Electrical problem prolly something stupid easy!

Ok so to start i have an 08 chevy aveo hatchback and i decided to cut out the turn signals/running lights under the headlight and wire them into leds i placed into the lights. First i have a LED strip 12 inches long inside the light then i have a 194 bulb wired into the additional light area. I wired the 194 into the yellow for turn signal and black into the ground in the switch. Next i wired the power side of the LED into the brown for daytime light and black into the ground. I tested it before i installed it and the led strips ended up blinking. when i reversed the powers it neither light up or blinked for turn signals. so i switched them and put it back together cause it started to snow. As i went to walk away i press the lock button on the remote i see the flash but no bird chip letting me know its locked i try it again this time no light either. i think maybe the battery is dead well i go to start it and it starts i hit the blinker nothing either side and the gauge lights and switches for blower and heater arent lighting up. i look and none of the fuses are blown. I tried finding the scamtic for it but no dice. Any and all help would be greatful cause i am out of suggestions. Thanks again to everyone!

do the tail lights (one you didnt mess with) still work?

Tail lights as in when they are turned on and brake lights and back up yes but the turn signals don't no none do.

How about hazard flashers? Do they work? You checked fuses both in the dash and under the hood?

Hazards don't either and ya I have the lights when it blows fuses and none are lit

Checked fuses with test light just to make sure and found out the illumination light fuses are blown. I put new ones in just wondering if when I was doing it some how shorted to ground. I placed them back in and sure enough it blew again. Any suggestions or help if someone can get me a electrical diagram or some help I would love to make a how to thread with pics for others interested would be awesome. Thanks again for all your help again.

Maybe it is just me, but I am finding it difficult to interpret your post. Are you saying that your car has an electrical short that is blowing fuses and that you are unable to find the short?

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Maybe it is just me, but I am finding it difficult to interpret your post. Are you saying that your car has an electrical short that is blowing fuses and that you are unable to find the short?

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He re-engineered his lights for LEDs and is now blowing fuses. You either have a short to ground or the LEDs are drawing too much current because there is not enough resistance in the circuit now. Regular bulbs have more resistance than LEDs. You car is engineered for incandesant bulbs. Either reverse everything you did and return it to stock, isolate the problem wire, or insert a resistor into the circuit. I recommend returning it to stock

Stock looks like **** so there is no way in hell I am going back. I don't know bout you guys but putting a good name to the Aveo by making it look perform and seam a cool car then ya I am all for it very little will stay stock on this car. Next I talked to a tech who also teaches advanced electrical and said the leds are pulling less resistance so a resistor would be a ridiculous idea to add to it. Also pulled up wiring diagram and to say the lease the connector that connects the lights to the power is a Mongolian cluster**** and causes it to go haywire. Tomorrow gonna chop it before the connector and reconnect it to initial wires from the power source on wiring diagram. I will let you guys know if the weather isn't so bad.

Good luck if you need to do repairs in the future... I would figure out what is messed up.

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Next I talked to a tech who also teaches advanced electrical and said the leds are pulling less resistance so a resistor would be a ridiculous idea to add to it. Also pulled up wiring diagram and to say the lease the connector that connects the lights to the power is a Mongolian cluster**** and causes it to go haywire.

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If you wired it correctly, and its the leds that are the problem, this explanation is actually sounds backwards, they cannot "pull" less resistance, they have less resistance, so with the same supply, and less resistance, the wire gets "hotter" blowing the fuse. Using the correct resistor would "absorb" the "heat", using up the supplied power like the oem lights did.

That's what I am trying to do I just figured someone on here would have a wiring diagram or a helpful idea so far just negative everytime I get on here! What you mean good luck with repairs in the future? So far I have had the worst luck with this car and fixed problems on it no "mechanic" could even figure out then post it on here so you guys can do something with it. And who ever said that my car isn't engineered that way so it wont work I have to say well a ford fiesta isn't"engineered" for rally racing yet ken block does lap times in that thing our car will never get close to.

In those terms yes if the lights are pulling more current but have less resistance than yes a 7 ohm resistor would work just fine as you have 13.5V using or "pulling" 2 ohms resistance which should work fine I can prolly pick up 4 for. 29cents a piece then should work but I wonder if somehow the light is a somehow ground and need to great another ground. Hmmmm decisions. Decisions!

I do not want to comment on your statement that you are getting a lot of negativity on this forum because that is a matter of your personal opinion. However, I would like to point out that I asked you a specific question and you never responded. So, maybe this negativity that you are sensing is nothing more than the lack of a dialogue.

Sorry I thought rabbit answered your question. Ya Idk what is causing it I disconnected the the connector from power to the lights replaced fuses and things worked so I pretty sure its the connector it was 30 degrees outside with 60 mph winds so I didn't get to do much but am 97% sure if I do the wiring before it will work.

I have come to the conclusion that I don't understand the problem so I am going to stop posting to this thread. I hope that someone will be able to help you. Good luck.

