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have 87 maxima. installed a cd,speakers,yadda-just fine. added an amp and speaker box. wrkd fine when installed then put the electric seat back in and now the thing wont ground properly. probable not enough info but can ya make anything of this?
Hi Dawn,
I think the sentence, "worked fine when installed then put the electric seat back in", is the key. What could you have done to alter the status-quo when the seat was put back in? Was it bolting the seat down (onto the wiring, ouch!) or when you plugged the seat into the car's electrics?
Providing you have the power cable run from an in-line fuse at the battery terminal and there IS power at the amp and grounded locally (within 12") to the body there shouldn't be a problem. The only other wires are the RCAs and speaker leads and the signal wire from the radio (12v acc).
Peter
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| Comment | thank u for ur prompt response. i'll be checking for smooshed wires. i can imagine it was something like that considering the friend that was the one who put the seat in. | ||
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Peter G. Lee
Expertise
Accessory installations including audio, security and lighting, general wiring and fault finding. Nothing specific to US car electrics such as ECUs or engine management systems please i.e. how do I get the radio out of a Saturn, we don't have Saturns in Europe so I wouldn't know.
Experience
11 years as a security and audio installer in the U.K.
9 years own company in South West of U.K. installing for a number of high street retailers incluing Trinity in-car centre, Road User, Halfords and A.1.
Past advisor to and chairman of Sold Secure initative gloucestershire police. member PACT (partnership against car theft)U.K. police,
Kit car builder
VW air coole
Organizations
Member of the institute of diagnostic engineers M.I.Diag.E
Education/Credentials
Certified by Clifford, Cobra (U.K.) Serpi Star-Gamel, Moss, Philips, Tracker (Lowjack), Pioneer blue chip installer, Kenwood installer.
City and Guilds, A.R.E
Past/Present clients
Over 2,000 between 1988 and 2000
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