HELP ME PLEASE (ICE help needed!)

[willynwilson]

Hi all,

just got my new car from the finance company,

i installed my sub and amp today,

it was all working fine, until bang, the headunit stopped working and the clock light went off aswell.

i checked the fuses and it had blown, so i bought some replacement ones which are in, and it still doesnt work.

everything else works apart from headunit and clock light,

can someone please help?

 

[gregwilliams333]

i was gonna say check the head unit aint got a fuse but if the clock is out then the fuse might have gone again

 

[willynwilson]

the fuses are ok, they havent popped, but still not working

 

[Skinny]

1st learn what you're doing as you've more than likly cause a short somewhere.

Go to the fuse box and check all the fuses. If there okay then come back, as thats the 1st thing to check.

 

[gregwilliams333]

could have blown a bigger fuse under the bonnet

 

[willynwilson]

1st learn what you're doing as you've more than likly cause a short somewhere.

Go to the fuse box and check all the fuses. If there okay then come back, as thats the 1st thing to check.

my mate did it and he does it for a living, no need for that comment,

all the fuses are ok, checked all of them.

 

[willynwilson]

could have blown a bigger fuse under the bonnet

i only found 1 fuse box with 3 fuses in and they are all fine aswell

 

[Skinny]

Maybe he needs a new profession.

If the fuses are okay, have you checking the voltage at teh back of the clock & the headunit. To make sure there is power there. Also check the resistance of the ground, to check thats okay.

There is a hell of a lot more than 3 fuses in a car. Get the manual out and find the others, like on the dash side in teh clio, there 20 odd in there. And under the bonnet as well.

 

[willynwilson]

3 fuses under the bonnet i can find, iv checked all the fuses under the steering wheel.

 

[Skinny]

Then do the other thing i sugested above and check there is voltage at teh hu and clock and the resistance of the ground

 

[willynwilson]

getting to the clock will be hard,

the earth is attached to the isofix bar in the boot.

 

[Skinny]

Nah what i mean is.

On the back of the head unit, you will have a + and - cable, and another cable that is linked to the ignition. Check all of these have a voltage across them and the resistance of teh earth.

I say the back of the clock as if the fuse hasnet gone im not sure why else the clock wouldnt work. Unless it had no power.


The iso fix bar is okay, to earth to but not the best. You really need a bare metal surface with direct contact to the cable for the earth from the amp.


Tell me what your system is, power figures etc, and what size cables youve used and what size inline fuses you have after the batt so i can get a better picture please chap.

 

[willynwilson]

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/vibe-slick-bass-pack-p-6059.html

thats what iv got, all the wiring e.t.c which i got was included in the pack,

i scratched down the paint on the isofix bar and its on the bare metal now

 

[willynwilson]

will the clock and HU not be connected to the same fuse as the hu puts the radio station e.t.c up there.

 

[willynwilson]

maybe its the amp power lead fuses under the bonnet? i didnt check that

 

[wallop]

The ign live fuse has blown mate.....

Find it & change it, (if its a 5A fuse & it blows again, swap it for a 10A fuse)....

 

[willynwilson]

ign live fuse?! engligten me please!

 

[Skinny]

In the car manuel it will have a list of all the fuses and which are what. find the fuse box with the one wallop pointed out in and pull the fuse out, see if the fillement in the middle is there or gone and you know if its that.

 

[willynwilson]

cheers guys, but all the fuses i have found are working

 

[willynwilson]

all fuses have been checked, all working and not popped, there is power running from the battery to the amp, but there is no power running from amp to sub, also there is power running into the headunit cables in the back, but its not running into the headunit

 

[daydotz]

new car that was quick another clio ?

 

[agithegreat]

Got ignition power at the back of thw HU when you turn on ignition? Just a mad thought!

 

[willynwilson]

got power when the ignition is turned on, 11.38 volts i think, but it wont get into the headunit to switch on

 

[agithegreat]

So this voltage is present on the wiring harness that goes into the HU?
ALL these voltages you state i assume you're getting from there?
If you are but you HU still doesn't turn on, you've blown it!

 

[willynwilson]

ive tried 3 headunits and they all dont work! could the bulb behind the clock light popped and therefore not getting a full curcuit?

 

[willynwilson]

new car that was quick another clio ?

cilve the second! lol, broken again

 

[daydotz]

ive tried 3 headunits and they all dont work! could the bulb behind the clock light popped and therefore not getting a full curcuit?

ive heard if a bulb goes in the dash its a nigtmare to replace its a dashout job

 

[daydotz]

new car that was quick another clio ?

cilve the second! lol, broken again

clive the 2nd nice name is it a brand spanker same model ect

 

[willynwilson]

exactly the same car, same colour, model even plate.

just 6400 miles less on it than previous

 

[daydotz]

exactly the same car, same colour, model even plate.

just 6400 miles less on it than previous

spooky :evil:

 

[stevenb]

did you sort this as i have the same problem but not getting full voltage on the 12v perm live.

My clock is also off but it is a 197 not sure if its different. I dont really want to go taking the dash off to check the clock unless i have to.

Steven-b