Technical Electrical Problem

[mypandapop]

I hope someone can help me! I've gone to fit a modern stereo but as soon as I connect it up to the original pos and neg you hear a click and some of the dash lights go out. The car still starts but nothing works like lights etc. With the stereo disconnected the dash lights do return. Any ideas?

 

[Dragon Man]

how very interesting. hmm how are you wiring it up?

the panda only has 2 wires that give power to the radio. i have seen it where people have wired in the yellow wire to the radio, sadly that only gives power when the lights are on.

most modern radios require 3 "power cables" a "constant live" a "ignition live" and a ground.

the panda only gives the constant live from the red (with green spots) wire if you want an ignition live, you would have to wire one in from somewhere else.

i hope this sheds some light on the issue

 

[mypandapop]

Thanks for your reply, all sorted now. It was a poor earth. I'm thinking that connecting the stereo just caused the earth to fail totally. I just tweaked then13mm bolt and it sorted it.

 

[mypandapop]

Also had another electrical fix today! I got my intermitant and park sorted on the wipers. It was a dry joint on the control unit that's on the motor.