Deck Only Works At Night
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 03, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Topic: Deck Only Works At Night
Posted By: bigkid90
Subject: Deck Only Works At Night
Date Posted: January 24, 2007 at 7:18 PM
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 By: duct tape
Date Posted: January 24, 2007 at 8:05 PM
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.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: January 24, 2007 at 11:29 PM
Could be your "deck" is simply nocturnal.  ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: Markland556
Date Posted: January 25, 2007 at 12:11 AM
LOL. pretty funny.. But im going with the illumination wire. lights auto turn on.. illumination wire gets +12v.. deck turns on...
Posted By: bmwpwner
Date Posted: January 25, 2007 at 12:12 AM
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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Posted By: bigkid90
Date Posted: January 26, 2007 at 1:10 AM
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???
Posted By: 05z71crew
Date Posted: January 26, 2007 at 1:23 AM
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 :-) ------------- lil nicky
06 Elantra (No more z71)
2 12" powerbass subs; 6x9's and 5 1/4's
Kenwood KAC-9152D
American bass SQ540
Posted By: duct tape
Date Posted: January 26, 2007 at 6:21 AM
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. -------------
Posted By: 05z71crew
Date Posted: January 26, 2007 at 9:59 AM
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.  Plus running through the wiring diagram that came with the harness is alot easier to troubleshoot... IMO ------------- lil nicky
06 Elantra (No more z71)
2 12" powerbass subs; 6x9's and 5 1/4's
Kenwood KAC-9152D
American bass SQ540
Posted By: duct tape
Date Posted: January 28, 2007 at 2:25 PM
05z71crew wrote:
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. 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. -------------
Posted By: bigkid90
Date Posted: January 28, 2007 at 4:46 PM
No sorry guys when my lights were turned on..i movedthe dimmer and then the deck shut off..... 
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: January 29, 2007 at 5:02 PM
Only drive the vehicle at night then..... Unplug the ground wire and illumination wires from the back of the deck. Run a new ground wire. Meter the ignition and constant lines to verify what they give, meter again while playing with the light / dimmer controls. ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
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