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booner88
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Nov 18, 2009, 12:58 PM
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its a 2000 mazda protege 1.6 liter dohc 4cyl with 145,000 miles just recently i hooked my subwoofers and amp up the right way and now my cars interior fan wont turn on i checked all the fuses and made sure everything was plugged into the switch and nothing no heat or a/c the light comes on the button for the a/c and the rear defroster but no fan its not making any noise either
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 18, 2009, 11:52 PM
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Undo the crap you just did and see if you get stuff back. Aftermarket stuff almost always causes problems,
T
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booner88
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Nov 20, 2009, 6:26 AM
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i undid everything still no power do u have another way i can try
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 20, 2009, 9:19 AM
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You may have tapped into wires that you shouldn't have. Go back and undo it. Power aftermarket stuff on its own - there should be power at fuse box to do that without messing with other things. Keep stuff fused!
T
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Nov 20, 2009, 6:46 PM
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Tom; I'll never forget this one....a kid hooked up his stereo to the power feed for the computer. When he'd turn on his stereo, the car would die. Drove me nuts figuring it out. Twenty years ago....
Loren
SW Washington
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Hammer Time
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Nov 20, 2009, 7:22 PM
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I've seen a few screw down their amp in the trunk floor right through the fuel tank.
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Nov 20, 2009, 8:38 PM
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That reminds me of another one. Dropped a fuel tank; Found about eight gallons of water in the tanK. Turned out that a screw lodged between the spare tire and the floor board had worn it's way into the tank. Being a Camero and the hatchback leaking, the water drained right into the gas tank. At least, it didn't get on the ground? LOL.
Loren
SW Washington
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 21, 2009, 12:27 AM
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Both of you - stop scaring me!
Tom
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booner88
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Nov 21, 2009, 7:57 AM
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my amp has its own fuse wich u connect to the positive terminal on the battery and my amp is screwed to the back of the box. I undid every single wire to my amp and subwoofers and disconected the power supply to it and the ground wire also my subs and amp runs off its own fuse wich is seprate from all the other fuses and is in a good location by the battery I hooked up everything correctly nothing positive and negative touching and the fan will not power on however I checked everything with a power tester and the light from the screwdriver came on every time i touched it on the metal where the wires are connected to the plugs for the fan every single time i touched one it lit up so its gettin power it has multiple plugs and all have got power to them im short on cash and know if a shop does it its really gonna cost cause the cheapest i can get is 60$ an hour for work wich sucks i see ur asc certified so u know what ur doin
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 21, 2009, 2:45 PM
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Yup ASE cert and would not adivise after marke sh*t for just the problems you are having. BTW - goind labor rate is $105 here - you'd go nuts!
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booner88
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Nov 21, 2009, 5:46 PM
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tom,so what ur saying is ur a certified mechanic that has worked on cars for numerous years and u have never ran into a problem like this and u couldnt tell me how to fix it I told u my subs and amp run off its own fuse not in the fuse box but seperate so how could i have tapped into wires that had nothing to do with the fan at all its all getting power can u help or not it would greatly be appreciated if u know whats going on u can help me it is winter I have a 3 year old son that is sick because of it thank you
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Hammer Time
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Nov 21, 2009, 5:54 PM
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Of course he never ran into it because we send stuff like that down the road and don't work on them. Nobody can tell you what you did wrong to cause this and frankly, you'll be lucky to get anyone who even wants to try.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Nov 22, 2009, 1:42 AM
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Booner - what was wrong with original stereo to cause you to mess up the car? It's a car not a home stereo - what were you thinking about? If something doesn't just plug into a power port your on your own!
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booner88
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Nov 22, 2009, 1:00 PM
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my car never came with the original stereo I had to put one in it so i got a dvd player for it with a slide out screen and a dash mount kit and the wiring harness to the player connects right to the harness in my car so its just a plug in process I never touched any of the wires for the fan and the subs and amp run off the battery under the hood the positive terminal with a fuse on its own its not tied in with any other wiring it has its own wires wich all plug into the dvd player a mechanic will touch it i talked to one he said that its probally something simple but didnt give me a clue of what it would be. could it be the switch panel itself do they go bad and do you know any thing about car audio u seem like u dont so here we go in a wiring kit for an amp u have an 8 guage power wire a fuse an 8 guage ground wire a remote wire,speaker wire and and two wires with plugs that plug into the amp and the dvd player the power wire you take and cut a 5 inch section off and connect to the back side of the fuse and then the peice u cut off goes into the front of the fuse wich connects to ur battery the wire runs all the way to the amp the ground wire you plug into the amp then find a place to get ground the remote wire you run from the amp and connect it to the dvd players harness and the speaker wire u just connect to the subs then the amp and there you go u have a system
(This post was edited by booner88 on Nov 22, 2009, 10:19 PM)
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Nov 23, 2009, 7:48 PM
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>>and there you go u have a system<<
And, only if it worked? Might want to try CarToys or Best Buy. They 'deal' with this stuff everyday. Obviously, something is wrong. No matter how you wire the system, the original car/charging/ground wiring is not designed for this. I admit that this is possible, just will require someone with this type of knowledge to 'figure it out'.
Loren
SW Washington
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