1996 Galant Stereo Wiring Problem

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Topic: 1996 Galant Stereo Wiring Problem

Posted By: Magnanini
Subject: 1996 Galant Stereo Wiring Problem
Date Posted: October 26, 2003 at 8:59 PM

I'm trying to install an aftermarket CD player in a 96 Galant S. I've got everything hooked up, but am left with two wires (internal illumination and parking lights) that I don't know what to do with. I have instructions that advise capping them off, but doing that leaves me without illumination and parking lights.

Any suggestions as to what to do would be appreciated.

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Posted By: Sweekster
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 1:34 PM

Usually you don't have to use those wires at all. They sometimes can cause blown fuse problems. All they do is when you turn your head lights or parking lights on it's supposed to dim the lights on the cd player to some what match your dash lights. It's better to just cap those wires off. That doesn't mean your parking lights won't work anymore.

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Posted By: Magnanini
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 1:43 PM

What would cause the lights (parking and internal illumination) not to work unless they're hooked up to power? Could the fuses have been blown?

When I cap them off, they don't work at all - I get no illumination or parking lights.

Any insight?

Posted By: Alien509
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 5:13 PM

Did you blow any fuses?

Posted By: Sweekster
Date Posted: October 27, 2003 at 5:46 PM

So when you turn on your head lights..just the head light come on and nothing else? Do any of your dash lights come on when you turn them on? exactly how did you connect the head unit? Did you use an adapter harness or did you just hard wire it? I would definitely check the fuses (all of em!) and/or replace them.

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Posted By: Magnanini
Date Posted: October 28, 2003 at 6:20 AM

I'll have to check on the blown fuses.
I hard wired the unit and when I turn on the Headlights, only the headlights come on - no dashboard lights at all.

Posted By: Alien509
Date Posted: October 28, 2003 at 5:50 PM

sounds likely you blew a fuse. Before you replace any blown fuses cap the extra wire(s) then replace the fuse(s), this will ensure you won't blow the new fuse as soon as you put it in.

Posted By: Alien509
Date Posted: October 28, 2003 at 5:57 PM

Oh I did have a rare case with my friends truck and dashboard lights. It turns out some vehicles have inline electronic fuses in them. We hooked the new headunit up to the original power wires coming out of the dash and it turns out the radio and the dash lights were linked together, to the electronic inline fuse, then to the actual fuse in the fuse box. Well we had compensated by putting a higher fuse in the fuse box but you can't change the inline fuses's set off point. So whenever he switched to his dash lights they didn't turn on. To fix this problem with this radio that drew more amprage then the stock radio we ahd to run our own power wires directly from the battery terminals. This solved the problem with the "fusable links" which I call electronic fuses. Now he can beat to his radio and use his dash lights just fine ;)