Urgent Help Needed
07-26-2002, 10:01 AM
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Urgent Help Needed
Allright here's my whole story. I recently, i.e Monday, had a sounds system put in my 1994 Maxima SE. I replaced everything, the Head unit, the componant speakers (front and rear) and put in an amp and two subs. Everything was going great, it sounded really nice, etc etc, when I tried wiring a neon tube in the trunk. I was attemping to wire it directly to the light in the trunk. I forgot that your are always supposed to disconnect the battery when attemping anything electrical, so the battery stayed connected. Basicly what happened next is there were some sparks from the connection that I made and then nothing. The neon wouldn't turn on, so I think crap. Than I go to the drivers side door, and when I open it, none of the door lights turn on. The ceiling lights still work however, as do my headlights, tailights, signal lights, etc. However my head unit, and amp won't turn on, and neither will the aforementioned door lights, or trunk light.
So than I go and get some fuses. Now's heres the odd part. All the fuses in the drivers side fuse box are fine. So is the fuse to the amp. So than the question is WHAT THE HELL DID I DO TO MY CAR??? A guy at the audio store that I went to said that I had blown some "factory fuses" but I have never heard of these before, and since he already led me wrong once, I'll wait and see before taking his advice. Please help, I can't live without audio in my car.
Chris
So than I go and get some fuses. Now's heres the odd part. All the fuses in the drivers side fuse box are fine. So is the fuse to the amp. So than the question is WHAT THE HELL DID I DO TO MY CAR??? A guy at the audio store that I went to said that I had blown some "factory fuses" but I have never heard of these before, and since he already led me wrong once, I'll wait and see before taking his advice. Please help, I can't live without audio in my car.
Chris
07-26-2002, 08:41 PM
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Re: Urgent Help Needed
Most, if not all, cars have master fuses called fusible links. These can be in the form of either funny looking wires that act like fuses or, most often, real big fuses usually in the box under the hood. Usually these fuses are in the 40-60 amp range. For the wire kind unless the insulation was damaged visibly when it blew you would have to use a meter to find if it were blown. For the big fuse type, these suckers are almost an inch wide, you can clearly see if it is blown thru the window on the top of the fuse itself. Dont know much about the Maxima's but I would venture to guess since you have a faily late model car that your uses the real big fuses in a seperate fuse box under the hood. Good luck
07-26-2002, 08:47 PM
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Re: Re: Urgent Help Needed
Originally posted by gp1.2k
Most, if not all, cars have master fuses called fusible links. These can be in the form of either funny looking wires that act like fuses or, most often, real big fuses usually in the box under the hood. Usually these fuses are in the 40-60 amp range. For the wire kind unless the insulation was damaged visibly when it blew you would have to use a meter to find if it were blown. For the big fuse type, these suckers are almost an inch wide, you can clearly see if it is blown thru the window on the top of the fuse itself. Dont know much about the Maxima's but I would venture to guess since you have a faily late model car that your uses the real big fuses in a seperate fuse box under the hood. Good luck
Most, if not all, cars have master fuses called fusible links. These can be in the form of either funny looking wires that act like fuses or, most often, real big fuses usually in the box under the hood. Usually these fuses are in the 40-60 amp range. For the wire kind unless the insulation was damaged visibly when it blew you would have to use a meter to find if it were blown. For the big fuse type, these suckers are almost an inch wide, you can clearly see if it is blown thru the window on the top of the fuse itself. Dont know much about the Maxima's but I would venture to guess since you have a faily late model car that your uses the real big fuses in a seperate fuse box under the hood. Good luck
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07-26-2002, 09:01 PM
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Re: Re: Urgent Help Needed
Originally posted by gp1.2k
Most, if not all, cars have master fuses called fusible links. These can be in the form of either funny looking wires that act like fuses or, most often, real big fuses usually in the box under the hood. Usually these fuses are in the 40-60 amp range. For the wire kind unless the insulation was damaged visibly when it blew you would have to use a meter to find if it were blown. For the big fuse type, these suckers are almost an inch wide, you can clearly see if it is blown thru the window on the top of the fuse itself. Dont know much about the Maxima's but I would venture to guess since you have a faily late model car that your uses the real big fuses in a seperate fuse box under the hood. Good luck
Most, if not all, cars have master fuses called fusible links. These can be in the form of either funny looking wires that act like fuses or, most often, real big fuses usually in the box under the hood. Usually these fuses are in the 40-60 amp range. For the wire kind unless the insulation was damaged visibly when it blew you would have to use a meter to find if it were blown. For the big fuse type, these suckers are almost an inch wide, you can clearly see if it is blown thru the window on the top of the fuse itself. Dont know much about the Maxima's but I would venture to guess since you have a faily late model car that your uses the real big fuses in a seperate fuse box under the hood. Good luck
The one that you will look for would be a green one on the right hand side (from front of car). It is a fusible link, not a 'fuse'. It is labeled Power windows. To be exact there will be 9 fuse slots, then the 140A battery link, then the first of the green/clear links is your one !! Hope this helps.
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07-30-2002, 04:27 PM
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Alright I got it fixed, finally took it to a Nissan shop in the area (not a dealer) and got it fixed. Cost me $20. Turns out to be some fuse that's not in any of the fuse boxes underneath the hood. Nice guy at the place, told me it happens all the time. Anyway thought you guys might want to know
Chris
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