Hi friends
As I mentioned in my first post, where I introduced myself, my car was bought from a work colleague at a rock bottom price. It really was a steal, but it obviously had issues.
I've been working through the problems today and have become stumped.
Firstly, the passenger door would not open from the outside. I thought, no problem, the actuator rod must have become detached. When I looked inside, someone had been there already. The rod was nowhere to be seen. I found that a bucket handle had the right gauge of wire, so as a temp, I bent it into shape and it works ok. But strangely if I lock the door, it won't open outside. But if I open it from the inside, it will open no problem until I lock it again. It's a weird one. I have ordered the proper rod, but don't understand what's going on here.
Next is the rear hatch lock. Again, it won't work from the outside. The car had been stripped down and had been messed about. I noticed that the rubber concertina was damaged and when I investigated, it looked like the wires had been chewed by an angry badger. So I got a repair kit and fixed it. But the lock still isn't working. I took the lock off and connected direct to the battery and the actuator motor spins ok. So it's not the lock. I checked the micro switch, and it's clicking. The car came with a spare switch assembly, I tried it bit it didn't make any difference. Also the number plate lights aren't working but there is continuity across the bulbs.
It's obviously an electrical issue, but I'm scratching my head with this. I am assuming that all the black wires are earth, so won't matter how they were spliced in?
The last issue is the steering wheel buttons don't really work. But I'm not touching that at the moment as if there is an electrical issue elsewhere, it may have a knock on with other systems.
Is there a wiring diagram available? I found drawings on the forum, but not a wiring diagram.
If anyone can help out, I'd be grateful. It's not easy when someone else has messed about with the car. But it was too cheap to pass up.
Thanks in advance
Andyroooo
As I mentioned in my first post, where I introduced myself, my car was bought from a work colleague at a rock bottom price. It really was a steal, but it obviously had issues.
I've been working through the problems today and have become stumped.
Firstly, the passenger door would not open from the outside. I thought, no problem, the actuator rod must have become detached. When I looked inside, someone had been there already. The rod was nowhere to be seen. I found that a bucket handle had the right gauge of wire, so as a temp, I bent it into shape and it works ok. But strangely if I lock the door, it won't open outside. But if I open it from the inside, it will open no problem until I lock it again. It's a weird one. I have ordered the proper rod, but don't understand what's going on here.
Next is the rear hatch lock. Again, it won't work from the outside. The car had been stripped down and had been messed about. I noticed that the rubber concertina was damaged and when I investigated, it looked like the wires had been chewed by an angry badger. So I got a repair kit and fixed it. But the lock still isn't working. I took the lock off and connected direct to the battery and the actuator motor spins ok. So it's not the lock. I checked the micro switch, and it's clicking. The car came with a spare switch assembly, I tried it bit it didn't make any difference. Also the number plate lights aren't working but there is continuity across the bulbs.
It's obviously an electrical issue, but I'm scratching my head with this. I am assuming that all the black wires are earth, so won't matter how they were spliced in?
The last issue is the steering wheel buttons don't really work. But I'm not touching that at the moment as if there is an electrical issue elsewhere, it may have a knock on with other systems.
Is there a wiring diagram available? I found drawings on the forum, but not a wiring diagram.
If anyone can help out, I'd be grateful. It's not easy when someone else has messed about with the car. But it was too cheap to pass up.
Thanks in advance
Andyroooo
- Model
- 1.2 Lounge year
- Year
- 2011
- Mileage
- 95000
