prelude wiring/electrical problems
sbddude
01-04-2004, 11:56 AM
I had my 91 prelude stolen a while ago and the battery, seats and stereo was taken. Now i am frying to fix it but have a couple problems.
1. With a brand new battery in there, it goes dead if the car sits for a few days.
2. I tried installing a pioneer head unit but it didn't turn on. I looked up the wire colors on install dr. and soldered all the wires. There were 2 wires left over coming out of the car and the power antenna wire coming out of the head unit. I checked both the fuse on the head unit and the "radio" fuse in the car. When i measure voltage on the "acc" lead i get between 6-9 volts. Voltage at the battery is good, 12.6 volts.
What could be wrong?
Any help is appreciated.
1. With a brand new battery in there, it goes dead if the car sits for a few days.
2. I tried installing a pioneer head unit but it didn't turn on. I looked up the wire colors on install dr. and soldered all the wires. There were 2 wires left over coming out of the car and the power antenna wire coming out of the head unit. I checked both the fuse on the head unit and the "radio" fuse in the car. When i measure voltage on the "acc" lead i get between 6-9 volts. Voltage at the battery is good, 12.6 volts.
What could be wrong?
Any help is appreciated.
sbddude
01-04-2004, 11:58 AM
update:
the pioneer head unit is brand new
and the car starts fine if it sits only for hours.
the pioneer head unit is brand new
and the car starts fine if it sits only for hours.
Xintegra
01-04-2004, 06:42 PM
6-9v at the acc lead is not enough to power on the new receiver. Also, the fact that the car will start after a few hours, but not a few days, tells me that you have a short some where that's draining the battery. Were the seats power? You may have a cut wire. Do you have a wiring diagram?
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