Central locking wont work! Still no help? (thread number 3)

1. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

   #1 3rd March 2012, 23:26

   Surely someone will know? Im baffled and have no idea what Ive done.
   
   Re-wiring my 6x9's in a few days ago i wired them up the the wire used by the rear speakers instead of using an amp. So i took the amp out and the LIVE wire touched the EARTH wire.
   
   Now, when i turn the key in the drivers door which iniciates the Central Locking a fuse blows. Each time I change the fuse under the dash (a 20amp iirc) and then activate the central locking again it blows again causing interior lights to go off, my cd player and speakers to go off, and ofc the central locking which means i cant lock the drivers door.
   
   Have no idea what to do?
2. philbob Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 nottingham Posts: 106 saxo vts

   #2 3rd March 2012, 23:30

   u might want to check ur wireing mate sounds like u might of crossed sumthing
3. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

   #3 3rd March 2012, 23:33

   Where are the central locking wires in the back quaters and what do they look like? Im pretty sure I have used the speaker wires and not central locking wires to wire up the speakers. (i hope i havent been daft)
4. philbob Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 nottingham Posts: 106 saxo vts

   #4 3rd March 2012, 23:37

   the wires might be all good at the back of the car but might not be at the front
5. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

   #5 3rd March 2012, 23:39

   Everything was fine until i sparked the two wires together OR chaning the speakers?
   
   Both happened at the same time..
6. philbob Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 nottingham Posts: 106 saxo vts

   #6 3rd March 2012, 23:41

   lol it might help if i read all the post u might of burnt the wires together have u checked the wires
7. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

   #7 3rd March 2012, 23:43

   
   
   Thing is i dont even know the the central locking wires look like so would be a waste of time even looking. If someone could give me a head sup what i should be looking for?
8. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

   #8 3rd March 2012, 23:44

   Trace them back, it does sound like you may of shorted them, melted the screen. Did you disconnect the speakers and check again?
9. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

   #9 3rd March 2012, 23:46

   I done one side, lass had to go to uni so she took the car. Car was perfectly ok til she came back and i done the otherside and shorted it out.
10. philbob Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 nottingham Posts: 106 saxo vts

    #10 3rd March 2012, 23:48

    i wood check the wireing mate just to b sure
11. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

    #11 3rd March 2012, 23:48

    Where was your amp located? in the boot? Did you leave any wires behind when you removed the amp? Have you tried disconnecting the stereo head unit?
12. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

    #12 3rd March 2012, 23:49

    ok i'll do that next. Do you know where it all connects to and I'll trace it from there..
13. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

    #13 3rd March 2012, 23:51

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by emmeff Where was your amp located? in the boot? Did you leave any wires behind when you removed the amp? Have you tried disconnecting the stereo head unit?

    The amp was in the boot.
    
    All of the wires are still where I left them. Is this a massive issue?
    
    FYI i taped up the end of the live wire to prevent further sparking..
14. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

    #14 3rd March 2012, 23:51

    The head unit will just have a large plug on the back.
    Just unplug it and try. How did you power the amp? did it have a remote wire for powering it down when you turned the ignition off?
15. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

    #15 3rd March 2012, 23:53

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by FurioAndy The amp was in the boot. All of the wires are still where I left them. Is this a massive issue? FYI i taped up the end of the live wire to prevent further sparking..

    Take the amp wires out. Could be the +ve screen melted. At least trace it back to where you wired it all in.
16. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

    #16 3rd March 2012, 23:53

    Yes, it goes off when ignition was turned off.
    
    I'll unplug when I finish work tomorrow and see what the crack is.
    
    Thanks mate.
17. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

    #17 3rd March 2012, 23:54

    Best of luck.
18. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

    #18 3rd March 2012, 23:55

    If it makes this any better the rear speaker I was changing at the time of the shortage is nowhere near as loud as it was?
19. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

    #19 3rd March 2012, 23:58

    Pop that speaker out, maybe the speaker wires are touching the body behind the panel.
    Last time i had that rear panel off it was a pretty snug fit iirc.
20. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

    #20 3rd March 2012, 23:58

    Saying that, you have a mk2, mines a mk 1.
21. user_53433 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Gloucester Posts: 119 1.6 VTS MK1 1997 L3

    #21 5th March 2012, 00:27

    I was thinking about this earlier today. Have you checked the central locking controller under the dash to make sure you haven't pulled something out when messing with the stereo? It's under the left dash, a long grey box bith a brown plug.
    
    If you look directly up while led on your back in the passenger footwell it's right in front of you at the top. lol.
22. FurioAndy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2012 Newcastle Posts: 517 Saxo Furio Mark 2

    #22 5th March 2012, 10:49

    Its all working now - i dont know what the fook i done to make it work.. but it works so im happy lol.
    
    Thanks anyway bud.