95 GTI Radio Wiring Problem after heater core replacement

Blown fuse at the fusebox? Blown inline fuse?

Checked the fusebox and fuses look fine - Have to go over everything today and check to make sure everything is plugged in - don't get power to cig lighter red/white either or tailgate release so theres a connection screwed up somewhere. Heater core was a breeze - VW electrical and wiring harness is a major pain!!!

I have an '88 Cabbie. One of the fuses for my car protects power to 4 things: the radio, the clock, the interior lights, and the cigarette lighter. I did a rewiring job recently for that circuit, and just because I didn't use conductors that were big enough, it kept blowing fuses. After correcting that mistake, all was well. As you say, tracing wiring problems is a pain.

I have never heard anybody say anything close to that before.

just changed mine... and no... no breeze there at all...

Heheh!!!! I guess the OP feels labor is easier than troubleshooting wires.

No it really was after reading some very detailed instructions on

Would have been a problem if I didn't know where the nuts holding the heater box to the firewall. Didn't have to discharge the ac as bentley suggests just took my time and felt around for the backside clips and removed them with a flat screwdriver. Basically it only took about 2

1/2 hours to remove everything and about 1 hour to put the core back in and redo the crossbeam.The only problem I had was removing the two shear bolts holding on the crossbeam - which was the most time consuming out of the entire project as I had to run to Home Depot for a cobalt bit to drill them out. Removing the ton of bolts and screws was a little time consuming (but an electric screwdriver helped) and I expected a hard time removing the heaterbox clips but they all came off and were a snap to put back on without any broken plastic. The flush was performed the weekend before and since I had bypassed my core there was no need to reflush.

What I could use is a little help with the fusebox connectors (yellow, black, blue, green and white) that sit on the fusebox. When I pulled the crossbeam I decided to tidy up the wiring rat's nest and I pulled out the connectors to untangle the harness. Thinking everything was color coordinated I plugged them back in.

What I'd appreciate if any 95 GTI owners would have is what wires plug to where - plugged all my grey/blues and blue whites together (both three) and plugged the black/yellow (2) but have problems with my greens, blacks and whites - need to verify the number and connectors. Also in the mix is a odd black/blue and black wire with a green plug small plug that goes into which block the green or the black? The wire is solid black.

Seriously I checked the circuit to the radio and cig lighter a few times with a multimeter and I get continuity but no 12V in the red/white wires. Unless my connections are really off or I fried the alarm module or computer which gets and puts out 12V on the red/whites something is really messed up on the fusebox or I'm missing something somewhere.

I'd really appreciate some help on this one - any insight would be helpful.