n00b Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 hi, i have just had the worse day of my life.... and now im taht f**ked off i have to quit for today. i changed my head unit everything went fine untill ... everything worked fine ... clock heaters etc untill i started putting it all back in then noticed that the clock was not illuminating... then noticed the heater controls where illuminated (apart from the twisty fan control and heat which didnt illuminate) but did not function when buttons where pressed... and just to top it all off when i tested the ciggy lighter it didnt work. i checked and rechecked and took the dash to bits 3 more times but still no luck... i have checked the fuses but they seem fine... im really stuck please help if you can a very unhappy... n00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 that sounds like a fuse for sure...have a look at the fusebox in the drivers footwell....there is a ciggy lighter and dashboard illumination fuse in there....i think its a 7.5 or a 10 A fuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 15, 2006 Author Share Posted January 15, 2006 im sure i tested them mate... i swaped around a few to see... im goign to nip to halfords tomorrow ... hopefully your right .... what circuit is the clock on? thanks n00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Monkey Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I am sure that the fuse is located in the drivers footwell, it is well hidden and you need a neck like an ostrich to see it! This is the time that you ought to check in the main fuse box (under the bonnet) to see if you have a white, fuse puller, otherwise its a PITA to get at he other fuses. Sure the heater and clock circuit is one of the very middle fuses of the middle row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 thanks guys.... i know where i will be spending my lunch break.. feet hanging out of the footwell. I hope it is fuses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Monkey Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 98% sure it is, otherwise I have a spare heater control unit here mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 can i bagsy that untill i know for sure ? should be today? Thanks n00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Did you have to cut any wires on the stereo adaptor or was it just a straight fit? I had a similar problem on a micra the other week and I'd used the illumination wire which obviously affects all the lights on the dash incorrectly which had blown a fuse, when I put a new fuse in it went again. Problem solved by sorting my little wiring error and then replacing the fuse again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Def fuse mate did the same. in my car there is a random plug that fits into my hazards socket that blows it! check that and check footwell fuses again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 ok check the fuses and changed the relevant ones for new ones and nothing has come back to life (clock/ciggy/fans)... eeeeeek!!!! what with the hazards pig? should i unplug it or have i missed one? ta Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 The hazard plug should be connected as it completes a circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotatom Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 ok check the fuses and changed the relevant ones for new ones and nothing has come back to life (clock/ciggy/fans)... eeeeeek!!!! what with the hazards pig? should i unplug it or have i missed one? Join the club mate, Ive been without all the bits you mentioned for ages now, and can find a damn thing wrong anywhere. Whats this about the hazard thingy? My switch aint long been replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Def fuse mate did the same. in my car there is a random plug that fits into my hazards socket that blows it! check that and check footwell fuses again! if i had the wrong thing plugged into the hazards it wouldnt coomplete the circuit.... would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Dont think you can plug the wrong lead into the back of the hazard switch. If you did the indicators wouldnt work anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Dont think you can plug the wrong lead into the back of the hazard switch. If you did the indicators wouldnt work anyway. Thats correct, if you do plug the wrong one in (may only be a stupid uk thing) then the indicators will not work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotatom Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Its not just a UK thing. You found anything yet Noob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 nothing yet mate ... i might book it into a autoelectric as i have no idea... when did yours stop working? after a headunit install? n00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Hi Charlie, sorry to hear this, let me know if I can help at all. Not that I'm an expert, but have had my dash off a couple of times with no bother, and have changed the stereo too. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotatom Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 when did yours stop working? after a headunit install? I put a panasonic indash tv and dvd player in the slot and it was fine for ages. Went to light a fag one day with the cigar lighter, pushed the thing in and then nothing. Changed the hazard switch since then cos that was buggered, checked it all, put it back together, and still nothing. To be honest Ive been driving around all winter with no bloody heating cos I cant be assed to keep taking the dash off and bending like Harry Hoodini to get at bits which Im sure aint broken. I dont know what to do. Anyone think of anything else we might try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Hi Charlie, sorry to hear this, let me know if I can help at all. Not that I'm an expert, but have had my dash off a couple of times with no bother, and have changed the stereo too. Mike Cheers fella... might take you up on that offer of assistance when i get back from hols... if i dont get totally pissed off and let someone else sort it for me while im away (someone who knows there arse from there elbow better than me ) Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 had it in the autoelecs shop on monday and it was a loose wire on the back of the loom on the heater controls.... charged £58 for the pleasure of finding this out and and sorting it.... just glad its sorted n00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 glad it's sorted for you fella Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotatom Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Thats good news mate I booked next week off work so I can spend all day looking at mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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