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="_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.

Yep, fuse for the radio is not only for the radio!
But the strange behaviour points towards bad grounding somewhere..

[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.

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.

Be carefull when adding electrical "stuff" to the car..

I will from now on lol... I have to figure out a way to wire that though..