No electrics? Help needed please

[Adam]

Hi

Have got an aftermarket stereo in my 1.8 hlx xreg bravo.... it was wobbling a bit in the facia so i pushed it gently back in and then it cut out i then thought "o just a fuse"... then i found out my windows weren't working(electric) neither were- rear fog lights, heated rear screen and mirrors, and also my curtosity light doesn't come on when the doors are opened... but does come on when switched on???

o yea and my central locking has stopped working aswell so it alarms but doesn't lock the doors

I have checked all the fuses by eye for blown ones and all the 2 behind the glovebox the ones under the bonnet and all in drivers side fuse box are fine...

I am really stumped now and black leather seats+ Heat+ no windows= not fun!

Thanks in advance

Adam

 

[Will]

Sounds like a short, pull your stereo out and have a look!

 

[Adam]

i have done and it all looks fine in there i was thinking that i'd lost an earth somewhere is there anything else it cdould be?

 

[Will]

Sorry dude out of my league then. can't believe you bought an italian car and expected the electrics to work ?

 

[Mike]

Have you checked all the connections etc under the dash down the passenger side way, if i remember rightly when I fitted mine it was a really tight squeeze and i pushed stuff to the left at the back of the unit. maybe there is some sort of connector block thats popped apart?

I dont know electrics though, just an idea

 

[Trev]

Re: no electrics? Help needed please

A fuse near the battery ?

 

[Von]

Contact cleaner on all your commections? Seems to sort out the HGT every time!

 

[Adam]

dont know will have a look again tomorow if the weather holds up... but no i've checked the fuses by the battery aswell and all of them (4is there) look fine so have no idea

 

[Chris Williams]

Hi!

Checked you've not raked off earth point 22 (7-10 black wires dependent on model) on the LH side of the instruments/dash assembly - this earths a large number of ancillary circuits including the ones you've got problems with!

Forget Haynes when dealing with Italian electrics, you need the oem Fiat Manuals - do you have a copy of these?

Let us know how you got on & I'll try and write up a better guide for you if needed!

Chris Williams