Guys, I installed a pioneer radio last year and I could never get the radio reception to work right. So i dug back into it today, and connected the blue wire to get the power antenna working. So the radio reception came back. I figured at the same time i would do the Video bypass mod. I do that, and now nothing turns on. So i took the bypass mod back off and hooked it back up how it was.

The radio will not turn on, the OEM navigation wont turn on, the illumination for the ODO and whole cluster won't turn on, and now i have a CEL. I hooked everything back up including the white box, everything is grounded, and i checked all fuses in the two fuse boxes.....


Anyone have any idea what's wrong here?

 

Status:

RPM needle works.
Gauge gauge works.
Cluster Illumination does not work.
Triple gauges do not work (except oil psi, but lighting doesnt work)
Radio has no power.
OEM Nav door has no power
OEM nagivaton has no power.
A/C works and little light on dial works.
Temperature dial works.
Defroster dial light does not work.

 

Check the fuse labeled heated mirror next to the dead pedal.

 

Wow....what the **** really? It was the MIRROR fuse.....i hate electrical ****. Everything works now by replacing the mirror fuse...

 

Dude yea, i just did that by googleing around and saw someone had blown a mirror fuse... so i tried it same time you suggested this....so odd. Thanks for the help

 

I found it the hard way a few months ago.

 

Next time disconnect the battery and all will be good

 

Interesting. Good to know. Few would think blowing a mirror fuse can cause all that.

 

The first step, if you don't have access to a service manual, should be to check all fuses with an ohm meter. 99% of the time when electronics in a car quit working immediately after someone works on the car a fuse is blown.