Be carefull when adding electrical "stuff" to the car..
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| Author: | _WoLFMaN_ [ Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Electric failure |
Hi there, after sooo much time. Later I've had some electric problems with the Mazda. Thing is: The radio stays on, unless I connect something to ground, and the powered rear view mirrors don't work. I know it has to do with some ground cable, but has anyone else had this problem before? Where do you recommend me to check first? Cheers, Alex. |
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| Author: | jinglebells [ Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Electric failure |
[quote="_WoLFMaN_"]Hi there, after sooo much time. Later I've had some electric problems with the Mazda. Thing is: The radio stays on, unless I connect something to ground, and the powered rear view mirrors don't work. I know it has to do with some ground cable, but has anyone else had this problem before? Where do you recommend me to check first? Cheers, Alex.[/quote] Hi Alex, I don't know precisely but there is an interesting paragraph in the manual : "If the mirrors do not operate and no sound comes from the electric motors in the mirrors, check the radio fuse in the fuse box" ! So they are linked somehow. I'd start at the the fuse box and trace the relevant earths, also the earth from the mirror switch. |
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| Author: | maZZda [ Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Electric failure |
Yep, fuse for the radio is not only for the radio! But the strange behaviour points towards bad grounding somewhere.. |
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| Author: | _WoLFMaN_ [ Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Electric failure |
[quote="jinglebells"][quote="_WoLFMaN_"]Hi there, after sooo much time. Later I've had some electric problems with the Mazda. Thing is: The radio stays on, unless I connect something to ground, and the powered rear view mirrors don't work. I know it has to do with some ground cable, but has anyone else had this problem before? Where do you recommend me to check first? Cheers, Alex.[/quote] Hi Alex, I don't know precisely but there is an interesting paragraph in the manual : "If the mirrors do not operate and no sound comes from the electric motors in the mirrors, check the radio fuse in the fuse box" ! So they are linked somehow. I'd start at the the fuse box and trace the relevant earths, also the earth from the mirror switch.[/quote] Thank y'all for fast replying. The thing is: I've checked the grounds for the stuff in the wiring that I did modify, and they are all ok. I'll check the fuses though, I didn't even know there was a fuse for the radio or mirrors lol. |
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| Author: | _WoLFMaN_ [ Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Electric failure |
Aighty dudes, it worked. It was the fuse. More than that, I discovered the problem. Turns out that I've bought some multimedia steering buttons that have lights, so I tried to connect the lights to the stock watch, and that blown up the fuse. |
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| Author: | maZZda [ Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Electric failure |
Be carefull when adding electrical "stuff" to the car..
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| Author: | _WoLFMaN_ [ Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Electric failure |
I will from now on lol... I have to figure out a way to wire that though.. |
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