yea so i started my car did the 3flash flicker thingy and normally it works...but this time it didnt work and my dash lights wouldnt turn on and my HU wont dim now.....its too late now but ill look into 2mrrow mornin

Sounds like maybe you blew a fuse for your dash lights. Double check all your wiring. Solder and shrink wrap all connections. If you're satisfied the connections are good, look at what else you have on that circuit such as aftermarket gauges, etc. You may be overloading that circuit.

nah no aftermarket gauges or anything just my ILL wire tapped with the ILL wire on the car.....

also all my fuses are good.

You don't say what car this is in...but make sure you check every fuse in the car...underhood, inside, etc. On a lot of new cars, there can be multiple circuits that feed a system and losing one of them can disable the entire system. For example, there are three different circuits feeding the radio on my car.

i have a 2001 vw jetta and ill go throu each fuse to make sure there all good but the ones connected to the lights were already but ill check again...

Well, if it makes you feel anybetter you only need to flash your lights once, not 3 times.

oooo myyyyyy f'nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn gdddddddddddddd! are u serious only once? can anyone else confirm this??

Yah, we had a thread on this:
http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=301

Just before the text screen comes on it senses the state of the lights (either on or off). Then during the text screen, that state has to change (on to off or off to on). That's all that you need.

Either turn on the car, wait till you see that text screen, and turn the lights on and leave them on (for at least 3 seconds, but if you want to prove this, leave them on for minutes). And all will be bypassed.

Or turn your car on and immediately turn on your head lights, when you see that text screen, turn off the lights.

Either one will work just fine. No flashing over and over.

yo ducati guy...i got yur bypass 2day saaaweeeeet! but umm i still need to figure out why my dash lights arnt on??? i took the stereo out just to see if maybe it was a loose wire but nope... nothin

I would check you wire tap, it may have split the factory wire creating an open condition.
Cut it out strip all 3 ends and make a new connection.
My .02 anyway it is where I would start.
Good luck

ooooh ima check that! cuz when its really dark in my car and if i cup my face to the lights i can still BARELY see a hint of the light....

ooooh ima check that! cuz when its really dark in my car and if i cup my face to the lights i can still BARELY see a hint of the light....

k i just realized somthin...i dont have the pioneer wire tapped into the ILL wire on the car cuz on the radio harness its actually got a slot for it ...plus i put a Multi meter to wat is supposed to be the stock ILL wire and theres no power at all .