I recently installed a aftermarket radio into my evo8. The radio works fine. The only problem is my HVAC lights and light where my intercooler sprayer button is and light where the dimmer switch wont turn on when I turn my lights on. All the outside lights work fine. I also noticed the clock stays fully bright when the lights are on instead of dimming down like it should. Somehow the inside of my car isn't getting the signal when my lights are turned on. I checked all my fuses under the driver, and they all looked good.!?

I'm not 100% sure but I think the first time I turned on everthing, they were light for about 1 second then went out.

Please help!

I don't know if it has something to do with illumination wire or what?
This is the wire diamgram I used

Constant12V+=Red/black
accessory seitched 12V+=blue/yellow
ground=green/white
radio illumination=black/yellow
antenna trigger=yellow
LFS+=red/white
LFS-=red/blue
RFS+=red
RFS-=green
LRS+=white/blue
LRS-=yellow/red
RRS+=light green
RRS-= yellow green

Please help I'm stuck untill I get some answers! THANK YOU

 

OK I found a bad fuse under the hood. I thought the fuse would be in the box by the driver inside. O well

 

What fuse was bad?

 

Same thing happened to me. It was the 7.5 fuse in the engine bay fuse box that has the two lights facing away from eachother.

What I want to know is, what did I do to make the fuse blow out. Was I driving too fast?

 

im having same issue but all my fuses are good check them all 2 times/ any suggesstions

 

Which lights are you talking about? The blower selector/ hot/cold selector area? It's gotta be that fuse, or something is unplugged.

 

dash lights when i turn on headlights/ i got no tacs no hvac lights no cig lighter ring/

 

Is the left rear tailight and driver front indicator light out? If it is then its the 7.5 in the fuse box that's closer to the front ecu.

 

nope all fuses good checked them again and even used a check light to make sure all fuses are getting power to both sides/ i am stumped/ could it be a relay??? clock still dims when i turn headlights on but all dash lights go dark/ but i still get indicators like check engine, seat belt , and break/ i am lost..... help!!!

 

Something's gotta be unplugged. Or, maybe just not pushed in far enough. I can't think of anything else. One time my A/C went out and I thought I blew it. It just ended up being that when I installed the AVC-R, I pulled the A/C power wire out. Take the dash a part and have a good look and push every plug you see into it's socket.

 

I've located my own blunder. I've got the factory RS/MR triple guages. When I was reinstalling everything, I forgot to connect the ground cable. Whoops! All is well now. 1 1/2 weeks have passed with no fuses blowing.

Update: Frick! It blew out again! I found another possible cause. It looked like the antifreeze was over flowing onto the wires for the oil temerature sensor/oil drian plug. Still, fuse blew again!

For me, this seems to only happen when I'm making passes at the track or just generally hitting the gas hard. Anyone have any ideas? Anyone having the same issue under the same circumstance? It looks like I don't take care of my car because the center console, tailight, and paking lights are out. Not sexy......

UPDATE 2: I used a "T" tap for the AVC-R's tachometer off of the ECU. That wire (G-W) happends to be connected somehow to that #20 fuse. I revved the engine and the fuse blows out at around 6000rpm with the lights on. The "T" tap cut through four of the copper strands.

 

I just rewired everything including my CD player which was the problem it was grounded to the same ground as the dash and was jacking it up so grounded everything to their own grounds and now doesn't give me problems

 

I am have trouble with my lights on the right side of my dash cluster I believe its just the bulb because the left side works what you guys think? Anyways how hard is it to remove and get too because this will be the first time getting into dash and where do I start

 

Also why is my cigar lighter not working, man its just the little things they just add up come on mitsu your better then that.

 

Man I so glad you guys have patients for that stuff I hate electric stuff.