97 Dodge Intrepid, CD Player, no dash lights

alright... Im not familiar with chryslers like I said, i dont know what else is included in that harness other than the standard powers, ground, and speaker leads... there might be something im missing? Fuses are good... I honestly dont know, is it possible the headlight switch got disconnected somehow when you took the dash piece off? or did you take it off? Just thinking of everything I've done stupid.

just a thought were did you ground the hu? there is no ground in the harness. there is a strap on the back of the radio with a10mm bolt that is how the radio is grounded.

hawn13, I think you just solved my problem...I'll let you know if ya fixed it thanks!

awesome, ya definately let us know

My thoughts exactly, if he was having a ground problem on the new deck then it wouldnt be working... its way too late for me to be thinking properly.

If you have dash light problems after installing the aftermarket deck, chances are you tapped into the illumination or dimmer wire by mistake and burned out a fuse or the BCM that controls the dash lights. If your parking lights still work but your dash lights do not, chances are you damaged the BCM because they are on the same circuit that turns them on at the switch, but are separately controlled by the BCM.Jeff

Velocity Custom Home Theater

Mobile Audio/Video Specialist

Morden, Manitoba CANADA

I fixed it,  it was a simple little mistake were I used the immluitation wire with the neg. CD wire, but I was suppose to use that big neg. wire that bolted onto the CD player, I'm a pontiac guy, they dont have thoes stupid bolts on there lol, so I just changed a few wires and she works great! thanks guys! Now my girlfriend is happy!

The *what* wire? Sam Roza

I had a feeling it would be that illumination wire from the beginning. That wire had me so confused for he longest time when I installed my first stereo.... Glad you found the problem