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fabian

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fabian

hello, got an intermitent problem! My dash lights and radio are coming on ocasionally without the key being in? anyone else had this problem or able to help ?

thanks

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Rob_the_Sparky

Yep, get teh radio out quick....

 

On my car the cause is the heater matrix leaking onto the radio connector. This has both permenant live and switched live on the connector, if it get wet then it can conduct between these. It will also destroy the pins of the connector in the process, if it hasn't already, and sometimes it can also kill the radio (if this gets wet).

 

I'd get teh raio out pronto and check it is OK.

 

Rob

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fabian

cheers got the radio out, the conections seem fine and the contacts are clean and no sign of water getting to it. It hasn't happened again yet but i'l keep an eye on it ! thanks again

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