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Definitely thanks for all the help. If the radio is out and totally unplugged, and you still receive the same problem where you keep blowing fuse #12. Does that mean radio harness (stock or aftermarket) one is bad?

One because I like the features of the aftermarket radio. I did not plan on having this issue after installing the aftermarket radio. Now even with the stock radio installed I have the same problem. I even have the same problem with no radio installed. So one way or another I have a problem. If I would have known about issues for everything that I did after the fact I probably would have done something else or not did it at all. It was not like hey if you install an aftermarket radio you are going to have no lights. I know many people who have changed out there factory radios without any problems at all. Unfortunately I had a problem.

I saw a post http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=64758&page=2 Someone mentions they may have damaged the illumination control module (which they said they think is under the dash around the radio) when they were doing whatever they were doing. Would a bad illumination control module were bad would this the issue that seems like a short or something that would end up causing fuse #12 to blow all the time? Thanks

Vehicle Info: 2006 Impreza Limited WRX Sport Wagon Ok I am not sure what is going on right now. I been working on my car and I was installing a new radio Pioneer 930BT touchscreen nav unit. The only other thing I installed was hardwiring in the unit for my Valentine 1 radar detector, and a 3 port cigarette lighter. Both are wired to the fuse panel 10A points. I was heading out to pick up dinner and realized that I did not have any dash lights at all. I then went to check and found out the illumination 10A fuse was blown. So I replaced the 10A fuse and realized that as soon as I turn the headlights on it blows the fuse to my illumination lights. I have unplugged both the of the hardwired items (valentine 1 and 3 port cigarette lighter adapter) and put fuses back in, did the same thing and as soon as I turned on my headlights the illumination fuse blew. I do not know what could be causing this or what is happening. Also I took the ground wire that was connected to the side of the stock factory radio and grounded it to the same spot on the pioneer radio. Again not sure if the radio is the problem or causing the issue some how. It is only blowing when I turn the parking or headlights on. I have also pulled the radio out with nothing connected as well as the v1 and aux cig and it blew. When I turned on lights. Tried again with only factory radio in and same outcome. I got my multimeter out and put it in continuity testing. With the car off, I pulled fuse #12 (BTW it is fuse #12 that keeps blowing), I put the black on a ground and the red into the fuse prong. I got a beap when I did, from both holes. I also tried it on fuse #13 but got nothing (I did not try to test it with the car in the start position though, but off got nothing). I went back and checked all the wires in the radio area and cannot find any exposed wires, anything that looks to be pinched at all. At least not from my eyes. I may look at again. But any help is totally greatly appreciated. Thanks