Problems after install, please help.

mhufford · 02-24-2014, 09:26 AM

Yesterday I had some car audio work done.

Pioneer AVH-X1500DVD
Pioneer Gm-8604
Knukoncepts amp kit
Pioneer ts-sw2501s2
Pioneer UD-SW100D enclosure

Today, I am smelling a burning smell. It is not coming from the sub, I know coils can smell like burning. It is coming from the battery box area. What could the issue be? It smells like burning plastic.

SouthArk370Z · 02-24-2014, 09:30 AM

Sounds like you somehow bypassed a fuse and have a (partial) short somewhere. I'd pull the IPDM (DIYs on this site; see steering lock fuse links in my sig) and look for burnt/melted parts.

mhufford · 02-24-2014, 11:41 AM

Thanks, I'll check it out. I'm a little pissed at the shop that installed it. They were 6 hours late, and now this.

SouthArk370Z · 02-24-2014, 11:46 AM

There are also some fuses/fusible links near the battery positive terminal. Easy to get to once you pull the trim piece that the lid fits into.

mhufford · 02-24-2014, 11:48 AM

Is there any reason it would have blown a fuse? Incorrect install or something?

SouthArk370Z · 02-24-2014, 11:51 AM

It's sounds like a bad install but can't be sure without more evidence. It may not be a blown fuse; if something is getting hot enough to put off a burnt smell, there's a real good chance that a fuse was bypassed or not installed. Or the fuse is too big. Or the wiring may not be large enough. Does everything work?

kenchan · 02-24-2014, 11:57 AM

burning smell could mean a lot of things that SA370Z already mentioned (notice my abbrivation usage

) and new wiring/switches that are breaking-in.

ive had switches that smelled like a burning plastic while it was perfectly 'normal'

i recommend you get it checked out though at the shop. 99% of the time, it shouldn't make any smell.

mhufford · 02-24-2014, 12:16 PM

Everything works, and it's only 300w rms sub and amped component speakers. 4ga wire should be more than big enough, I think. I'll check the fuses tonight.

mhufford · 02-24-2014, 12:17 PM

Oh man... I think I know what it is. If they do an emergency brake bypass to make the video work while driving, do they bypass the fuse? It started smelling when I switched the bypass switch.

SouthArk370Z · 02-24-2014, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhufford

Oh man... I think I know what it is. If they do an emergency brake bypass to make the video work while driving, do they bypass the fuse? It started smelling when I switched the bypass switch.

We didn't do the wiring, so we don't know how they did it.

I think kenchan has the right idea - take it back to the installer and have them check it out. Until then, don't use the bypass.

02-24-2014, 09:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
mhufford Base Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Grand Prairie Posts: 10 Drives: 14 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 12	Problems after install, please help. Yesterday I had some car audio work done. Pioneer AVH-X1500DVD Pioneer Gm-8604 Knukoncepts amp kit Pioneer ts-sw2501s2 Pioneer UD-SW100D enclosure Today, I am smelling a burning smell. It is not coming from the sub, I know coils can smell like burning. It is coming from the battery box area. What could the issue be? It smells like burning plastic.

02-24-2014, 09:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	Sounds like you somehow bypassed a fuse and have a (partial) short somewhere. I'd pull the IPDM (DIYs on this site; see steering lock fuse links in my sig) and look for burnt/melted parts. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

02-24-2014, 11:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	There are also some fuses/fusible links near the battery positive terminal. Easy to get to once you pull the trim piece that the lid fits into. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

02-24-2014, 11:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324198	It's sounds like a bad install but can't be sure without more evidence. It may not be a blown fuse; if something is getting hot enough to put off a burnt smell, there's a real good chance that a fuse was bypassed or not installed. Or the fuse is too big. Or the wiring may not be large enough. Does everything work? __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma

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02-24-2014, 11:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
mhufford Base Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Grand Prairie Posts: 10 Drives: 14 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 12	Thanks, I'll check it out. I'm a little pissed at the shop that installed it. They were 6 hours late, and now this.

02-24-2014, 11:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
mhufford Base Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Grand Prairie Posts: 10 Drives: 14 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 12	Is there any reason it would have blown a fuse? Incorrect install or something?

02-24-2014, 11:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	burning smell could mean a lot of things that SA370Z already mentioned (notice my abbrivation usage ) and new wiring/switches that are breaking-in. ive had switches that smelled like a burning plastic while it was perfectly 'normal' i recommend you get it checked out though at the shop. 99% of the time, it shouldn't make any smell.

02-24-2014, 12:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
mhufford Base Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Grand Prairie Posts: 10 Drives: 14 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 12	Everything works, and it's only 300w rms sub and amped component speakers. 4ga wire should be more than big enough, I think. I'll check the fuses tonight.

02-24-2014, 12:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
mhufford Base Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Grand Prairie Posts: 10 Drives: 14 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 12	Oh man... I think I know what it is. If they do an emergency brake bypass to make the video work while driving, do they bypass the fuse? It started smelling when I switched the bypass switch.