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Help - fuses blown left right and centre!

  • 01-06-2019 6:53am
    #1
    elbyrneo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭


    Lads,

    Woke up early and clearly feeling over confident i tried to replace the radio head unit. Have an mk5 GTI, there was an old aftermarket unit which was grand but basic, so but bought a new android one and tried to install this morning. Have shorted about 7 fuses now.

    Tried putting the old radio back in to test to make sure I didn't get a dodgy new unit, but nope fuses still blowing.God knows what I'm doing wrong.

    Need it sorted today, have a lads trip coming up with me driving and shame not to have it working! Just don't know who I should try. I'm based in leixlip but anywhere Dublin south or dublin west would be grand.

    Was thinking Icetronix? Will give them a call when they open. But if anyone knows a good guy who might fancy a nixer let me know pleeeeaaaasee!

    Massively appreciate it, will be wrecking my head all weekend otherwise!

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    Isambard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,795 ✭✭✭Isambard


    you must have short circuited it somewhere. Check everything is connected right and well insulated.


  • #3
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Old radio OEM or was it too removed before. What's the wiring like.

    Any pictures


  • #4
    Stoolbend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭Stoolbend


    Would you have put a screw through a wire anywhere?


  • #5
    jochenstacker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 390 ✭✭jochenstacker


    Isambard wrote: »
    you must have short circuited it somewhere. Check everything is connected right and well insulated.

    Absolutely that. If it worked before, but not afterwards, 99.99999% of the time it's something that was done during the installation process.
    Don't panic, retrace your steps and, if nothing is found, undo everything that was done.
    It could also be two rotten wires touching each other.


  • #6
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    jochenstacker wrote: »
    Absolutely that. If it worked before, but not afterwards, 99.99999% of the time it's something that was done during the installation process.
    Don't panic, retrace your steps and, if nothing is found, undo everything that was done.
    It could also be two rotten wires touching each other.

    I'd say it was something done in the previous installation, an aftermarket radio cowboyed in and who knows what wires were connected to what.


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  • #7
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,749 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Any updates bud? Hope you're sorted,don't feel like Langer after it we've all been there trying electrics on a motor are a balls


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