Electrical Issue, Lock motors, interior lights, antenna

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Mar 25, 2011 | 12:29 PM

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Electrical Issue, Lock motors, interior lights, antenna

Alright, So I got my radio all set up to take a road trip, but I needed a constant 12 volt wire for the newer radio so since my antenna was broken I snipped the wires at the relay and used the 12 volt to power the radio.

I know, bad bubba. Was in too much a hurry to get on the road

Everything worked fine for a few days then I took a road trip, about forty miles in the radio quit, the car had gotten pretty hot as it was a pretty hot day. The radio felt very hot as well.

Well the fuse was blown so I tried to replace three times (checking to make sure I didn't have loose wires anywhere) and I blew the fuse instantly three times.

So now I have no power locks, interior lights or radio.

I fixed my radio issue by running a wire straight to the battery for my constant 12 volts just for the ride home (using normal ignition 12 volts and ground) and half hour in my radio quit again! Except this time it has power, but puts out no sound.

So what all did I do wrong? How do I fix it, and is my radio destroyed?

Mar 25, 2011 | 12:42 PM

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Pinched or bare wire creating a short and/or bad grounds.

Mar 25, 2011 | 12:43 PM

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Any common place to look for bare wires?

Mar 25, 2011 | 02:41 PM

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Any ideas?

Mar 25, 2011 | 04:28 PM

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Where ever they touch anything else. Where it will cross over a brace, radio pushes them against the sharp edge of a bracket, etc.

Mar 26, 2011 | 06:51 PM

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So after toiling endlessly, ripping my dash half apart looking for a short that was killing all my lights, my locks, radio, and antenna, I discovered a screw smashed between my cigar lighter and the heat rod that goes in it. I feel like an absolute idiot.