what did i do

[birde427]

i installed a cd player today in my 00 civic, everything went well and its works perfectl untill it was night time all my interior lights do not work. i dont think its a fuse cus the beeping alarm goes off when the lgihts are on, i was looking for loose connections or something but im stumped. does anyone know whats going on

 

[Shiznit]

id start with the fuses anyway

 

[io_303]

did you hook up the dimmer wire wrong??

 

[cujo613]

did you use a harness or did you cut off the stock harness

anyways check the fuses under the hood

 

[HcOiNvDiAc]

your automatic dome light wont work when you install a cd player cause its connected to your factory deck, same with keyless entry if you have it....

 

[HP Civic 2]

your automatic dome light wont work when you install a cd player cause its connected to your factory deck, same with keyless entry if you have it....

Not on 99-00's...The keyless is its own unit.

I know what you are talking about though, because thats how it is on my 98

 

[birde427]

ok i bought a new harness so i didnt cut anything in the car, and the dimmer wire could be it, there was an illuminationwire and a dimmer wire but on the civic harness there is only a wire for the illumination wire, who would i got about doing that

 

[cait1804]

Hey guys, the car he's talking about actually now we just found out the heat/ac isnt working either, so it's not just the light. Would there be a connection to the dash lights? Which fuse would have to do with both of them? The three buttons under the deck work, they light up when pushed, but the actual lights behind the pictures arent working either. Thanks!!!!!!

 

[HcOiNvDiAc]

damn sux...sorry i dont know what else to tell you but to just check all the fuses that would have anything to do with it, it could have shorted some s**t out..

 

[xdr3amx]

this is very odd, i have look behide a 99 civic climate control and this migth be a long shot but once you take out the climate control you can see this black wire ground. you can check that out to make sure. nto sure if that is the ground for the cd player and climate control but worth a try. so try looking for this ground i am talking about and make sure you have groudn for the climate control. long shot maybe if you have already check the fuse and everything else

 

[cujo613]

Not to be a d**k but I think its time for you to do what you should have done in the first place and take your car to a shop, before you cause even more damage.

Chances are its a fuse, my bet would be under the hood. But obviously you shouldnt be installing audio gear in your car.

Pay the $50-75 and get it over with

 

[birde427]

so i brought it to a place and all it ended up being was that the dimmer switch was burnt out/ broken. so the radio installation went find it was just a conicidence that the lights went out a tthe same time.