Electircal issue

[nt_a_foz]

So my surf has a problem of some sort.

I started it on saturday and it was a bit slow which i thought was odd as if batterys were flatish...moved and then parked it. After i parked it the stereo and clock etc stayed on as if it was on 1 click with the key.

Took faceplate off stereo and left it, moved it later in the day and was slow again so drove up road and back then parked and hte stereo and everything switched off this time so wasnt worried.

Drove later in the day and same deal switched off no problem.

This morning i get up and walk into the lounge and i can hear a stereo/sub cranking and it turns out the stereo has somehow started in the night (was definatly off when i parked it)

Any ideas WTF is up with this haha...

[Guest]

is it only the sterio that is coming on? could possibly be that the switch inside it to turn it off is failing. if this happends again, i would test the ACC line on the sterio to see if there is voltage to it. if there is not and the sterio is going, then sterio is stuffed.

if you do have voltage and other things are on, then maybe the contacts in your key switch are the problem

-smurff

[nt_a_foz]

yeah the car clock is on as well so assuming its not the stereo...

[Guest]

hhmmm. . . unless the power is back feeding through the sterio? not sure on the internals of a sterio though hahaha

you could always try unplug the sterio next time it happens and see if the clock goes out? if the plug is easy to get to.

Clean the contact part in the key switch? dont know if there easy to get to though.

just thoughts really

[nt_a_foz]

stereo was a C**T to get off haha gota take the whole bottom of the dash off including glovebox...pain in my arse but will if i have 2 haha...

it is possible it would be backfeeding i guess>??

Odd that its working fine one minute then its not.....

[wrx_lou]

ah hilux's. Had plenty of fun putting stereos in them

Ive had similarish problems before. I'd be looking at the constants to the headunit and amp as well as the remote feed and the grounds.

[Guest]

yea, it is odd.

but from what i can think of, there isnt to much else. brain isnt turned on yet though.

is the key switch easy to get to? if you can clean and check the contacts inside?

thinking of a way to test it easy when it happens next

-smurff