Kenwood Deck Messed Up My Interior Lights..help!!!

[MiSSeyHongThanh]

I just recently put in a new Kenwood deck into my 2001 Honda Civic Coupe. Now my interior lights won't come on when I turn my lights on. I tried checking the fuse but none was blown. My gages won't light up anymore and the knobs on my heat/ac control won't light up either. What could be wrong?!? I had a Sony deck in there before and it worked just fine..could it be the Kenwood that is causing this problem?!?

[Copytech99]

Remove any leads for illumination or dimmer connections hooked up during install. Check the "small lamps" fuse in the under-hood box.

[MiSSeyHongThanh]

my lights work now..thank you thank you a bunch...but my dimmer wire is not connected to anything. right now i have it taped to the metal harnest of my deck. is that normal?!?

[Copytech99]

I would leave it unhooked, But I would also isolate the end of that lead with some tape and just let it hang free.

[MiSSeyHongThanh]

if i don't leave it connected to the harnest, my interor lights won't stay on. It seems as though it needs to be connected to something metal..does that sound right?!? Do i need to connect the dimmer wire to anything else?!?

[Copytech99]

Can't be sure what wires and all is involved.

If this allows the lights to work then it should be o.k. BUT! keep a close check on dash lights for a while to make sure everything is normal.

[ponchonutty]

What wire are you talking about? Is it the red/black.

[Audiobahn77]

if your dimmer wire is touching any grounded metal...its going to short it out and will keep your interior lights from coming on or blow the fuse.