dimmer switch kills radio

Home / the12volt's Install Bay / Car Audio / dimmer switch kills radio (

Topic Closed)

Welcome Guest :)

Members

< Prev Topic Next Topic >

hemesath89

Member - Posts: 6

Joined: May 07, 2014

Location: Iowa, United States

Posted: May 07, 2014 at 9:30 PM / IP Logged

Ive got an 89 C1500 JVC headunit with Sound Ordinance 8" compact sub. When I dim my lights or hit the brights it kills the whole radio and sub. Now it never did this before so im not sure if my power cord is too close to my headlight wires or what. Opinions??

soundnsecurity

Gold - Posts: 2,711

This member has made a donation to the12volt.com. Click here for more info.

Joined: November 10, 2008

Location: Louisiana, United States

Posted: May 08, 2014 at 6:26 AM / IP Logged

does that radio have a dimmer wire? if it does and its hooked up then i could see it being an internal problem with the JVC shutting off when the dimmer is activated.

Search for other posts by soundnsecurity

hemesath89

Member - Posts: 6

Joined: May 07, 2014

Location: Iowa, United States

Posted: May 08, 2014 at 6:44 AM / IP Logged

Im not sure ill check it tonite but i throws me for a loop since it never did it before

auto enhancers

Copper - Posts: 203

Joined: April 09, 2012

Location: Indiana, United States

Posted: May 08, 2014 at 8:55 AM / IP Logged

What did you hook your remote turn on to? Did you chop your harness behind the radio?

Search for other posts by auto enhancers

hemesath89

Member - Posts: 6

Joined: May 07, 2014

Location: Iowa, United States

Posted: May 08, 2014 at 12:08 PM / IP Logged

The remote wire runs direct t my powered sub and i fried the radio 2 falls ago bought another jvc and just plug n played. The only difference on the harness was a bluetooth wire. I took my guages out for a swap, would this affect that at all?

i am an idiot

Platinum - Posts: 13,672

This member consistently provides reliable information

Joined: September 21, 2006

Location: Louisiana, United States

Posted: May 08, 2014 at 8:19 PM / IP Logged

When you say it kills the whole radio, does the radio turn off or does the sound quit?

How long has the radio been in the truck?

Did you ground the radio to the chassis of the truck, or did you use the ground wire from the vehicle. If you used the wire of the vehicle, what color was it?

hemesath89

Member - Posts: 6

Joined: May 07, 2014

Location: Iowa, United States

Posted: May 08, 2014 at 8:35 PM / IP Logged

I got it figured out no clue what was what. There was a lot of black tape and wires cut from the last guy and everything was red! So i had some tracing but after a while it worked went through all the lighting options and it never shut off. Thanks for the help!

hemesath89

Member - Posts: 6

Joined: May 07, 2014

Location: Iowa, United States

Posted: May 08, 2014 at 9:35 PM / IP Logged

Scratch that still off. Now its to where i can dim my lights but i dont have constant power so when i shut the ignition off the radio resets. I am so lost and frustrated

i am an idiot

Platinum - Posts: 13,672

Joined: September 21, 2006

Location: Louisiana, United States

Posted: May 09, 2014 at 8:19 AM / IP Logged

Connect the radio's yellow wire to a constant 12 volt source. If we knew what kind of vehicle you had, we could probably tell you what color that wire is.

hemesath89

Member - Posts: 6

Joined: May 07, 2014

Location: Iowa, United States

Posted: May 09, 2014 at 12:07 PM / IP Logged

89 Chevy pickup. Well i traced the wires under the dash to what looks like a plug into a alum. Box but the red and orange wires were cut and spliced into two red wires. Basically everything is hard wired and hacked. It took me 2 hours to try to understand what wire was actually what

Sorry, you can NOT post a reply.
This topic is closed.

Printable version

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Search the12volt.com

Follow the12volt.com

Disclaimer: *All information on this site ( the12volt.com ) is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular use. Any user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and use of this information. Please verify all wire colors and diagrams before applying any information.

dimmer switch kills radio

Sorry, you can NOT post a reply.This topic is closed.

Sorry, you can NOT post a reply.
This topic is closed.