installed battery backwards, car wont start now, im a moron Options

[Jdog1385]

well i bought a new optima red top and i went to intstall it today. i was kind of in a hurry b/c i had to go out and i stupidly installed the battery backwards.
After realizing i was a complete idiot, i changed the battery connections. problem is now my car will not turn over. im almost positive its electrical b/c certain things do not work (windows, console, a/c, tails, alarm). i checked the fuses and they dont look blown.
any help is appreciated.

[My2Celi]

you probably want to try your amp fuse. those were probably blown since you put it on backward. happens to a friend before.

[Jdog1385]

you probably want to try your amp fuse. those were probably blown since you put it on backward. happens to a friend before.

ok, ill check it. would this cause the car to not turn over?

[Batman722]

that would cause you to kill your car.

if you are lucky it's only some fuses that are blown...check every fuse and relay and make sure they are good. I don't mean to scare you but you could burn out some major electrical systems from doing that.

[Jdog1385]

that would cause you to kill your car.

if you are lucky it's only some fuses that are blown...check every fuse and relay and make sure they are good. I don't mean to scare you but you could burn out some major electrical systems from doing that.

s**t, i had a feeling this is gonna suck. do you know which systems in particular

[Batman722]

actually yes I do

here is a power flowchart from the battery. Most likely you blew the fuses/relays it goes to.

[Jdog1385]

ok, so from this chart i believe the problem is coming from the alternator. b/c the items that branch off from the alternator (power, abs, door, tailights, actual starting of car) are not working. however, my hazards, horn and headlights work.

This post has been edited by Jdog1385: Mar 4, 2007 - 6:44 PM

[Batman722]

then the big 100A alternator fuse might be blown. Check that first, then the alternator. I think you have to unbolt that fuse from the bottom to replace it.

[My2Celi]

yea that might solve it. cause thats what my friend had to replace.

[Jdog1385]

ok so i had some time to look at the car today. heres what i found so far...

blown fuses;

100A- ALT (what i figured blew)
20A- RADIO # 1
15A- EFI

im hoping that only these fuses are what went but i need to check the entire electrical system to make sure nothing else happened. so far so good though

[Jdog1385]

got lucky peeps. it was just the fuses that blew and the car is working fine.

thanks again dustin for that flow chart, helped me out big time.

...learn from me, dont install battery backwards.

[illneversellmyce...]

yeah i fried a dvd player once putting htem on backwards, started smoking real quick lol had to replace the board cuz it took out te radio fuse and burnt out the dvd player, that sucked, ended up sellin git for parts and recooped my money, mis my dvd so much no i just have an mp3 player , i will get an indash back soon