wake up!

[Russell]

F’ing alarm went off today again, blowing fuse 21 and waking up my whole neighborhood! I am guessing it is because of the whole rain and condensation thing, I still done have my boots on the door jams and the back ones seemed to have slip back letting water in… so I am guessing it was a short, could also have been in the new door lock… well time to get it looked at AGAIN!

[tintin]

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Maybe it's time to take your car "to the farm"

It sucks that you're having so many problems. I wish I knew how to fix them!

F’ing alarm went off today again, blowing fuse 21 and waking up my whole neighborhood! I am guessing it is because of the whole rain and condensation thing, I still done have my boots on the door jams and the back ones seemed to have slip back letting water in… so I am guessing it was a short, could also have been in the new door lock… well time to get it looked at AGAIN!

[Tuna]

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Well, it probably doesn't help you but MK3's are notorious for the wiring into the door being too short, so if you suspect that's your problem your best bet is to get someone that knows their way around a soldering iron (I've spent quite a few hours behind one but I sold mine ) and some extra stranded wire and just extend all of them and wrap them up really good. But don't use electrical tape, if you go to Canadian Tire or someplace you can actually get a "silicone tape" it's black, about an inch wide and stretches like a mofo. I used that when my Corrado wiring harness got wet and it never let any more water in.

Hope that helps.

[Kor]

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Tintin that is an awesome avatar.

[Russell]

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Well, it probably doesn't help you but MK3's are notorious for the wiring into the door being too short, so if you suspect that's your problem your best bet is to get someone that knows their way around a soldering iron (I've spent quite a few hours behind one but I sold mine ) and some extra stranded wire and just extend all of them and wrap them up really good. But don't use electrical tape, if you go to Canadian Tire or someplace you can actually get a "silicone tape" it's black, about an inch wide and stretches like a mofo. I used that when my Corrado wiring harness got wet and it never let any more water in.

Hope that helps.

yeah it is all cracked right now... I just taped it up last week but I will solder all of it this weekend... pain in the A$$!

[tintin]

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Thanks Kris. Gotta mix it up every once in a while.

Tintin that is an awesome avatar.

[Stonewall]

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Silicon tape is good in a fix but the only permant good fix is glue filled heatshrink. That way there is no chance of water contamination on the solder joint and wires. I would give you a hand Russell but I now have my hands more then full

[Russell]

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Silicon tape is good in a fix but the only permant good fix is glue filled heatshrink. That way there is no chance of water contamination on the solder joint and wires. I would give you a hand Russell but I now have my hands more then full

Yeah np, you got LOTS of moving to do I am sure!

So just solder the joint... then cover the wire with glue... then heatshrink?

[Russell]

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well we seem to be back in business! after cutting and soldering for a good 6hours today.... it is locking and unlocking... I am think it is a short do to the rain. I miss soldered something as my back divers side window switch no longer works so I will try to fix that on sunday. Maybe this will be the last time I have to deal with this!