New owner needs a little help
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Very Chuffed owner of 1999 Rosso cherry Pearl 450 Chim
Bought it in January took it back to dealer in Feb for new driver side door button now trying to use Road angel in Cig lighter and does not work.
Cig lighter worked B4 it went in for Door button
Checked Fuses ok
Cig lighter lights up when lights are on
My Question please ?
Is there a plug in side door that maybe wants connecting properly , maybe not connected properly when door cover was of if door cover had to come to sort door button.
Also how do i get door panel off had quick look could not see obvious way
HELP !
I could take it back to dealers but i am worried what won't work then.
Still Top car with or without Cig lighter.
Bought it in January took it back to dealer in Feb for new driver side door button now trying to use Road angel in Cig lighter and does not work.
Cig lighter worked B4 it went in for Door button
Checked Fuses ok
Cig lighter lights up when lights are on
My Question please ?
Is there a plug in side door that maybe wants connecting properly , maybe not connected properly when door cover was of if door cover had to come to sort door button.
Also how do i get door panel off had quick look could not see obvious way
HELP !
I could take it back to dealers but i am worried what won't work then.
Still Top car with or without Cig lighter.
Big Al. said:
Arty and a big welcome to the fold!
sounds like a pretty simple fix especially if you got a copy of the Bible if you haven't got one it's a must.
No experience of taking the door panel off or fixing the lighter.
Hang around, the experts will arrive shortly.
Thanks i see u have pic of car on profile would you give me pointer how to get my car on my profile dont quite understand method
Hi arty, and welcome. You'll get more than a little help on here, as I did. They are a great bunch of people, though sometimes a little strange (or warped), but the site becomes addictive, interesting and entertaining. Browse through earlier posts and FAQ's to get some ideas.My guess is they reconnected the cig lighter wrong way round when they replaced the door panel. You can remove the panel yourself but it is a p-in-the-a. There are three (sometimes 4) nuts to remove via the speaker hole after removing speaker. One is right up the other end of the door and you need spaghetti arms to reach and wield a spanner. I would take it back and let them fix it.
If it lights up with the lights on then it must have an earth, so it must be the permanent live to the lighter that has gone missing. If they have had the panel off they may not have put the live back on, failing that they may have shorted it out whilst playing about in there and blown the fuse. In theory on my car it is fuse No4, I would look around at the others too, you may have checked the wrong one, fuse boxes vary on these cars. If you are sure the fuses are OK then it is panel off time.
The door panel is held in place at the bottom by either 3 or 4 10mm nuts, the top of the panel is hooked in. To gain access you need to take the speaker out and get your arm in there, it is well worth putting tape around the hole if you do not want a skin graft.
Just a thought, probably not possible but maybe a mirror and torch through the speaker hole to check for wire hanging? If you end up taking the panel off, grease up the winder rack, it will save you doing it in the near future. Good luck,
Ivan
The door panel is held in place at the bottom by either 3 or 4 10mm nuts, the top of the panel is hooked in. To gain access you need to take the speaker out and get your arm in there, it is well worth putting tape around the hole if you do not want a skin graft.
Just a thought, probably not possible but maybe a mirror and torch through the speaker hole to check for wire hanging? If you end up taking the panel off, grease up the winder rack, it will save you doing it in the near future. Good luck,
Ivan
ribol said:
If it lights up with the lights on then it must have an earth, so it must be the permanent live to the lighter that has gone missing. If they have had the panel off they may not have put the live back on, failing that they may have shorted it out whilst playing about in there and blown the fuse. In theory on my car it is fuse No4, I would look around at the others too, you may have checked the wrong one, fuse boxes vary on these cars. If you are sure the fuses are OK then it is panel off time.
The door panel is held in place at the bottom by either 3 or 4 10mm nuts, the top of the panel is hooked in. To gain access you need to take the speaker out and get your arm in there, it is well worth putting tape around the hole if you do not want a skin graft.
Just a thought, probably not possible but maybe a mirror and torch through the speaker hole to check for wire hanging? If you end up taking the panel off, grease up the winder rack, it will save you doing it in the near future. Good luck,
Ivan
Thanks for tips will venture with speaker hole surgery in morning might have to road test afterwards Hee hee !
Big Al. said:help! i have now got pic with fotango,I do the right click thing from album then prefrences then copy and paste onto profile but still dont get proper pic like yours only small pic somtimes
Big Al. said:
arty said:
Hi again apache
I sent you a mail earlier don't worry I DID IT !
Thanks for help again
Dosn't look like it's working arty!
####ing computors try again
Nah! still not working.
WHAT AM I DOING WRONG I MUST BE A ######## HELP!
did u e mail image to fotango then do the above from album or do i have to send somwhere else
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