BlackyK

There is an electrical gremlin in her car involving the Clock/Audio fuse and I have no idea where the faulty point is. I have unplugged the entire dash, CD player, HVAC, Hazards, all grounds behind the CD player. Everything behind the CD player that was plugged in is now unplugged and is still blowing fuses. There is another 10A fuse for Clock/Map light that has a large plastic case that just pops the fuse out, not removes it but that isn't the problem because both that and the Clock/Audio fuse are 10A and its blowing 30A fuses just as fast as 10A. I'm really baffled by this. Any ideas??

Rydis

maybe you have a exposed wire somewhere. Constant blow outs sounds like it could be a short.

BlackyK

I want to believe that but all the ends are closed in butt-connectors. Unless a wire melted somewhere in miles of wrapped and bunched wires that's all done at the factory. If a wire is exposed, I would have to A: rip the whole dash out B: cut open probably 100 bunches of wire and examine all the wires by hand ... I'm not ready to do a weeks worth of stripping to go on a wild goose chase in the dash.

ptrblkz24

Coin in the cigarette lighter?lol

EmperorJJ1

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is it a premium audio system? factory amp could be blown

BlackyK

aftermarket system. Stock HU and stock sub are both removed. But the fuse blows with everything unplugged.

Spun

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Yeah but did you replace the front end speakers, if so are they running off the stock amp or did you run them off an aftermarket as well?

If your running an aftermarket HU have you tried looking at your harness (adapter). When in doubt pull it out and put it back in sometimes its a little thing that you just can't see but rights it self when you re install

BooSSted

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You have a short in one of the powered lines somewhere. I had the same problem in my SS/SC on my power wire for my radio. I just ran a new wire to it and cut the old one.

BlackyK

But did those powered lines blow the fuse when they weren't plugged into the deck?

BlackyK

The speakers are stock. BUT my wife just reminded me that her speakers were cutting in and out, and crackling a little bit before this all happened. Could exposed wires on the speakers cause the shorting without the deck hooked up?

EmperorJJ1

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^^^ no

BlackyK

Ugh back to the drawing board then ... ?

EmperorJJ1

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sorry but i havent been paying much attention to this thread... how about this what exactly doesnt work in the car without the fuse in other then the radio?

BlackyK

nothing, everything works besides the clock and radio. HVAC, fogs, hazards (all are on the center console) all work.

JDM Overload

Is there an OEM amplifier under the passenger seat or something? If so there might be a possibility that a coin fell inside of the amplifier and the short is inside the amplifier and you need to shake it out. You understand what I am saying?

EmperorJJ1

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if thats the case just run new power to the radio and call it good. its easier to do that then actually figure out the problem

EmperorJJ1

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ya um no. if there was an amp under a seat it would be sealed up tight so the only thing getting in would be a liquid... and for ***** and giggles if a coin did get in an amplifier and is shorting **** out its probably fucked. a small wire can easily fry an amplifier now a coin that's jiggling around, ya ur best off throwing that **** away

JDM Overload

I agree with you on throwing it away but you are wrong when you say that they are all sealed up tight.

EmperorJJ1

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tight enough where a coin cant get on the board

BlackyK

Emperor, how do I go about running a fresh power line to clock and deck? Deck is more important than the clock, just wondering if we can just by-pass the fuse since a rewire seems to be a good way to go.

BLAZIN07SS

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**** my life. when will people realize that you should never up the fuse that the line is rated for. you are going to burn down that car to the ground. take it to someone certified before you do something stupid

EmperorJJ1

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just go to the fusebox and find a constant and find an acc to tap. make sure its nothing vital acc should be easy constant maybe not. if u cant find the constant try the under the hood fusebox or straight from the battery

BlackyK

So replacing a 10A fuse with a 10A fuse is stupid? /confused

Just splice out the power to the deck and run into the other fuse?

nicksredline

ok sao i quit reading to see if anyone told you but the tibbys have a shitty thing called a taco box ( i know because a few buddys worked at hyundai when i worked at vw) and when it go's bad it will pop and spit fuses out and the whole thing needs replaced... very costly job from what i remember being told.

my friend told me that if u take a big enough arguement up with a higher up at hyundai about it they will tell the dealer ship to cover it under waranty no matter what ur mialage is at...he said they once did a car 100k over waranty!! its in a few of hyundai's car's u can try to google it or look it up rveryone i now that worked there called it a taco box but i am not sure... look it up on a tibby forum.

so... i googles and found nothing... go to the local dealership and ask a tech if a taco box means anything to him and see what he says... i swear to you i am not playing some sick joke just trying to help... im not an ass like that just helping out

he also said when the box go's bad its common for the turn signals to not work( they will stay constant on when u turn them on no flashing) and the "tacobox" looks like a whole ton of wires going into one big box and hince the name for taco box( might just be a hatfield hyundai thing to call it that but who knows)

BLAZIN07SS

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