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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: cadence on January 19, 2009, 03:56:06 PM

Title: Removed aftermarket radio now turn signals don't work
Post by: cadence on January 19, 2009, 03:56:06 PM

I just bought a 91 318is and i am in the process of removing a lot of bad taste things done by the previous owner.  i removed the cd player today as it worked intermittenly. I have nothing plugged in to the cd player plug, and now my turn signals don't work.  They were working right before i uninstalled the cd player.  could there be any wires involved with the cd player wiring that would cause them to stop working?

Title: Removed aftermarket radio now turn signals don't work
Post by: Royalratch on January 19, 2009, 05:49:17 PM

A lot of cowboy installers, instead of using a proper loom from the supply panel behind the glovebox, will wire into the hazard light switch or other stuff related to that circuit. When you removed the stereo did you remove it's wiring?

That's probably what's causing it.

Title: Removed aftermarket radio now turn signals don't work
Post by: cadence on January 20, 2009, 11:50:39 AM

Quote from: Royalratch;64993

A lot of cowboy installers, instead of using a proper loom from the supply panel behind the glovebox, will wire into the hazard light switch or other stuff related to that circuit. When you removed the stereo did you remove it's wiring?

That's probably what's causing it.

sounds about right the PO was deffinately a cowboy.  it was hard wired into some wiring directly behind the radio.  are there wiring diagrams online?

Title: Removed aftermarket radio now turn signals don't work
Post by: ak96ss on January 20, 2009, 12:37:06 PM

http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7748

Title: Removed aftermarket radio now turn signals don't work
Post by: cadence on January 22, 2009, 03:25:35 PM

Quote from: ak96ss;65049

http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7748

thank you very much i guess i shoulda searched electrical manual instead of repair manual.

Title: Removed aftermarket radio now turn signals don't work
Post by: cadence on January 30, 2009, 10:05:53 AM

just to give anyone an update.  i was looking around and found that the Emergency flasher plug was half unplugged i guess when i took out the old radio i hit it somehow.  once the plug was plugged all the way in everything worked