Hi all new here. Just picked up a 08 TC.

Today i was trying to remove all the wires for the sub and amp the prevous owner had. The part i screwed up was when trying to pull the wires out i forgot to disconnect the battery.

I never saw a spark but the radio went dead i have checked fuses and i cant find any that are blown.

Also now my break light will not go off and the abs light is stuck on as well as the tire inflation indicator.

My first question, do you think i fried the head unit? It is the stock poineer unit. Is there something other then a fuse that would cause it to not power up?

could these idiot lights be on because when checking fuses i put one back in in the wrong spot?

Can anyone help? I havent even had this car 24 hours before i managed to screw it up.

Yes i realize i am an idiot for not disconnecting the battery but i was not thinking.

 

ok i got the idiot lights off any guesses on the stereo?

 

^fuse on the back?

 

i pulled the radio but there is not a fuse on the back of the head unit itself

 

check for voltage going into the radio

 

^ yup get the old light tester out and start poking away, maybe you removed a ground wire or maybe pulled a power wire out of its place.. but check every single fuse one at a time really well, there should be 2 fuse boxes one under hood and one in the cabin (if the tc is like most cars in that sense)

 

its very possible you fried the radio..
I did that like two years ago... but check all your fuses just to make sure.

 

can anyone tell me exactly what fuse is for the radio. I searched but that resulted in a thread that had 2 different answers.

 

look at the fuse box and flip it over..there should be one that says radio or audio or something of the sort..the one for the radio is generally under the steering wheel inside the cabin it should be a 10a or 15a

 

yea none of them specifically say radio

 

Its a fuse under the hood. happened to me when i was changin something too. Flip the lid. it will say where the fuses go.

 

OK got it figured out.

There is a 20a fuse under the hood labeled RAD1
there is also a 7.5a fuse under the dash in slot 24 labeled ACC.

I blew the 7.5. I could of swore i checked it yesterday but i guess i missed that one. Everything works fine now.

Thanks everyone for the help