radio/dimmer swirch wiring problem

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Topic: radio/dimmer swirch wiring problem

Posted By: gumbydamnit
Subject: radio/dimmer swirch wiring problem
Date Posted: March 26, 2003 at 9:13 PM

i installed a cd player a while back and a couple months or so after doing so, i have to turn the dimmer switch up and turn on the dome light(part of the swich, 93 caprice) in order for the sound to come out of the speakers. when i turn on the dome light i can push the dial back down to the low dimmer/domelight off possition and the dome light stays on and dim..
i checked the stereo wiring and it IS right, and i took the dimmer dial switch out and cleaned it and that didnt help, but when i took the fuse out for the dimmer switch then it was fine.
but i needed it in for door locks so i put it back in and took the dome light bulb out.
any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks.
Graham.
mafba@hotmailNOSPAM.com

Replies:

Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: March 26, 2003 at 9:19 PM

disconnect and tape up the dimmer and/or illumination wires from the radio's harness and see if that fixes the problem.

Posted By: wrencher_25
Date Posted: March 27, 2003 at 2:01 AM

THAT MAKES SENSE.......

You don't need the dimmer to be hooked up for the radio to work!!! Heck, I don't even have mine hooked up right now! Why didn't i think of that. Good one Esmith.

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Andrew Weitzel

MECP First Class Installer

Posted By: gumbydamnit
Date Posted: March 27, 2003 at 10:57 AM

im sorry i didnt mention it but the dimmer IS disconnected. i capped it. it doesnt connect to the radio. so thats not it, thats the Crazy part, its not even hooked up!
Thanks!
graham.

Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: March 27, 2003 at 7:06 PM

well poop!....okie back to the drawing board for this one...gotta think about it a lil more and do some research but we'll figure it out eventually!