Radio keeps cutting out when turning volume up

1. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #1 25th July 2011, 08:28

   When I turn on my radio, and turn it up above like 10.... it turns off, and comes back on again,
   
   Also when I indicate it turns off and back on again....
   
   Help would be great
2. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #2 26th July 2011, 00:04

   bumppp
3. RustyM Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Walsall Posts: 231 S Reg Quiky

   #3 26th July 2011, 01:01

   Is it only there specific things that turn it off or does using other electrics turn it off aswell?
4. Reggae_Dub Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 171 1.1 MK2

   #4 26th July 2011, 01:19

   Sounds like a battery/alt problem off the very top of my head.
5. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #5 26th July 2011, 08:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Reggae_Dub Sounds like a battery/alt problem off the very top of my head.

   Its triggerd by using other things in the motor that use electrics
6. Reggae_Dub Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 171 1.1 MK2

   #6 26th July 2011, 09:07

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Mango_Wes Its triggerd by using other things in the motor that use electrics

   Yeah that's why that comes to mind... just thinking mate it may be that there isn't enough power all at once to run the radio with the other electronics. But saying that, I wouldn't think indicators would use up that much power! What about when you put the headlights on does it happen then at all?
   
   Do you have any upgraded speakers etc?
7. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #7 27th July 2011, 22:16

   Some progress on this,
   
   I fiddled for a bit and came across with this.
   
   When I disconnect the hazard switch, I can turn the radio up as much as I want and it doesn't cut out and restart. But, With the hazard switch disconnected I can not indicate
   
   I tried another hazard switch thinking maybe it was just a fault with it. But still not even that works
   
   Same problem even with a new one.
   
   
   
   
   
   Any idea's ?
8. CarteerMilees L-plater Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 39 Saxo furio 1.4 2001

   #8 27th July 2011, 22:18

   Saxos have problems with the main wiring lume, my friends headlights came on every time be braked, get it in to a garage for them to have a look at it
9. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #9 28th July 2011, 08:45

   bumpppp
10. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

    #10 28th July 2011, 09:33

    best bet is to give a auto spark a ring mate and ask him to have a look, might be that you need a resistor put in or that you have a open/crossed wire inside the console thats causing the problem
11. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

    #11 28th July 2011, 18:32

    Any idea how much they cost?
12. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

    #12 29th July 2011, 11:36

    i had a bloke sort my wiring out and he fitted a few things and was at mine for about 2hours and ony charged £40
13. derekm2104 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 189

    #13 29th July 2011, 11:40

    Some of them are really expensive but ask about and you'll get someone local at a decent price. They really know their stuff too. Had one take about 10mins to diagnose a broken wire in behind my dash on my car.