ok i just got back my car 2 day from the shop...so i went to install my headunit....i was all done with every thing and i put my radio in the dash and it didnt work so i took it out and the power wire came loose so i reconnected it and all the lights inside the car(dome light, light on doors) didnt work and the radio didnt turn on.....the car still runs tho....any one have any ideas

 

You most likely blown a fuse. Very common. Just check under the dash, and check the fuses. Replace whatever is blown. You can tell a fuse is blown by looking through them and you see a split in the middle. I do it all the time. Common mistake.

 

OH, the fuses are under the driver side dash near the kick panel.

 

What did this shop do to your car?

 

i thought it was a fuse 2...so i checked the audio fuse and it wasnt blown...is there any other fuse i should check....and the car was in the shop because i was runnin my power wire though the black hose on the driver side....the goes into the fire wall...and i dont no what i did but the car kept on short circuiting so they fixed it...i think i might of stripped 2 wires or something....the car was working fine before i did anything tho

 

That sounds like the 15 amp fuse that I had blow, nothing worked, not even the idiot lights. Its approx 2 rows from the bottom, blue fuse I believe. I had to go through one by one, 2 seperate times before I found this popped fuse. If you have the cover (i don't) its labeled METER. Sounds like you tapped into the instrument console somwhere.

Best thing to do is run your power directly from the battery (using a 40-60amp fuse block less than 1 foot from the battery) and use the ignition wires for the "remote" to turn the unit on. (when it sees a 12v signal it turns the units main power on).

If you run it directly from the battery (with the fuse) it wonn't have very much chance of "RFI" (engine noise) going into your amp or interfering with your head unit's reception. Make sure to fuse connections AS CLOSE TO THE SOURCE AS POSSIBLE. That way if there is a short, Anywhere, it will pop the fuse at the beginning of the run, instead of being tucked up under your dash somewhere.

Does this make sense?

-Bobby

 

thanx....i was gunna let bestbuy do it...i dont trust myself lol....but my "METER" fuse was 7.5.......not a 15 but ill still look

 

no it's not the METER fuse, it's the DOME fuse

 

Be sure to check your ignition fuse. If your remote lead has a short, it'll blow it in a snap. your car will start and all, but your radio and possibly other things might be connected to this.

 

it was the dome fuse....i couldnt tell last night but i checked it again and it was blown....lol thank god my dad would have killed me if i messed it up and not even had it back for a day...cant thanx you guys enough