Need help...illumination problems after breakin
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Need help...illumination problems after breakin
Hi all!
I'm having a weird problem. Last week, my 99 Ranger Supercab was broken into...all stereo equipment but speakers taken. I've replaced the stereo since (with an Alpine), but I have no illumination on my dashboard.
On the wiring harness, there are two orange wires; orange ("illumination") and orange/black ("dimmer"). There's no analog on the stereo wiring harness, and it says to just tape them off.
Could this be causing my problem?
Thanks!
Oh, and yes, I've turned the dimmer all the way.
I'm having a weird problem. Last week, my 99 Ranger Supercab was broken into...all stereo equipment but speakers taken. I've replaced the stereo since (with an Alpine), but I have no illumination on my dashboard.
On the wiring harness, there are two orange wires; orange ("illumination") and orange/black ("dimmer"). There's no analog on the stereo wiring harness, and it says to just tape them off.
Could this be causing my problem?
Thanks!
Oh, and yes, I've turned the dimmer all the way.
Last edited by thrilllho; May 27, 2005 at 06:08 AM. Reason: add info
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A couple of possibitlities. Check your fuses. Also, check on the condition of the remaining wires in your dashboard where the radio was taken. Were they cut, pulled, unplugged? I would presume that during the theft there was no concern about the well being of the vehicle. 
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I actually got kind of lucky. They just stuck a screwdriver in the passenger's lock and took the stuff...no window breakage or anything.
The theft was pretty clean; I had only crimped the wiring together on my last stereo, so they just pulled those connections apart and that was it. I still have the old wiring harness.
I checked the fuses, and they seem OK. I have a tester to check them with which I'll be doing in a little while.
Oh, and to clarify; I don't have ANY illumination inside, including the lights behind the AC controls or anything. The blinkers, seatbelt, airbag, and CE lights do come on though when like normal when used or when the car is started.
The theft was pretty clean; I had only crimped the wiring together on my last stereo, so they just pulled those connections apart and that was it. I still have the old wiring harness.
I checked the fuses, and they seem OK. I have a tester to check them with which I'll be doing in a little while.
Oh, and to clarify; I don't have ANY illumination inside, including the lights behind the AC controls or anything. The blinkers, seatbelt, airbag, and CE lights do come on though when like normal when used or when the car is started.
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Is there a circuit not completed when you put in the Alpine that would make the illumination not work? I have a hard time analyzing electrical issues without physically looking at them. Maybe someone else can cut in on this one.
Try and plug in the radio and have it hang down and use a light tester on the remainder of the wires you can reach and see at which point you lost power.
Try and plug in the radio and have it hang down and use a light tester on the remainder of the wires you can reach and see at which point you lost power.
