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2004 MDX
This is my first time installing a radio in an Acura, I've done it in my other cars.
I bought the correct wiring harness adapter, but after plugging everything in, the radio had no power still. Realized the Battery Constant wire going in to the radio had no power.
So there is the first problem. Did some scouring on other forums, checked all my fuses and still not sure why there is no 12v on that wire.
So I tapped in to the 12v battery constant from the ignition switch (white wire, not the yellow/black one). Running that to the radio made it turn on just fine.
Then during my fumbling around I touched that battery constant wire to the chassis and shorted it. So now there is no 12v in the battery constant going in to the back of the ignition.
There is the second problem.
I removed the tap and taped things off. Left it overnight and it starts up just fine (no battery drain?). Looked over all relevant fuses and they are still fine. I'll do an exhaustive check of the fuses later. But I believe this is now causing my 3rd issue where the gear shift is stuck in park, as it doesn't recognize correctly the state of the ignition switch with that short.
Need help fixing the dead battery constant to my ignition and to my radio if possible.
and If i do need to tap into the ignition constant for the radio, I suppose I need some sort of inline fuse? Idk
2004 MDX
This is my first time installing a radio in an Acura, I've done it in my other cars.
I bought the correct wiring harness adapter, but after plugging everything in, the radio had no power still. Realized the Battery Constant wire going in to the radio had no power.
So there is the first problem. Did some scouring on other forums, checked all my fuses and still not sure why there is no 12v on that wire.
So I tapped in to the 12v battery constant from the ignition switch (white wire, not the yellow/black one). Running that to the radio made it turn on just fine.
Then during my fumbling around I touched that battery constant wire to the chassis and shorted it. So now there is no 12v in the battery constant going in to the back of the ignition.
There is the second problem.
I removed the tap and taped things off. Left it overnight and it starts up just fine (no battery drain?). Looked over all relevant fuses and they are still fine. I'll do an exhaustive check of the fuses later. But I believe this is now causing my 3rd issue where the gear shift is stuck in park, as it doesn't recognize correctly the state of the ignition switch with that short.
Need help fixing the dead battery constant to my ignition and to my radio if possible.
and If i do need to tap into the ignition constant for the radio, I suppose I need some sort of inline fuse? Idk
