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jschwerdtfeger Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 65 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:31 pm Post subject: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Hey All,
I have an '85 Westfalia and my aftermarket deck (which is a PITA to remove) 12v socket and map-light are not working. Since they don't share a common fuse I'm a bit perplexed. Perhaps they all share a common ground on the tree? Thoughts? _________________ //JS |
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VicVan Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2015 Posts: 1845 Location: Vancouver Island, BC
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:59 pm Post subject: Re: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Hi,
Did you check the fuses just to make sure? Worth a shot... _________________ '90 Little Blue Truck, 2WD auto, FAS GenV 2.0 NA (AVH) |
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dabaron Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2018 Posts: 2561 Location: Philly, mang
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:05 am Post subject: Re: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Ground 16 is common per the wiring diagram. _________________ 1991 Vanagon GL Camper
i had no idea i wanted to be a mechanic
"burnin oil and cookin coils" -- Destructo
BiWerks Design, LLC |
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Ahwahnee Samba Member
Joined: June 05, 2010 Posts: 9810 Location: Mt Lemmon, AZ
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:58 am Post subject: Re: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Fuse 8 would be worth a look.
Not just a visual check but with a voltmeter. |
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vegpedlr Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2014 Posts: 774 Location: TBD
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:26 am Post subject: Re: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Check the grounds. The ground wire from my map light had been cut. In dash, the light worked by grounding to the metal dash. When removed, testing the USB outlet I put in its place it wouldn’t work. As for the stereo, aftermarket installation seems different than stock, so who knows what was done. Also check fuses 8 and 9. _________________ 1985 Tintop 4 sp GW 2.3 “Connie”
2006 Mk V GTI 2.0 FSI “Penelope” |
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jschwerdtfeger Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 65 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Fuses are all good, just replaced them all with a GW kit. I'll check the ground(s) this evening. _________________ //JS |
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jschwerdtfeger Samba Member
Joined: May 30, 2013 Posts: 65 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Ended up running a new (+) for all these, problem solved. The dash wiring is a rat's nest (EJ22 conversion and multiple aftermarket decks, etc). One project down, ninety-nine to go... _________________ //JS |
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eeebee Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2009 Posts: 431 Location: Tujunga
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Aftermarket Deck, cigarette lighter and map light not working. |
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Isn't the dash lighting connected to each? Probably jumps through the radio plug. _________________ Eric
1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg Special Edition
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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. |
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