Whilst wiring my stereo up today, i blew a fuse. Trouble is ive checked under the bonnet and none of the blade fuses appear gone. Also, the clock works fine, its just the stereo/neons and the volt meter that was wired to the stereo/and my amps etc. Does anyone know if there is nother fuse box somewhere else in the car? Its a j reg jap import non turbo (dont know if this makes a difference). Ive also checked the stereo/amp fuses and it aint them! Please help, otherwise the local autoelec bloke will be making a killing off me :(

 

 

Cheers -Mike

Chopper

 

have you looked at the ones in drivers footwell

 

 

wez:duffer:

Just in case you can't read Japanese! ;)

 

Drivers footwell??????????? Didnt even know there were any fuses there! Are they under the carpet (like the ECU on the passenger side) ?

 

 

Nice one mate- i will check it out tomorrow!! Thanks again :D

They are to the right of the accelerator, put your head in the footwel and you'll find it!!

Right, ive just checked and there aint no fuse box! What is going on!! :confused:

LOL yes there is mate :D

 

There is a flap on the side of the footwell (not the carpet area).

let me see if I can get a picture

Used picture of Roy Hayes car, thanks mate :D

Nice one mate!! Iw ill check tomorrow as its pitch black ouside and i dont want to look like a tit and post on here again lol

 

Your car is looking spanking mate ! :dance:

Originally posted by chopper

Nice one mate!! Iw ill check tomorrow as its pitch black ouside and i dont want to look like a tit and post on here again lol

 

Your car is looking spanking mate ! :dance:

 

It does`nt matter what time of day it is, cus when you get in there it all goes black anyway. Make sure you`ve got your mini maglite with ya.:D

Hazard a guess that its your lighting circuit fuse that's blown?:rolleyes:

 

Happened with me when I fitted new sounds - the Jap car doesn't have earth on the stereo loom, but when I fitted the light circuit looked very much like earth at the time (before I knew better). When I went to turn the lights on - nothing (the stereo allowed the light circuit to go direct to earth, do not pass go, collect a broken fuse). Only found out after driving the 10 country miles home with no lights (well only main beam, and hazards for courtesy:eek: )

 

If this is your blown fuse - this is probably the solution! If your lights ARE working, then don't know what else it could be (I remember blowing the warning chime fuse when trying to isolate the problem - not sure how though :confused: )

 

HTH

 

StuartR

Ive found and fixed it!!!

 

Thanks people - there were 3 other fuses gone too !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Now, the light that tells me te door is open works, stereo works and i dont know what else - but something else works too!!!

 

At least i know for further reference - always pack the maglite !!:D

 

Cheers again