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Old 11-11-2008 | 04:32 AM
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Ok.. so I have this problem, where my auto door locks dont work and neither do the electric seats... I feel kinda dumb but I found there was another bigger problem.. the dome light stays on, so there is a short in the door switches that turn that off.. that caused the previous owner to unplug the alarm incuding the power door locks that was attached!

So I baught a new alarm system, and am tracing the power issue to the doors.. anyone have a good way to check electrical w/o a meter... Im going to work on it in the morning so i'll update as a find more out!
Old 11-11-2008 | 04:38 AM
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Meters are cheap. Under $5 at Harbor Freight and under $10 at Radio Shack.
You can use a test light if you leave the power on. Try rotating the **** on the headlight switch.
Old 11-11-2008 | 01:41 PM
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lol yeah i forgot about that last week and thought i fixed it but it seems to be still on, i took out and cleaned all the push sensors in the door(s) is there one in the back? (for the dome) i could not find one... imma look for a relay or something the push switches seem fail safe..
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ok so the problem was there was no power from the cable to activate the door lock/unlock. i restored power and the power seats/door locks now work but they all work very... slowly... lol i'll try some white lithium but anyone know if adding a relay would give it more power?
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