I have a 1999 Saturn SL and after installing my radio the chime (lights on or keys in ign) and the rear defogger stopped working. I am thinking it is drawing too much power and I should run a straight line to the battery for the live wire (inline fuse of course) and add a line that goes through the ign switch too. Anyone else hear about this before or have any suggestions before I start?
Thanks, Jesse
Most radios nowadays have +12V always and key on. My aftermarket sony took
99% of its power from the always on and just used the +12v as a signal to shut it off when the key was off.The chime fuse is low, only 3-5 amps. I bet factory saturns are set up as I just described.
Your aftermarket deck is using more of the key-on power. A relay wired in to this circuit, new chime fuse, and decent sized fused +12v always power cable will fix your situation.
Haven't heard of that before......what kind of radio?
Do things start working if you simply disconnect the radio?
You shouldn't need any extra wires......I've never heard of people with Saturn's needing them before with an aftermarket radio......
You screwed up something on the install.
Please explain how you installed the wires....
did you cut and snip? I have a 1999 Saturn SL and after installing my radio the chime (lights on
Turns out it was the radio, I first installed a Kenwood and I now believe it was defective. It recently broke (after only a year) so I replaced it with a Pioneer. To my surprise the Pioneer didn't cause any shorts. I think the Kenwood had a defective power unit that caused it to short and die quickly. Thanks for all the replies, even if it was just "You screwed up something on the install".... :-)
Jesse
Glad you got it sorted out.. If my reply sounded as I as blaming you for a shotty job, that was not my intention.
...one good point I read in this post was reference to the use of the adapter. However recently when I pulled my Kenwood out for repair I noticed I made the wiring harness (the Saturn adapter soldered/shrinked into the Kenwood adapter) maybe a foot long - in the future I will make them as short as possible because of space issues.
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