Ok so i started adding some interior lighting under my seats and all went well but when i removed the center console i ran into a major problem. My car is a es cvt without heated seats. Under the centerconsole)the part with the cupholders there are a few plugs, while playin around in there (not splicing into the factory wires) i nudged one of those plugs pretty hard and recieved a massive spark. I now have no control over my climate control as well as getting the car out of park. Now i did the little ttrick to get the car outta park but the dash display is now reading that i need to get everything checked(abs,airbag,engine,etc,etc,etc)the dispay even tells me to slow down. The last problem is that the car feels like it is stuck in low, and im fearing the worst(fried ecu) anyone with some knowledge of our electrical system please shine some ligh on me
well it took me twenty minutes to get the car to a dealership only a mile up the road, They sayit may not be covered under warranty. So now all i can do is sit here with a tube pf lube and wait for the rape when they call me.
did you take out all your "lighting" before you went to the dealer? that really sucks but I really wouldn't expect them to cover that under warranty...
well i feel the sting of a whopping 1900 dollars hitting my pocket for a damn ecm. This will surely push back my build up of the trunk will still post the slow going progress
guess when i hit that plug under the console it pinched and shorted one of the wires causing the ecm to ground out so they are not gonna cover it[/i]
i wasnt tapping any wires only wires i had were from the led strips, Nothing was energized what happened was is there a re a few plugs under the center console that are unused(heated seat controls and what not) while pulling one of my unenergized wires from undrer the center console i hit one of those unused plugs and voila short circuit. but not to my wire to the chasis
heres a story for all. i used to have a 95 mirage S coupe.it was dead winter and i just got my new exhuast put on and i wanted to take the cat off.me being a newbie at the time(i was 16,now im 22.)i left my car running and i took some tin snips and cut the 02 sensor wires out,bl,blu bluuuu.my car died.fried the ecu my doing that,and had to buy a new sensore which cost another 120$.luckily i had a junk car in the back yard and was able to use that ecu.you live and you learn.long story short,huh.lol
beleive me i totally understand where your coming from whenever i am going to be powering something i disco the battery, but seeing as how i was only routing wires in wasnt neccesary. Now im not saying i am right or wrong for what i did, Plain and simple i fu**ked up and i gotta pay the price in the famous words of lancerred live and learn
its all good...i learned that you don't manually shift an automatic car...i burned my honda tranny out in about 120k miles...my cost was about 2K...i feel your pain...lol!
