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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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Where could my short be?

So as of late I have some signs of an electrical short somewhere in my car.

None of these happen every time when I do them, probably 1 out of every 10 times, which is a lot.

When I turn on my right turn signal my radio goes off.

When I brake, my radio goes off.

When I accelerate quickly, my radio goes off.


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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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Get a schematic, trace the wires back to a point where they all intersect. Start with the radio wiring, and work towards the other systems. Prob a bad ground. If all else fails, get another radio.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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without putting too much thought into it I'd say it's your radio that has the short. My radio would radomly turn off in the prelude I use to have and I replace a corroded battery terminal and it fixed it. Electrical problems are really hard to diagnose exspecially when it's intermitent.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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anyone else?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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you're not poping any fuses are you?? And is this the stock radio??
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 01:33 PM
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Before you do anything... rule this out first.








Check by the drivers side kick panel for those connectors. If they are corroded, go here.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/in...lins-rain.html

GL
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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check the grounding on your head unit
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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cool thanks!
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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check the grounding on the small bolt right next your fuse box, friend of mine just had this problem
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