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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Shady Pioneer on 08 May 2008, 23:34
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So I got my sub and amp today. Decided to fit it in with my mate.
Got it in, and now I have an array of problems.
1. My lights when you open the door don't work.
2. My central locking doesn't work.
3. When I turn the engine off my clock resets and the clocks make a wierd sound as if they are starting up for the first time.
4. My front speakers seem to be recognised as the rear speakers not the front.
5. My sub doesn't seem to work properly.
6. I have a problem with the fact my sub isn't recognised by the head unit, so when I adjust the subwoofers level on the headunit it it does nothing, the bass changes along with the front too speakers when I adjust the overall bass on the head unit.
PLEASE HELP ME!
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have you checked you havent blown a fuse when youve wired your kit in?
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What fuse are you referring to? The audio side of things or the car's fuses?
If it's the cars fuses where are they found and how do I know which ones are which?
Sorry I'm just really bummed about this.
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Did you wire your amp directly to the battery? also what head unit are you running?
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u checked ur battery mate?
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It is connected to the battery, and just by the battery is a fuse and fuse holder that came with the amp kit I got.
The headunit I have is an Alpine 9880r.
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sounds like you have made a balls of the earths
id put everything back to how it was originally then check, if all is good again, then start a fresh
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got a power cap. i had this problem and it was the fuse at the front from the battery to the amp.
the fuse box should be above the foot well push the green bottons and pull and if im right should be the far right hand side fuse of the stereo.
also sound as if u had a bit of a surge might be the problem.
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The Earth has been put screwed in to the metal under the seats. It was sanded down to bare metal as well so surely it couldn't be that?
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did you have to butcher the wiring behind the stereo to get it in?
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The Earth has been put screwed in to the metal under the seats. It was sanded down to bare metal as well so surely it couldn't be that?
i mean the earths for the rest of the car, you might have moved them or something
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No didn't touch any wiring behind the stereo, the only thing I did was plug in the RCA lead and connect the remote lead to the blue connection off of the block of the Alpine one.
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The Earth has been put screwed in to the metal under the seats. It was sanded down to bare metal as well so surely it couldn't be that?
i mean the earths for the rest of the car, you might have moved them or something
Right I see. Bloody hell lol, umm...where are the Earths located roughly on the car?
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BTW, do we think it's a wise idea for me to go unplug the power cable from the amp in case it drains my battery?
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it may have nothing to do with the stereo. check wiring in the pas side footwell as it may have been disturbed.
shouldnt drain the batt if the remote wire is connected properly
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drivers side below and to the right of the steering wheel. there’s a plastic panel you need to remove that and all the fuses should be visible. from what I remember the description of what each fuse does should be on the back of that panel. check them by pulling them out and looking if the metal strip down the middle isnt broken (don’t get them mixed up)
i would check them first :smiley:
good luck
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best earth is the seat belt reel take small bit of paint for better contact
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best earth is the seat belt reel take small bit of paint for better contact
2nd that :cool:
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I'll look at the fuses first thing in the morning, thanks for the advice, a question though, if some of them have blown and I goto replace them, wouldn't the same just happen?
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in the boot that is. sorri long day in the middle of moving. and no not if u have earthed it propley. so he says lol
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if the wires are shorted out then yes, thats what they are there for.
If it was just a voltage spike the probably not
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So I take it I have to see if any of them have gone and replace them and see if it happens again? If it does, what does that mean I have to do?
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I'll look at the fuses first thing in the morning, thanks for the advice, a question though, if some of them have blown and I goto replace them, wouldn't the same just happen?
if they blow your wiring must be incorrect.
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Ok so first port of call is to check the fuses and get them replaced. If happens again, should I disconnect the amp from the battery from the battery?
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if they blow again you will have to check the wiring to that component. probably likely that they all share a common earth. check the wiring diagram
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I knew I should of got professionals to install this. Bloody hell!
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shame that u dont live near london i would of done it from u and u could of seen might b4 i started.
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Thanks man, it is a shame. I've been reading up so much about it and honestly thought I'd got everything sort but obviously not. This sucks ass.
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i know how you feel. tried replacing my wishbone the other day and was defeated by a knackered bolt leaving the car undrivable. was only meant to be a simple job :angry:
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took me ages to get my sub workin then it would just stop. so i went back just to keep lookin to see and it wernt till my smart ass missis came a long and said about the frount fuse. so i changed it and tighten it and then it worked. think of it as learnin thats wot i do if i mess up then every1 on here really helpful and wanna help.
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nooooo shady, what happened!!! minor set back, we'll be cruisin soon. Got my wiring kit today and going to wire in my system 2moro. Got a m8 whos gunna help me, he loves putting them in, so ideal cause he is good and costs me nothing!
Shady m8, if you are cruisin near plymouth soon, give me a shout. Ill ask my friend 2moro if he can help. Problem is he is never bloody available - what a let down.
I'm feeling your pain, sucks when it goes badly wrong, makes you feel sick!
Good luck with it all!
LL ;)
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sounds like u got front and rear speakers wired wrong way round too
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Cheers LL. :smiley:
Nelds...I don't know how I could have done that because I have the speaker wire running from the front speaker terminals to the input on the crossovers, each one going to the left and the same to the right. :huh:
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4. My front speakers seem to be recognised as the rear speakers not the front.
just going from what u said ^^^^ :smug:
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Have you checked the fuse in the Amp wiring? My amp positive has its own fuse.
Dan
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IT'S ALL OK!!!
Thank God LOL!
I checked all the fuses and one had blown which was for the lights, the clocks and central locking. Replaced that and it all works fine.
In regards to the amp, I made a complete noob error.
The RCA cable supplied I plugged into the rear RCA output of the headunit, so that's why it thought my speakers were the rear ones, and the reason the sub wasn't working properly was because I needed an RCA cable for that to goto the amp.
It's all sorted now though.
Thanks for everyone's help!
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thats great news shady. wanna b able to hear it at my house from urs lol.
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phewwww! its on now!!!!
nicely done shady, how is it then - sound good?
LL ;)
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vdub - Did you not hear me at 10am? LOL!
LL - It sounds the shizzle! I have Infinity Kappa components at the front, a 4 channel JBL amp and a 12" JBL GTO sub, and it all sounds so clear even at really high volume. I will be deaf by the summer I think lol!
I have a few places where it rattles, and I think a couple have nuts or something have fallen down behind the rear lights so when it's on loud you can hear them rattling, but it should be easy enough to sort out.
The amp has a nice white glow to it in the dark as well! Looks sexy lol!
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lol as it was u ill let u off.
you golf dont rattle it ShAkEs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u got the bass goin through the seat thats when u no u got a bad a*s systems (sort of)
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glad you got it sorted m8 :wink: