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tacotacotaco · 07-13-2006, 09:56 AM

Ill start off. When I turn on my map lights my seatbelt lights turn on. Also before i redid my steering wheel my horn would only honk when turned 180deg. Also when my auto seatbelt opens my clock turns of and only turns on when its closed.

What strange elec problems do you guys have?

*ManoNegra* · 07-13-2006, 09:58 AM

My headlights turn on but don't pop up, I have to push the dash button for them to come up. Just started happening a couple of months ago.

**ThatGuy** · 07-13-2006, 09:59 AM

Whenever I adjust my drivers seat (slide it forward or back) my seatbelt chime will randomly go off for the following week. That's my S13 Electrical Gremlin. Also when I bought the car my tailights were dimmer on one side, but I solved that by cleaning the grounds inside the housings.

FlyingChicken · 07-13-2006, 10:20 AM

steering wheel horn only honks at 180 degrees

for the guy that has this problem, you should take the steering wheel off lightly sand and then re-grease the contact points.

this happened to me when i put on a momo hub, i had to dremel off the plastic surrounding the hub to get a nice contact.

DrIvEsldEwAyS · 07-13-2006, 10:20 AM

if i open my door twice after the car cutting off the hazard lights flicker untill i put the key in and turn it. also if i use my windshield wipers for a good amount of time a day they will not cut off unless i take the fuse out.

Pennyman · 07-13-2006, 10:32 AM

My girlfriend's S13 dash lights flicker between the day setting and the night setting when she has the headlights on. She also has the most schizophrenic temperature gauge known to man. I mean it jumps all over the place. Goes down while cruising goes up to max at idle. I checked the engine, it was not overheated.

My 280z doesn't have too many gremlins, but here's kinda one: I had to rewire the turnsignals, so whenever the headlights are on, it takes like 2 seconds for the signal to light up after I flip the switch.

rancid240 · 07-13-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ManoNegra

My headlights turn on but don't pop up, I have to push the dash button for them to come up. Just started happening a couple of months ago.

Same here.......

hellion240sx · 07-13-2006, 11:24 AM

i have my headlights up all the time (all the way up not sleepy eyes) and sometimes the passengers sicde will go out every now and then. till i either hit the hi beams or turn it off and on again. DAMN THESE ELECTRICAL GREMLINS!!!!!

Dousan_PG · 07-13-2006, 11:36 AM

painless wiring now
no problems to be reported, sir!

'90RPS13 · 07-13-2006, 11:44 AM

I got the deal with the headlights not coming up. Other then that, thats about it. *a

REDSH!FT · 07-13-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Dousan PG

painless wiring now
no problems to be reported, sir!

I hope to say the same thing once my car is all wired up.

tacotacotaco · 07-13-2006, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyingChicken

steering wheel horn only honks at 180 degrees

for the guy that has this problem, you should take the steering wheel off lightly sand and then re-grease the contact points.

this happened to me when i put on a momo hub, i had to dremel off the plastic surrounding the hub to get a nice contact.

Thanks flying chicken yeah i knocked it out when i changed to a personal wheel.

Gnnr · 07-13-2006, 12:39 PM

I can only get the sunroof to go into the tilt position if its the third thursday of the month on a leap year and there is a full moon.

My horn stays stuck in a wierd way. The sound it makes is like a plusing type beep not one long beep. I pulled the fuse out months ago. lol.

I have the stock radio, when I turn it on it'll stay on for a few seconds, then turn off. I have to do this back and forth for a while untill it stays on. The CD player no longer works. (Alpine HU coming when I'm no longer broke)

undesiredshoe · 07-13-2006, 03:11 PM

if i touch my wiper switch, my wipers turn on for a couple minutes then stop. People look at me for having my wipers on when all i did was use some wiper fluid.

sean350z · 07-13-2006, 04:44 PM

all of my interior lights (except boost controller and gauges) and exterior lights pulse when the car is idling...alternator is good and so is battery

once driving everything seems to be fine or it just pulses so fast I can't tell it's happening

WERDdabuilder · 07-13-2006, 04:47 PM

when i press my brake, all dash lights dim.

all my brake lights work..but when i press it..one of em turns off.

**ThatGuy** · 07-13-2006, 05:39 PM

Sounds like a lot of people need to go through their vehicles and clean all the grounding points they can find. Myself included.

That should solve alot of the light dimming problems at least.

