serious problem, (installed amp...now no blinkers)

justanotherEJ8

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i installed my amp and subwoofer yesterday. i went for a drive today and noticed my blinkers dont work, i dont hear the clicking noise, the dash lights dont go, and my hazards button doesnt turn them on either. everything else works. anyone have any idea what could have done this or where the wire runs for the blinkers so i can fix this....i cant drive my car until i do.
 

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check the fuse yet?
 


justanotherEJ8

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just found a diagram on the under dash fuse box...im gonna go check the fuse but i doubt its that. if anyone knows where the wiring runs that would help me alot.
 

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what gauge wire did you run?
 


justanotherEJ8

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8 gauge power and ground. dont see how that would affect my blinkers. i looked at both fuses, i know nothing about fuses but both looked normal to me. i see a spare one for the under dash box, i have to go buy one for the under hood box. ill try those first.....i really hope i didnt mess up a wire.
 

justanotherEJ8

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also, i had grounded the amp to one of the bolts for the right tail light. someone had suggested that as a spot. that couldnt have done anything right?
 

justanotherEJ8

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ok....i replaced both fuses, even though they looked fine in the first place. still not working. so now what do i do?

anyone know where the wires run so i can check them?
 

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The tail light bolt is one of the worst spots to ground too......I would not trust what just anyone says unless they are a professional or at least fairly experienced. This sounds silly, but ensure that you plugged the harness back into the back of the hazard button when you removed the climate control to connect the RCA's. Also, a visual test is not the best way to check a fuse, they can still be faulty. Use a continuity test on a DMM, just do every fuse, it will take 2 minutes.
 

leroy12

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make sure your hazard light button is plugged in good. This happend to me on my 2002 monte carlo ss and that was the cause ! lmk if this helps!
 

justanotherEJ8

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lmao, it was the damn hazard button plug. i feel like an idiot, but it was pushed up into a spot that it was pretty much hidden so when i checked for loose plugs i missed it.

why is the tail light bolt such a bad grounding spot? i sanded the paint off so its contacting plenty of metal.

whats a better grounding spot? preferably closer to the back seats cuz i wanna move the amp next to the woofer so i can cut a board to mount them to.
 

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in the trunk look behind back seats and under the board over the spare tire and ground it to the shelf it sits on.
 

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Somewhere in the trunk or under the seats is a better spot for the ground. Really try not to ground something else near the tail light or other electrical items like that. Not to best for a good ground.
 

xpzhan

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