I was doing the wiring connection the the switch as described in the lit sleepy eye mod diy. I basically f-ed up and switch the ground and power wires and fried the switch, possibly the headlight motor relay, and possibly a ground wire or something.
The headlight are stuck up and my gauge cluster is acting up. When i start the car the cluster doesn't illuminate or do anything. But when i rev the motor a bit everything comes back to life, but the wipers cycle twice also. Plus the passive restaint turns on and sets itself F**king weird. I'm going to get a new relay tomorrow, but i'm not sure where to start with the other short.Any ideas??
Modified by drmerdp at 7:24 AM 9/8/2007
Sleepy eye gone bad.
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funigui
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Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (drmerdp)
check motor grounds and u may have blown the itl computer
Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (drmerdp)
i wanted to do the sleepy eye mod myself but diddnt just for this reason. all that wireing stuff can be a bit confusing at times. sorry i cant help but good luck
Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (redsx13)
What is the ITL computer? Where is it located??
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funigui
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Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (drmerdp)
its a little white box in ur kick panel.
Re: (pr240sx)
I can't see that being the cause of my cluster wacking out though. I can only imagine there being a related problem causing the short. I'm going to check the wiper cycle and stuff though thanks.
Keep those ideas coming!
Keep those ideas coming!
Re: (drmerdp)
wireing job? all you have to do is cut one wire.
Re: (duty780)
But i didn't cut any wires except the brown one on the switch. God damn electrical woes.
Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (drmerdp)
Ok, here's an updated description. It appears that a main power wire is fcuked up. The clock in the cluster doesn't stay on. Which should stay on always. The fuse panel doesn't get power with the key on. (which it should) but it gets power with the engine running. This is when the passive restraint turns on the wipers cycle and the cluster comes back to life.
Now also, sometimes nothing turns back on untill the engine is started and i give it gas.
I'm beginning to think that the main power wire may be semi shorted or there is a relay that delivers power to the fuse panel, and i shorted that. I did see relays behind the fuse panel but i'm not certain of their function.
Any of this sound possible, and/or do you know of a relay that powers the fuse panel??!!
Now also, sometimes nothing turns back on untill the engine is started and i give it gas.
I'm beginning to think that the main power wire may be semi shorted or there is a relay that delivers power to the fuse panel, and i shorted that. I did see relays behind the fuse panel but i'm not certain of their function.
Any of this sound possible, and/or do you know of a relay that powers the fuse panel??!!
Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (drmerdp)
Sounds to me like IT'S POSSESSED!!!!
(sorry, couldn't help myself. lol)
(sorry, couldn't help myself. lol)
Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (redsx13)
tell me about it, i tried the sleepy Is thing and now my retractor switch will let the headlights go up, but press the switch to go down they want move down. i mean even when you turn the combo switch they want go up, u see the lights come on underthere but still no pop up.I F**k up duderedsx13 wrote:i wanted to do the sleepy eye mod myself but diddnt just for this reason. all that wireing stuff can be a bit confusing at times. sorry i cant help but good luck
Re: Sleepy eye gone bad. (jismo)
dam dude sam exact thing is happening to mine.. what could it be???jismo wrote:
tell me about it, i tried the sleepy Is thing and now my retractor switch will let the headlights go up, but press the switch to go down they want move down. i mean even when you turn the combo switch they want go up, u see the lights come on underthere but still no pop up.I F**k up dude
the only way my lights go up is by the pop-up light switch or by putting on the high beams.... cause just turnin then on will make them stay down.... and they wont go down at all.... if u find out what this could be let me know
I just fixed this issue on my car.
It's the 75 amp fuse in the box next to the battery. It's got a clear top to it so just look inside and see if it's blown.
Mine was and the same thing...soon as the car was off the constant power from the batter was lost and the clock would die, gauge cluster wouldn't work etc.
When you turn the car back on, takes a sec but if you rev it, it all comes back because the power bypasses that fuse and comes directly from the alternator.
I got the part from my local nissan dealership for around 16 bucks I think.
It's the 75 amp fuse in the box next to the battery. It's got a clear top to it so just look inside and see if it's blown.
Mine was and the same thing...soon as the car was off the constant power from the batter was lost and the clock would die, gauge cluster wouldn't work etc.
When you turn the car back on, takes a sec but if you rev it, it all comes back because the power bypasses that fuse and comes directly from the alternator.
I got the part from my local nissan dealership for around 16 bucks I think.
Re: (Scooby24)
Thank you so much man, i was beginning to go nuts.