electrical and ignition Electrical help? - back to square one...

[OldBlue2002]

It appears that I have caused a short in my electrical system. While putting in new carpet down on the drivers side the top right corner caught my 'poorly' wired yellow B+ wire for my stereo and ripped it out. This wire was able to swing around, zap my keys which were dangling in the ignition and then swing back and burn/adhere to a spot on the new carpet.

I reinstalled the yellow wire via butt connector and finished the carpet job. Was able to start the car, go to the store, start up again and drive home. However now the stereo started cutting off when I applied the brakes (and coming back on) the turn signals were not functioning correctly and the hazard signal was dim and also not working. I got out when I got home and walked around and saw all lights were on at normal brightness.

Jumped in the Beemer this morning and it needed a jump. Took it for a spin, parked again and same result...battery is reading 12-12.5 volts cold, when I turn the key to the ignition position, it drops to about 9-9.5v, turn it over and I get a click.

The yellow wire I mentioned is tied into the smaller gauge red(rt) wire on the ignition. In my Hanes diagram, this line goes to a light switch(item 45) which I have heard of but don't know where it's located.

I did a parasitic draw test on the system and didn't find anything inspiring.

How bad is it? Thanks for your input

[Guest_anonymous]

That has happened to me, as it turned out the battery had a dead cell as an affect after sending a short through the system. New battery, no more problem

[OldBlue2002]

Thanks for the help, I'll try a new battery tomorrow. I forgot to mention the tachometer also was not responsive...I'm worried

[OldBlue2002]

A new battery fixed the issue and she's back online, thanks again Daron

[Guest_anonymous]

No prob