effse7en

I was putting an RCA cable on the stock head unit, and when I went to plug everything back in (are those wires short enough? Come on...) I accidentally scratched the antenna wire against the casing of the radio, and it sparked pretty big. After that, my dome light went out. Then, when I finally got the radio back in, I tried locking the door, and nothing happened. The button for the power locks all around still worked, and I could turn the car on and shift into D and R, but the radio didn't work at all.
Anyone else had this problem before? I'm praying it's fuses or a relay that are blown, and I'll check in the morning, but if not, I'm going to Toyota tomorrow and crying a little. I just got this thing on Friday, and I already broke something. Great. I never did anything this stupid on the malibu, and I installed and uninstalled a full system in that.

tc-guy

most likely its just a blown fuse. check the radio, dome and maybe gauge fuses. its either in the engine compartment by the air box or under the dash on the left.

Swbari00

there is a dome and radio fuse (clock too) that are all on the same circuit. should be fine.

effse7en

Yup, it was just the "DOME" fuse. I guess I learned my lesson about undoing the negative battery terminal, no matter what.

tc-guy

glad it wasn't somethin else

effse7en

me too

drkness

i've blown that fuse as well.... i guess its a good thing theres so many fuses in there to protect the computer on wheels

JJGeneral1

LOL, I have a few things tied into the dome light wire (i spliced it, cause it's hot, and is great for hooking things up). My fire/police scanner, my interior LED kit, my firefighter LED's (emergency lighting for responding). All spliced into that wire. Have not blown it yet, and yes, have had ALL on at once. LOL! Guess it helps i changed dome light to LED as well, huh? Love that low draw of power by LED's.

mcbrew

There's also a great un-fused spade at the fuse box (under dash). I tied my trailer lights and my trunk 12v outlet into that... With an inline fuse, of course.

JJGeneral1

picture of this tie in spot? I could use it to hook up my CB!

JJGeneral1

mcbrew, where is this spot? I'd like to find it!