ajkreppel
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Auburn Hills, MI
Hey guys, I have a quick question. I put in a new JVC head unit last night on my '01, and now it doesn't want to start. It was a pretty clean install, but I'll explain any steps I took that I think may have caused this.
First, even though my Crutchfield mastersheet said that the spade connector on the back radio body wasn't the ground, I was confused as to where the new ground was supposed to run, so I called Crutchfield. The guy I talked to told me to cut the spade off, and splice in my ground. When I called again later, the second guy told me to cut that connection, so it is no longer in place anymore, but I'm worried I may have done some damage.
I also ran the mic wire under the kick panel, but I didn't push it up very far. However, I'm still wondering if it's possible that I disrupted something there.
As for it not starting, when I reconnected the battery, the hazard lights came on and I can hear them ticking behind the dash, but the light doesn't come on to indicate the hazards are on. If I put the key in the ignition, the lights on the dash flicker with the hazards. Everything else works in the car, like lights, stereo, etc. The only light that doesn't behave as it should on the dash is the brake light, which comes on when I try to turn the ignition over. When I flip the key to start, nothing happens at all, no noises or attempt to turn over. I was thinking it might be the negative battery connector, so I cleaned the terminals and bought a new connector. I can get it to start by disconnecting the negative battery terminal a couple times, so I'm not quite sure what's going on. Any ideas? Thanks guys.
First, even though my Crutchfield mastersheet said that the spade connector on the back radio body wasn't the ground, I was confused as to where the new ground was supposed to run, so I called Crutchfield. The guy I talked to told me to cut the spade off, and splice in my ground. When I called again later, the second guy told me to cut that connection, so it is no longer in place anymore, but I'm worried I may have done some damage.
I also ran the mic wire under the kick panel, but I didn't push it up very far. However, I'm still wondering if it's possible that I disrupted something there.
As for it not starting, when I reconnected the battery, the hazard lights came on and I can hear them ticking behind the dash, but the light doesn't come on to indicate the hazards are on. If I put the key in the ignition, the lights on the dash flicker with the hazards. Everything else works in the car, like lights, stereo, etc. The only light that doesn't behave as it should on the dash is the brake light, which comes on when I try to turn the ignition over. When I flip the key to start, nothing happens at all, no noises or attempt to turn over. I was thinking it might be the negative battery connector, so I cleaned the terminals and bought a new connector. I can get it to start by disconnecting the negative battery terminal a couple times, so I'm not quite sure what's going on. Any ideas? Thanks guys.