"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
06/27/2018 at 10:13 • Filed to: RuqSaq
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
06/27/2018 at 10:13 • Filed to: RuqSaq | 3
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when we last left off, I was dying a slow death
after a late night thrash I finally got it all* back together
*all - except all the things that don’t work
So what’s better?
I have all the internal components for A/C
I have all the buttons for controlling various power features such as mirror and cruise control
I HAVE A CLOCK!!!
Uhuh, ok, and the honesty of the situation?
I have no radio, nor any speakers, nor any wiring to the speakers that don’t exist (I do have a bluetooth speaker jammed in the radio’s opening)
None of the power features (such as mirrors and cruise control) actually do anything as yet because I haven’t swapped o ver the engine or the fancier doors. And I therefore don’t know if they actually work.
Despite now having an A/C button that lights up, there is still no A/C. And worse, the heat/cold transfer door appears to be misaligned as I am getting heat when I shouldn’t be.
The dash back-lights aren’t working. I THINK it might be the swapped over dimmer control button is fubar. maybe. perhaps. fingers crossed.
The SRS light is on because the harness is expecting 2 airbags, but this car only has one.
The CEL is on because this harness doesn’t have connection for the VX’s added sensors.
The shift light no longer works. Which is fine, I ignored it 100% of the time. It’s just a side effect of the disconnected VX engine sensors.
Having swapped the steering column I now need one key to open the doors, and a second to turn the ignition.
Where to from here? I plan to drive it like this for a bit while I get the donor car ready.
Disconnect some warning lights
Transfer the fancier doors from the donor car
Get the donor car put back together inside, and get it running
Remove the donor car’s engine and front suspension etc. and clean them up.
Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> MonkeePuzzle
06/27/2018 at 10:22 |
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Are you transferring the physical doors? Is that actually necessary? Can’t you just move the door cards, power window motors, power mirrors over to the hatch?
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MonkeePuzzle
> Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
06/27/2018 at 10:29 |
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no, everything but the metal. Everything inside the doors will be transferred.
the manual windows have a different actuator than the electric ones, but it will all just bolt right in.
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Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!
> MonkeePuzzle
06/27/2018 at 10:41 |
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Lol that's what I thought. Got really confused.
Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
> MonkeePuzzle
06/27/2018 at 17:44 |
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The different keys for ignition and doors is how they come from the factory, so you aren’t really losing much. I had mine keyed by a locksmith so I only needed one key.
The dimmer controls are a known problem. I went through three used ones before I got a working one.
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MonkeePuzzle
> Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
06/27/2018 at 17:45 |
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I certainly had a working one before I took the one from the donor. so that’s going to be my first test plan.
NojustNo
> Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
06/29/2018 at 16:36 |
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The ignition tumbler should be easy to swap tho to match it.