Ok the connector that goes into the amber light underneath the headlight is where my problem is. I took a test light to the 3 wires connected (black,yellow,brown). Upon testing the black tested ground yellow tested running light and brown tested signal power. So I connected a 194 light and socket into the additional light socket that came in our cars. The power to brown and the ground wire to ground. Next I added a led (12 bulb) strip into the light housing itself. I then connected that from ground to ground then connected that power to the yellow wire. Upon doing this I pressed the lock button to make lights flashed everything worked fine. So put it all back together turned it over and it blew bout 10 different fuses. If you still don't understand I can't help. Also found out that the connector for the lights is a real price of **** and causes the power to be split so pretty sure if I do the connecting before the connector it should work.

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That's what I am trying to do I just figured someone on here would have a wiring diagram or a helpful idea so far just negative everytime I get on here! What you mean good luck with repairs in the future? So far I have had the worst luck with this car and fixed problems on it no "mechanic" could even figure out then post it on here so you guys can do something with it. And who ever said that my car isn't engineered that way so it wont work I have to say well a ford fiesta isn't"engineered" for rally racing yet ken block does lap times in that thing our car will never get close to.

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OK, you go out to your driveway and hack up your electrical wires. Then you come on a forum without pictures and want people to play guess your best at what you did. Some people could not even understand what you posted.

You say negative, but I gave you a best guess, either a short to ground or too much "current" due to not enough resistance. It is obvious from your later posts that you do not have the skill set to effect this mod, so I recommended return to stock, maybe I should have said take it to an audio shop.

You should never use a test light on a modern automobile, especially with airbags. use a digital multi meter. (there, more useful information)

And your friend who teaches advanced electrical engineering...well...oh and don't embarass yourself by saying something "pulls" resistance or ohms, unless you are trying to make people laugh.

you can't handle the truth.

Well it worked just like I said it would. Aveojunk go **** yourself you stupid bitch. I am sorry I am not a complete genius. I didn't post pics because I don't know how hence maybe why I haven't started a thread with all the mods I have done. In the great words of full metal jacket "the best part of you drizzled down your moms azzcrack. Also if you pull a wiring diagram up you get the colors scheme didn't think about that did you retard. And your joking right don't use a test light on modern vehicles are you a retard ask any real mechanic that is one of the most used tools out there. I think its funny you talk so much crap about stuff you don't know about. One of my best friends owns his own audio shop and installs remote starters you can't use a multimeter to figure out which wire is which its either wiring diagram or a test light. But hey I will forgive you. To all those that helped I greatly appreciate it to those who get their jollies off by doing nothing butsay turn it back stock I pity you and your lame stock lives!

I got my jollies off just reading this thread.

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Well it worked just like I said it would. Aveojunk go **** yourself you stupid bitch. I am sorry I am not a complete genius. I didn't post pics because I don't know how hence maybe why I haven't started a thread with all the mods I have done. In the great words of full metal jacket "the best part of you drizzled down your moms azzcrack. Also if you pull a wiring diagram up you get the colors scheme didn't think about that did you retard. And your joking right don't use a test light on modern vehicles are you a retard ask any real mechanic that is one of the most used tools out there. I think its funny you talk so much crap about stuff you don't know about. One of my best friends owns his own audio shop and installs remote starters you can't use a multimeter to figure out which wire is which its either wiring diagram or a test light. But hey I will forgive you. To all those that helped I greatly appreciate it to those who get their jollies off by doing nothing butsay turn it back stock I pity you and your lame stock lives!

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LOL, Wow, internet tough guy. I won't go into the details as you are not worth the keystrokes, but if your audio shop guy is anything like your electrical teacher, well that is self explanitory. Go pull some resistance for me will you? Oh and how does your buddy find the tach signal for the remote starts with a DC test light? You don't understand airbag circuits?

effing Genius

talk about INTERNET RAGE......:naka::laughing3::dink:just kidding i loved romper room.

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And your joking right don't use a test light on modern vehicles are you a retard ask any real mechanic that is one of the most used tools out there.

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No don't use a test light. all a test light is good for is finding power. it will not tell you resistance of the circuit which, after deciphering your post, is what you seem to have a problem with. Get a DMM and use ohms law. and keep the trash talk for the dinner table.

P.S. I'm a real mechanic (opposed to a fake one?) and I don't even own a test light.
Power Probe > Test Light

Note to self:

When in New Mexico do not take any electrical engineering classes and don't have a remote starter installed.:bootyshake:

Well I just wrote a 800 word reply was pretty happy with it but then realized you can't fix stylish and or assholes so hey you guys have fun I just wanted some help I know what I know and you guys think what you want next time I am going to post how toss and respond with HELPING others. Never will I ask for help from this forum. I found all my answers else where and all idiotic responses here. Anyone that has any questions pm me other than that I am not posting on here anymore. Good day and good luck to ALL you.

It's hard to argue with someone who knows that they know.

If he knows, he wouldn't of had a problem in the first place. Just sayin....