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| Thread ID: 81871 | 2007-08-09 10:19:00 | Car Dash Lights not working any ideas? | radium (8645) | PC World Chat |
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| 578714 | 2007-08-11 14:29:00 | Ahh the old "wire goes to earth when the lights are off" trick. I have done this one too ..... after being sure that it was earth when lights and ignition on. | Jester (13) | ||
| 578715 | 2007-08-13 04:31:00 | Doesn't sound like stupid Jap wiring to me. Sounds like stupid and 'out of their depth' Kiwi DIY'ers who don't know how to identify wiring, or test that they have it right. :D Cheers Billy 8-{) :p Most car stereo installers would do a standard install in less than an hour, $50 Just for the record I helped an auto-electrician out with that little bit of information a few years ago. No doubt it would have taken him all of fiive minutes to figure it out, but still. He didn't know. I don't know about stupid and out of their depth Kiwi DIYers. Thats $50 that can be spent on beer! And I can usually install a car stereo in about 30 mins, assuming theres no major extra wiring to do. (Like new back speakers) |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 578716 | 2007-08-13 05:46:00 | Just for the record I helped an auto-electrician out with that little bit of information a few years ago. No doubt it would have taken him all of fiive minutes to figure it out, but still. He didn't know. I don't know about stupid and out of their depth Kiwi DIYers. Thats $50 that can be spent on beer! And I can usually install a car stereo in about 30 mins, assuming theres no major extra wiring to do. (Like new back speakers) Why Thank you Wratterus. Exactly I saved myself $50.00, stereo goes sweet as and everything goes in the car perfectly, only took me bout 40 min too, plus another 15min to change the earth wire. Was no hassle Billy - That’s what us Kiwis are about DIYing. And isn't that a part of what this forum is about? Is it not, don't we and others post our computer problems in the F1 forum to sometimes save ourselves the money of a tech? Phil B - The stereo only cost me $150, (That’s not expensive) I have installed them in all my other cars with no problems don't see why I would pay someone else to do it this time. Sure I had a problem, but a bit of googling I had it fixed and guess what no $50 charge. Go Kiwi DIyers I say. |
radium (8645) | ||
| 578717 | 2007-08-13 08:44:00 | Colour coded car wiring? Never heard of that one before. I did exactly the same thing when installing a stereo in a 93 Mazda Familia. Saw the green cable, thought, yip, thats the earth, connected it and each time I turned the headlights on, the driving light fuse blew. Green for chassis? what the hell were you thinking!!! :D |
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