I have just installed a new head unit in my car (citroen Saxo) and have used the harness supplied with it. The stereo works fine but now the lights which light up the dials on my dash no longer work.
Can anyone tell me what i have done wrong?
TIA
Last time I did this I ended up wiring the ground of the radio to the illumination lead on the car. When the lights are off the illumination lead looks like a ground, until you turn on your lights. Then it usually blows a fuse, which seems to short out the illumination lead to ground and keep the radio working. Pull the ground wire from the radio and ground it to some metal of the car or a known good ground wire and replace your fuse (which is probably blown).
Allan
Last time I did this I ended up wiring the ground of the radio to the illumination lead on the car. When the lights are off the illumination lead looks like a ground, until you turn on your lights. Then it usually blows a fuse, which seems to short out the illumination lead to ground and keep the radio working. Pull the ground wire from the radio and ground it to some metal of the car or a known good ground wire and replace your fuse (which is probably blown). Theres an article in
Crutchfields tech support site here:
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-pd3XJdF5Bcj/tech/kb32.html that may be of some help
Allan
what make and model of vehicle do you have.maybe you have to wire the illumination wire to your ignition wire
Thanks guys, I did indeed have the illumination wire grounded and had blown the fuse. sorted now and i can see how fast i am going at night :)