i was driving aorund the other night wen suddenly my headunit started turning on and off abut 20timmes in 1 minute then it just turnd of and now it wont turn back on, i have no audio experience so anyhelp is much appreciated.....

Quote: Originally Posted by anachybmx i was driving aorund the other night wen suddenly my headunit started turning on and off abut 20timmes in 1 minute then it just turnd of and now it wont turn back on, i have no audio experience so anyhelp is much appreciated..... it may have a bad earth or could be that the headunit has decided to crap out

sounds like its a bad connection... could of blown the fuse? pull the headunit out and check the fuse on the back, hopefully its just that.

haha ummmmm i never new there was a fuse on the back?? is it just ur basic fuse?? ive already check the fuse box and thats ok.... and the fuse nere the battery is ok (i think thats for amp n sub??)

its a bad earth mate, tell tale signs.

how do i find the earth for my cdplayer though?? being a vl its like a electricians nightmare under the bonnet......... can i trace it from somwere??

just runa fresh earth mate, the easiest and most reassuring thing to do, instead of tracing wires and what not back to farkin woop woop

but like were do i run and connect the earth to and from?? im new to audio mate

Sounds like a accessory wire or earth problem. You need to remove the head unit and check the wires. Check and see if everything is connected and if you have a test light or multimeter check to see if you have accessory power and double check your earths. Or it could be something simple as a bad connector plug in the rear of the unit.

ive checked al the wiring in the back of the unit........ im having a BIG problem finding were the earth is on my car though........ how much roughly does it cost to get a complete new sound system setup?? with all teh goodies

if u hav little to no experience take it to autobarn or someware like that, arsing around with electrics will just cause u more problems. the cost of a new system will depends on what ur after, ur being abit vague mate lol. just go to an auto store, they will usually give u a discount if ur getting alot of stuff. cheers

haha yer man il probly go sumwere like there ay......

The earth is just screwed into a good solid metal part of the car. typically it's a black wire from an aftermarket head unit. You don't have to trace it back to the battery, or even open the bonnet. It will probably be earthed to the metal support behind the dash somewhere.

sweet as ill take a look when the sun comes out mate

if you have no luck dude, give me a call [phone removed]. will take a look at it for you.

rgr that mate if anything ill problly call up saturday unless i have luck b4 then..... im going to try cut my earth lead and reconnect it were i can actually see it as i still havent found the ****ing thing!@

yeah not a worry mate. dont hesitate to call if your still having troubles.

wow so i looked at the pic on the top of my headunit and it shows the head unit wiring going into another box which is below the unit behind the dash then the wiring comes out of that... any 1 had anything similar??