Grazer Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I'll start by saying I know very little about car electrics (really about cars full stop). So I got a small neon - nothing too ricey, just a wee blue light to give an eery glow in the passenger footwell. Now instead of plugging it in to the cigarette lighter, I thought I would just wire it in to the wires that go into the cigarette lighter, which I easily found when I had the dash off. Next I thought, what the hell, I don't smoke (well not in the car), so I don't need the cigarette lighter. So instead of splitting the wires, I just took them off the lighter and wired them to the neon, which worked. Now here's the thing. When I put the dash together and started up, the clock doesn't work and I can't switch the traction control off! My plan is to undo what I have done and pretend it didn't happen. Could anyone shed any light on the darkness that is my complete ignorance of Supra electrics!! :conf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 Originally posted by Grazer I'll start by saying I know very little about car electrics (really about cars full stop). So I got a small neon - nothing too ricey It still rice........... Did you remember to plug the clock and TC switch back in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted May 10, 2003 Share Posted May 10, 2003 I'd go along with them not being plugged in... They have no relation to each other. Have you checked fuses? - I'm not sure if the lighter and clock share the same fuse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazer Posted May 10, 2003 Author Share Posted May 10, 2003 I definately plugged them back in. In fact as there is a hole (only one HU at the mo) I can see that the TC is plugged in. I'll take the dash off tomorrow and investigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazer Posted May 11, 2003 Author Share Posted May 11, 2003 Originally posted by Matt Harwood Have you checked fuses? - I'm not sure if the lighter and clock share the same fuse... Cheers Matt - it was the fuse. I didn't realize there was 2 fuse boxes, so once I discovered the one inside the car the problem was swiftly dealt with. It seems to be the same fuse for lighter, clock and air con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Strange that it affected the TC as well though - Glad it's sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazer Posted May 11, 2003 Author Share Posted May 11, 2003 Sorry, forgot to mention about the TC. When I took the dash off U discovered a loose wire in the traction control plug. So that's sorted too! I can't believe it - everything on the dash works for the first time since I got the car! Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Originally posted by matt It still rice........... Nowt wrong with a bit of rice lad! Don't forget that 33% of voters on the very BBS approved of neons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Martin F Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Yeah, but only three people voted in that poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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