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bigkid90

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Posted: January 24, 2007 at 7:18 PM / IP Logged

Hey guys...My deck only works if it is dark out or my lights are tuned on....but theres no reason to turn them on becasue i have automatic lights....I have a funny feeling i might have installed something wrong but cant figure it out.... BTW its a 2000 Ford F150

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Posted: January 24, 2007 at 8:05 PM / IP Logged

did you connect the red wire of the radio to the illumination wire on the factory harness? thats what it sounds like to me. find the wire behind the radio that has voltage with the key in the accessory position. if none of the wires show voltage, then check for a blown fuse and re-test.

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Posted: January 24, 2007 at 11:29 PM / IP Logged

Could be your "deck" is simply nocturnal. Deck Only Works At Night -- posted image.

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Markland556

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Posted: January 25, 2007 at 12:11 AM / IP Logged

LOL. pretty funny.. But im going with the illumination wire. lights auto turn on.. illumination wire gets +12v.. deck turns on...

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Posted: January 25, 2007 at 12:12 AM / IP Logged

try turning your dimmer down and see if you radio turns off. very possible that you got onto the illumination wire on the dimmer wire. either way you might want to check and make sure you have the correct harness for you vehicle and double check your connections. good luck and hope this helps

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bigkid90

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Posted: January 26, 2007 at 1:10 AM / IP Logged

yea this is very weird....Wires are all good...I have the right harness....Decks does nothing when moving dimmer....

Maybye my deck just has a phobia of light???

05z71crew

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Posted: January 26, 2007 at 1:23 AM / IP Logged

Did you install the harness yourself? If so, you may have miswired one (happens to all of us). I would go back and run through the diagram if you have it.

If you paid for the install, take it back let them deal with it :-)

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Copper - Posts: 125

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Posted: January 26, 2007 at 6:21 AM / IP Logged

it is also possible that one of the pins on the aftermarket harness is in the wrong spot. it may look like its wired correctly, but until you actually take a meter and verify the wiring, you wont know for sure.

05z71crew

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Posted: January 26, 2007 at 9:59 AM / IP Logged

tue, but what would be the more probable cause. A mass produced part where one out of 100 harnesses has one pin wrong, or accidentally crimping the blue/white wire to the green one instead of the blue wire to the green one. Deck Only Works At Night -- posted image.

Plus running through the wiring diagram that came with the harness is alot easier to troubleshoot... IMO

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Kenwood KAC-9152D

American bass SQ540

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Copper - Posts: 125

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Posted: January 28, 2007 at 2:25 PM / IP Logged

05z71crew wrote:

Plus running through the wiring diagram that came with the harness is alot easier to troubleshoot... IMO

i have installed harnesses that had one pin wrong, maybe the little asian girl in the sweatshop had a bad day.

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