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Originally Posted by elav
@blue62 - when you made this comment about the car not turning over being related to my work on my HU, I couldn't imagine how - but you were correct. Before I figured out you were correct, I tested the clutch pedal switch again, tested the battery, which is only 3 years old and tried jumping it from another car to rule out the battery. I then hooked up my Durametric again and got the codes Airbad B05 - 1, Alarm i32 - 25 W lead, and Alarm i48-25 short circuit to B+. Based on this, I found this thread: https://986forum.com/forums/diy-project-guides/60245-durametric-alarm-fault-i32.html
Based on this thread I checked fuse E1 - it was difficult to see that it was blown, but it was. I replaced the fuse and the car started right up!
When I was replacing the HU with the Bluetooth module plugged in, I had a heck of a time getting the HU back in place. I shoved it in and the Bluetooth no longer worked. I removed the HU again and saw that all the wires for the Bluetooth module ripped out of the plug. My guess is this is what fried that fuse, but when the next break in the rain happens, I'll put the head unit out again and check all the wires.
I'm in the Bay Area and I was really concerned that the alarm got wet with all the rain we have been getting (although everything felt dry in the car).
What is the easiest way to guide the head unit wires while you are sliding in the HU? Is it taking off the side panels in the footwell or removing the plastic panel to the left of the HU/HVAC? |
I have a 2000S the footwell panels in mine just pull out so that would be an easy place to start with to see if it helps.
You can pull it back out then with a flashlight and favorite beverage just sit there and look at it for a while. Look at what has to go into the space versus the size of the space. Look at the wiring and connectors. Look at what will trip you up. What can the wires hangup on. Mentally put everything back in place. Then most times it will physically go back together with fewer issues.
If your going to work on something electrical it can pay to disconnect the negative battery cable while doing the work.
Doing this can save burned fuses burned wires or even fires in some cases.
It is easy to short a wire or cause a short to ground with a screw driver or wrench.
Sometimes you can't see a bad fuse. It is better to use a little circuit test light and test it in place.
The test light has a sharp pointed probe at on end and an alligator clip at the other.
Yes if you have issues after just completing some work or recent work.
Always retrace your steps the problem is almost always where your hands were
