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At my breaking point! - David - 30-12-2012 Just tried fitting my auto dim rear view mirror using the guide on the forum (hant got a rain sensor) and I was wiring it to the centre lights well the little white box and I used the brown 12v and the yellow earth as said in the guide. I wired it all up fine but it started to burn and melt the wires ![]() RE: At my breaking point! - Niall - 30-12-2012 you wasnt wiring it to the interior light was you? Its much much easier to wire it to the smaller map light. Maybe you should consider investing in a multimeter! RE: At my breaking point! - Eeyore - 30-12-2012 SAM SAYS... FAIL. edit: was it solid yellow or yellow and green. Earth is yellow and green not just yellow! What you really want is a big fat (hopefully live) red wire. RE: At my breaking point! - David - 30-12-2012 It's not the interior I was trying to wire it to a white square box just behind the main interior light as you look at it. Yeah maybe I should. RE: At my breaking point! - cully - 30-12-2012 pictures of what you have done would help probably what type of mirror were you using ? what colour wires did you use on the mirror ? where did you try and wire it into? RE: At my breaking point! - David - 30-12-2012 ![]() ![]() Is that any help? RE: At my breaking point! - Niall - 30-12-2012 oh thats your RCL receiver. With any luck, you havent fried it! BTW ever heard of fitting fuses? RE: At my breaking point! - Grant - 30-12-2012 You have to wire everything in your car through the starter motor if you stand half a chance of it working correctly. Preferably unfused, so it can keep current delivery no matter what... N.B this is a lie RE: At my breaking point! - David - 30-12-2012 I didn't have it fitted when it happened though. It f*cked the fuse to Iv changed it now. What's the next step from here? RE: At my breaking point! - Niall - 30-12-2012 (30-12-2012, 08:55 PM)David Wrote: I didn't have it fitted when it happened though. It f*cked the fuse to Iv changed it now. What's the next step from here? see what youve damaged, replace and go and buy a multimeter. RE: At my breaking point! - David - 30-12-2012 The only damage Iv seen was a melted fuse and Iv replaced that. I'm gunna get one tomorrow RE: At my breaking point! - David - 30-12-2012 Well my RCL still works RE: At my breaking point! - Tom - 30-12-2012 You silly sod haha... Definately multimeter before any electrical stuff! Looks like you got lucky :p RE: At my breaking point! - David - 31-12-2012 Well Iv got an after market alarm in there so tbh no need in the old one RE: At my breaking point! - cully - 31-12-2012 Hmmm! yellow @ 6 is probably a perminant batt+ brown @ 5 is probably a 12+ ign switch which should connect to 7 yellow @ 4 where did that come from? 1-2-3 im guessing is the mirror i suspect it started smoking as soon as you connected im guessing you have back powered 6 onto 5 if youve shorted the main batt+ you could of burned up the wires inside the loom fingers crossed you havn't RE: At my breaking point! - David - 31-12-2012 Yeah 6 is perm bty Your right with 5 connecting to 7 4 connects next to 7 The locking still works all fine. Just got to jump start the car now to see if everything else is fine RE: At my breaking point! - Eeyore - 31-12-2012 Youre connecting this to the RCL wiring because you dont have a rain sensor right? |