Radio, cig lighter and internal lights stopped working

[micmac]

Hi

My fist time on the forum, can anybody help!

I have checked all fuses, replaced cig lighter fuse.......nothing.....any idea,s

 

[StarCruiser]

Try the 'dome' fuse in the rectangular fuse box under the bonnet.

 

[micmac]

Thank you Star Cruiser, where can I get this type of fuse from, are you in the uk.

 

[StarCruiser]

I think it's just a blade fuse from memory. Think it might be a red one. I'm not near the truck to look but it's pretty obvious.

 

[StarCruiser]

Bottom right, 10A standard size blade fuse. Check it and see. Does the radio and interior lights on mine but not the cigar lighter socket.

 

[micmac]

Yes yes yes....... Thats it...............sorted

thanks very much.

 

[StarCruiser]

But why did it blow?

 

[micmac]

I had jump start several weeks ago, I presume this was why the fuse blew, I have been advised to switch the lights on when using jump leads.

 

[StarCruiser]

Hmmm, sounds a bit strange to me. Just make sure you jump start off the left (from the front) battery is the only advice I would give (apart from the usual cautions regarding final connection away from the battery and not disconnecting with either engine revving). Can't imagine the jump start would cause a blown fuse.

Monitor it and if it goes again try and note what was on at the time. Might just be a tired fuse though.

 

[Shayne]

Cheers Rich i blew mine today when i scotch locked a reverse camera into the wrong loom

I should add the fob would unlock but not lock the truck until i replaced the 10 amp dome fuse .

All i have to do now is work out whats wrong with my radio , Chinese double din I fitted years ago , took it out a few months back because CD was jumping from one track to the next mid song and back again . Even took the radio to bits but could see nothing obvious to fix so gave up and refitted it to make the dash tidy as i was away from home .

A mile later it came on working perfect

I'm likely just going to refit it again and hope for the same but its a nuisance not being able to test the cam first .

 

[Shayne]

Happy days , drove myself nuts looking for a bad connection and it turned out to be a secure connection in all the miscellaneous wiring left behind by a previously owners home entertainment system . Unplugged that and all is good .

Got this cam with the stereo years ago but it just doesn’t lend itself to any placement I thought suitable

 

[Shayne]

But today i got my precision hammer out