ok after reading countless threads on here and searching searching and searching, i need help!
ive got an EF Fairmont sedan and didnt like the stock radio so i (yes dumbass thing to do i know) cut the wiring loom and installed a new HU

since then no dash at all when i turn my lights on, no cruise control, no interioir light and no lock?unlock doors or boot and when i press the fob keys all i gett is around 7short bursts on the horn like a door is still open!

now i know that when i was puttin in the new HU i shorted out the constant power sorce and blew 2 fuses and replaced them and all fuses are now fine and have checked all the others and im guessing the BEM is fine cause it still starts and runs fine, so im guessing that theres a wiring prob!

ive wired the stereo as per diagram etc to a T BUT!

i was told today theres a security wiring for smartlock to the old stereo!

does anyone know which ones they are and what i have to do with them please?

the only wires i havnt used are 2 that have a small white plug and i think a blue one with a red trace if this helps!

id realy like to sort this one out as im off on holidays with the family in 2 days time and im hanging to take this 55,000 klm beast for its maiden real voyage!

cheers in advance guys
Harv

P.S i will post up picks of my beast once i sort this out shes not bad on the eyes!

Last edited by familybus on Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:52 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Double check your fuses again, not just visually, but use a meter. Sometimes the fuse can burn out closer to the contact point rather than in the centre where it is visible.

The head unit is not wired to the smart lock...if you had smart lock issues it wouldn't have started.

went over the fuses 5 times and even put new fuses in where the old ones were still fine!
Ive heard a few people say when they cut the old harness it disabled there car so im guessing Ive prob connected one of those wires that shouldn't have been cut to the HU hence it still runs but cant use smartlock and having issues with most electricals!

no dashlights when i turn parkers on
no cruise control
no interior lights
no smartlock
im guessing something to do with these wires i mentioned or one of the stereo wires in wrong spot!

Sounds like a damaged BEM. Car will run with a damaged BEM, but you can and will loose interior lights etc. When i changed by lights to LEDS i blwe a BEM and had similar problems, a replacement fixed it quick smart.

Brett

anyone in sydney got one i can buy of them today? please please please!

all fiwed! yep im a member of the noob club now for sure, all it was the plug into the top of the BEM was just sitting there and had to be pushed on properly!
how that happind i dont know, didnt go anywhere near it when installing the HU and probernly lucky it wasnt on properly or maybe wouldve stuffed it when the wires shorted out!

oh well lesson learnt and $100 bucs down the drain and a BEM sitting here as a spare!