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Old 04-09-2017, 03:41 PM   #169
Swhitcomb
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I never did get mine to function properly. I did learn a few things.

1. My window regulator was shot, and that's why the window wouldn't drop
2. The microswitch and led in the drivers door were not hooked up. They are now.
3. The gas door lock actuator in my car is broken. You can hear the motor on it spin but the hear seems to be striped. I have a new one I just need to install it.
4. I'm not 100% certain, but I THINK that's why the car won't unlock with the key. The lock is isn't sensing it hit the limit in either direction and is giving an error code for both.

Am I way off base with my thinking or is that a possible solution?
I am wrong. The passenger door is the one that wasn't hooked up. I pulled the seat and played with things some today. If I ground out the blue with a black stripe wire, the rear trunk opens as it should. I can't find a wire on the remote box that grounds and opens the trunk. Also, in playing around today, I realized that I'm almost certain the microswitch in the drivers door has failed. When you lock the car, it doesn't lock the other doors as it should, and when the windows are rolled down, holding the key on the locked position will not roll the windows up. However, they will roll down when holding it in the unlocked position.

I wish the schematic for this car was a little easier to read. I'm ok with electronics, but this is just on the edge of my comfort zone. Anyway, how do I test that microswitch?
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