Hey everyone, I just may have committed potentially the most massive electrical blunder in my life. I'm going to be making references to some AV work that I did, but that's not my current predicament.
My Subaru came plagued with an intertwining web of aftermarket speaker wiring and piggybacked harnesses behind my climate control. It wasn't until today that I was finally able to get power to a head unit I had laying around. However amongst the process, either the illumination or ignition made contact with my ground wire between the harnesses, albeit I thought I had the ground covered, after I reconnected my battery.
I immediately disconnected the battery connection when I heard the wires make contact.
Upon discovering what had happened, I made sure that all wires were covered and secured and tried again. Now, the stereo wouldn't power on.
So I checked the head unit's fuse - still fine, but no power to the head unit.
Checked the corresponding fuse under the dash - still fine, but still no power.
Swapped fuses from another head unit - still fine. Again, no power.
At this point, I was convinced that I may have fried the head unit, so I was tried another one I had, but alas, the same results prevailed.
However, now I noticed that after restarting my car, my clock on my gauge cluster continues to reset to "1:00" after turning off the ignition. I didn't notice this initially because I thought it was because I had unhooked the battery, but now it's consistent.
Additionally, my lights dim on my gauge cluster when power is applied, for example: turn signals, brake lights, power windows, etc.
Now, it would seem that my attempt to unravel my stereo situation has escalated into a more dire turn of events. Any input on this matter would be appreciated. Could it be a fuse that I overlooked, or something that I damaged electrically? I've read how batteries can be shortened out when this happens, as well, and even damage to the ECU. My worst fear is that I fried a component to the ECU or one of the many avenues of wiring that's strewn about in this car.
My Subaru came plagued with an intertwining web of aftermarket speaker wiring and piggybacked harnesses behind my climate control. It wasn't until today that I was finally able to get power to a head unit I had laying around. However amongst the process, either the illumination or ignition made contact with my ground wire between the harnesses, albeit I thought I had the ground covered, after I reconnected my battery.
I immediately disconnected the battery connection when I heard the wires make contact.
Upon discovering what had happened, I made sure that all wires were covered and secured and tried again. Now, the stereo wouldn't power on.
So I checked the head unit's fuse - still fine, but no power to the head unit.
Checked the corresponding fuse under the dash - still fine, but still no power.
Swapped fuses from another head unit - still fine. Again, no power.
At this point, I was convinced that I may have fried the head unit, so I was tried another one I had, but alas, the same results prevailed.
However, now I noticed that after restarting my car, my clock on my gauge cluster continues to reset to "1:00" after turning off the ignition. I didn't notice this initially because I thought it was because I had unhooked the battery, but now it's consistent.
Additionally, my lights dim on my gauge cluster when power is applied, for example: turn signals, brake lights, power windows, etc.
Now, it would seem that my attempt to unravel my stereo situation has escalated into a more dire turn of events. Any input on this matter would be appreciated. Could it be a fuse that I overlooked, or something that I damaged electrically? I've read how batteries can be shortened out when this happens, as well, and even damage to the ECU. My worst fear is that I fried a component to the ECU or one of the many avenues of wiring that's strewn about in this car.