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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: jonboygti on 22 December 2010, 22:13

Title: another set of clock fried!
Post by: jonboygti on 22 December 2010, 22:13

posted on here tha i had a set of clocks literally catch fire, i ordered a new set checked the wires which i could see good earth ect checked all the fuses , fitted another set of clocks ready to have them coded and they have jus melted to? wtf? any one got any ideas? this its goin to be a dash out job and check all the wires????

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: jamie16v on 22 December 2010, 22:29

very odd, sounds like a short circuit but where is anyones guess.

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: jonboygti on 22 December 2010, 22:41

unfortunatly i think its a vw job,

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: Wayne on 23 December 2010, 00:05

Seek help from a specialist in auto electrics, sounds like a dead short in the loom.

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: jonboygti on 23 December 2010, 10:17

Quote from: Wayne on 23 December 2010, 00:05

Seek help from a specialist in auto electrics, sounds like a dead short in the loom.

sorry but whats meant as a dead short? like a few wires melted together? thanks

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: Wayne on 23 December 2010, 10:47

Quote from: jonboygti on 23 December 2010, 10:17

Quote from: Wayne on 23 December 2010, 00:05

Seek help from a specialist in auto electrics, sounds like a dead short in the loom.

sorry but whats meant as a dead short? like a few wires melted together? thanks

Yes or wiring touching bare metal 

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: vwprime on 23 December 2010, 20:05

S**t mate, not good :(
Have you ever had any other radeo fitted or another alarm in the car? VW are ushlay very good with wires and this is a quite a saprise that this is happing.
I cant remember if you had a falt code read or not just to see if there was anying apparant?

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: houston on 24 December 2010, 17:14

check your fuse box to see if right fuses have been fitted, any fuse should have blown before it got to the point of melting wires.

my bet is a bad earth

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: Purely VAG on 27 December 2010, 22:25

Check main earthing points, drivers footwell --> Door pillar, Passenger footwell---> door pillar, Under steering column. I can provide wiring diag's if REQ.

Title: Re: another set of clock fried!
Post by: jonboygti on 28 December 2010, 21:12

Quote from: Purely VAG on 27 December 2010, 22:25

Check main earthing points, drivers footwell --> Door pillar, Passenger footwell---> door pillar, Under steering column. I can provide wiring diag's if REQ.

yessss please !