for $15 or so, just get the correct ones, plug them in and you're away laughing

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Re: electrical help please WD21
DKZ wrote:Double-check your wiring behind your new stereo, you may have connected the wrong wires together i.e. 12V+ to ACC on headunit or vice versa.yup have checked that all wiring is correct
To help with problems like this in future you can buy a harness adaptor from Repco or SuperCheap for $15 or so, just get the correct ones, plug them in and you're away laughingi would have but the factory stereo loom had already been cut by previous owner
Re: electrical help please WD21
Check all the wiring, make sure there aren't any shorts anywhere.
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Re: electrical help please WD21
You've connected the earth wire from stereo to the park light wire.
Disconnect the earth from the stereo, and connect up to a nice bit of steel in behind the stereo.
Insulate up the other (park) wire, and you'll be sorted.
I've seen (and fixed) this problem numerous times where people have done that.
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Disconnect the earth from the stereo, and connect up to a nice bit of steel in behind the stereo.
Insulate up the other (park) wire, and you'll be sorted.
I've seen (and fixed) this problem numerous times where people have done that.
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Re: electrical help please WD21
slide wrote:You've connected the earth wire from stereo to the park light wire.
Disconnect the earth from the stereo, and connect up to a nice bit of steel in behind the stereo.
Insulate up the other (park) wire, and you'll be sorted.
I've seen (and fixed) this problem numerous times where people have done that.
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ok will give it a go thanks
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Re: electrical help please WD21
slide wrote:You've connected the earth wire from stereo to the park light wire.
Disconnect the earth from the stereo, and connect up to a nice bit of steel in behind the stereo.
Insulate up the other (park) wire, and you'll be sorted.
I've seen (and fixed) this problem numerous times where people have done that.
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x2 easy mistake to make, you check the wire with a test light or multimeter to confirm theres no power on it but the power only comes on when you have ya lights on.
Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level then beat you with experiance!
Re: electrical help please WD21
yep sorted now thanks guys
Re: electrical help please WD21
keithal wrote:yep sorted now thanks guys
What was the issue in the end?
Ok people, move along. Nothing to see here. Thank you, move along.
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Re: electrical help please WD21
mate who wired in head unit wired earth in wrong place
turns out its quite common as another mate had this same problem in his proceed
turns out its quite common as another mate had this same problem in his proceed