New guy with a wiring issue

[Jslattery]

Great forum, lots of good info, thanks!

I installed some back up lights and used my up fitter #4 switch, worked perfect for a while then stopped working. Checked all the fuses and relays that I am aware of and all good. There is power behind the glove box but not under the hood, all the other up fitter wires remain working. just wondering if anyone knows where the blue #4 wire goes after leaving the glove box area, something happened to it from there on to the engine compartment.

Thanks,

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

morning..........




aux 4 is brown. the pass through wires can be used any way you like, but they go right through the firewall into the engine bay on the passenger side

 

[Jslattery]

Thanks for the response! I have connected all the through wires, I used the blue one for number 4, it is attached to the brown supply wire behind the glove box. Something happened to the blue "through" wire as it no longer carries current through the fire wall. Sounds like they just go straight through, probably easier to replace it that find the fault. The other wierd thing was when it stopped working, I checked the connections in the engine compartment, when I closed the hood the lights started working again, briefly. I checked the conductivity of the blue through wire independently, it has none.

Thanks again!

 

[cbcgeneral]

Welcome

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Sounds like you have a loose wire or a ground issue.

 

[jdruzik]

Welcome to the site... I hope your issues are sorted out soon... Good luck...

 

[Rookie]

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[ESRaptor]

Welcome!

 

[Chris@FreedomMotorsports]

Welcome! I would check the ground itself, if you have grounded to one of the body bolts holding the fender or anywhere that has paint at all, take it loose and use a scotch bright pad to scuff the paint under the ground for a better connection. If you grounded it to the ground on the battery, try cleaning the terminal for a better ground. I would suspect a ground before condemning the pass through wires since you said it began working again when you closed the hood.

 

[SilverBack]

I would also check the continuity Of the pass through wire it's easy to do and it will tell you if the wire is bad between the glove box and the engine compartment. Also when you made the splice is it a solid connection? I always solder my wires I've had the crimp on connectors fail. Hope you get it figured out.