Dash Wiring

[IanB]

Hi all

I have recently installed a headunit to my R32 GTR and am now blowing the fuse for the dash lights/rear tail lights. Using this guide here: http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Nissan-Wiring.pdf I found that wire C had no wire in it, however wire B had a black and red wire, and I assumed they were swapped. Going on this assumption, I plugged up my head unit (The stock speakers arent actually that bad at all, how surprising is that?) and everything worked like a charm. Great I thought, put the car back together and went to test drive it to check for engine nose.

On powering up the car a slight problem dawned on me. Firing up my headlights, I noticed firstly that I had no dash lights, and secondly no tail lights (break and reverse/indictator works fine however). A blown fuse is what I guessed at and I scavanged a fuse from my old car (poor baby, shes so neglected these days). Lo and behold, as soon as I fired the head lights up, even with the car switched off and the headunit quite definatly off, the fuse blew again.

Anyone have any ideas as to why? Im out on my back here and have no idea wtf is going wrong, I really dont want to remove the head unit again as its quite a pain in the bum.

Thanks

Ian

[Chris Rogers]

find the black wire on the radio and bolt it to the frame. the red/blk wire you have is the amplified antenna run that to the blu or blu/wht wire on your radio.

(I'm going to do a snip of this post and use it elsewhere.)

[FULOCK]

im now in the same boat dude,

I just realised same thing is happening to me, and i gota drive home from work tonight at 10pm!!

[IanB]

its a easy fix man, just pull the earth out of the socket like chris said, however according to my wiring diagram the remote wire for the stock amp is in another socket?

[Chris Rogers]

correct. if you have the stock amp its in the rear speaker plug on a 33,34 and in the main one on a 32. nissan NEVER earth through the harness always to frame.

[IanB]

hehe not quite, the remote wire in the main plug is for a power antenna whereas the remote for the stock amp seems to me to be in the rear speak plug on the 32 as well.

I could be wrong however

[Chris Rogers]

hehe not quite, the remote wire in the main plug is for a power antenna whereas the remote for the stock amp seems to me to be in the rear speak plug on the 32 as well.

I could be wrong however

take a snap of the rear plug- i want to look.

[IanB]

I will try and accomidate you however its all plugged up and working now and I have lots on my plate putting my old car back together for sale

http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Nissan-Wiring.pdf backs me up however.