Archived Just fried my interior lights and radio. HELP

[Seed Guy]

I was trying to hard wire in my radar detector to the over head console on my '02 SLT with no computer. I went to splice my ground into the black wire that goes to the overhead lights which i assumed to be the ground. There was a flash a pop, and then no radio and no other interior lights. Also the console that i had unplugged and off was hooked back up to the plug and nothing so there is no power at the pig tail from the roof. So all told I am out a radio, interior lights, the cupholder light, and cargo lamp. What did I do!!!!!!!!

And i checked every fuse i could think of.

 

[parcher]

Pull the cover back off the fuse box, you missed one. Take a look at the "IOD" fuse, it stands for ignition off draw. It is in a yellow holde to make it easier to remove when the vehicle is stored for a while (like on the dealers lot) It kills the radio and interior lights.

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Seed guy



Pull the cover back off the fuse box, you missed one. Take a look at the "IOD" fuse, it stands for ignition off draw. It is in a yellow holde to make it easier to remove when the vehicle is stored for a while (like on the dealers lot) It kills the radio and interior lights



Here is the fix, been there done that! It took me 4 day to figure out that it was that fuse... ... rated low in head work for me.



Jim

 

[Ron Bissett]

you blew the fuse the one with the frame around it there may be two of them check them for the one that is burned . Do get a test light or amp meeter . Black or black with a tracer is normal hot also red is hot too some times . Ground can in most case can be to a screw in to body or frame under the dash or seat frame or light frame or any other part of cab but a amp meeter will tell if it will be a good ground using the oms side of the meeter . Ron in Louisville KY