IWantRWD · 07-13-2006, 05:48 PM

my passanger low-beam is wired into the drivers low-beam, and when i hit the brights all my lights cut out..hopefully im going to fix that this weekend

Team Rootbeer · 07-13-2006, 05:55 PM

when i roll my drivers side window down all the way, the little automatic power window amp box thingy will click, and idle drops about 200rpm, then click again and idle goes back up-i guess that thing drains alot of power lol

id fix it or get a new one, but im lazy and s14s are scarce at the local pull-a-part and those boxes are even harder to find!

sean350z · 07-13-2006, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by teamslideshow

when i roll my drivers side window down all the way, the little automatic power window amp box thingy will click, and idle drops about 200rpm, then click again and idle goes back up-i guess that thing drains alot of power lol

id fix it or get a new one, but im lazy and s14s are scarce at the local pull-a-part and those boxes are even harder to find!

mine does that too...a simple solution is to put it up a centimeter after all the way down...it will not click anymore

*downshift_sideways* · 07-13-2006, 07:01 PM

This is a bit wierd, bit on my s14 whenever I push on the brakes the stereo resets hahaha. I've been cleaning out the wires in my dash, I've located all of the stereo component wires, along with the negative postiive and nneutral.

Hopefully i can get this shit solved asap. Because I would like to listen to the music for at least 1 minute or so before the bitch resets on me.

2iv0 sx · 07-13-2006, 07:08 PM

Well.. my auto seatbelt doesnt like to work whenever my gas tank is low... WTF?

Team Rootbeer · 07-13-2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sean350z

mine does that too...a simple solution is to put it up a centimeter after all the way down...it will not click anymore

haha, thats exactly what i do......laziness ftw

tacotacotaco · 07-14-2006, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 2iv0 sx

Well.. my auto seatbelt doesnt like to work whenever my gas tank is low... WTF?

Lol thats a crazy one' "hmm seatbelts not working i should get gas"

Gnnr · 07-14-2006, 01:46 PM

^That may have something to do with the fuel pump and its ground/power wires?

Brian · 07-14-2006, 02:45 PM

turn signals don't work, but hazards do.
radio won't work right. will turn and and off and on and off.

ledzeppelin240 · 07-14-2006, 05:23 PM

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When I turn on my map lights my seatbelt lights turn on. Also when my auto seatbelt opens my clock turns of and only turns on when its closed.

This same thing happen to my car. It was a short just behind the radio in the wiring harness there. What happens is when you turn on the map light it is allowing the seat belt light to ground therefore tuning it on and so on with the other problems...

juice.def · 07-14-2006, 07:30 PM

if i situp in my seat or move quickly my stereo will cut out its pretty wack because i cant get hyphy while drivin haha.

SimpleSexy180 · 07-14-2006, 07:32 PM

my car doesnt start. =[

AT ALL.

skylinekin · 07-14-2006, 08:57 PM

my headlights wont go down, and my seatbelt light always stays on and when I drive it flickers on and off, my cluster clock doesnt work, my third brake light doesnt work.

07-13-2006, 09:56 AM	#1
tacotacotaco Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: GRRRVINE!!! Age: 40 Posts: 3,249 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: tacotacotaco Feedback Score: 16 reviews	What Crazy Electrical gremlins do you have?? Ill start off. When I turn on my map lights my seatbelt lights turn on. Also before i redid my steering wheel my horn would only honk when turned 180deg. Also when my auto seatbelt opens my clock turns of and only turns on when its closed. What strange elec problems do you guys have?

07-13-2006, 09:59 AM	#3
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 44 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Whenever I adjust my drivers seat (slide it forward or back) my seatbelt chime will randomly go off for the following week. That's my S13 Electrical Gremlin. Also when I bought the car my tailights were dimmer on one side, but I solved that by cleaning the grounds inside the housings. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

07-13-2006, 10:20 AM	#4
FlyingChicken Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: davis Posts: 85 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	steering wheel horn only honks at 180 degrees steering wheel horn only honks at 180 degrees for the guy that has this problem, you should take the steering wheel off lightly sand and then re-grease the contact points. this happened to me when i put on a momo hub, i had to dremel off the plastic surrounding the hub to get a nice contact.

07-13-2006, 10:20 AM	#5
DrIvEsldEwAyS Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Age: 35 Posts: 351 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if i open my door twice after the car cutting off the hazard lights flicker untill i put the key in and turn it. also if i use my windshield wipers for a good amount of time a day they will not cut off unless i take the fuse out. __________________ -1990 240sx hatch sr20det- gt35r, blah blah blah

07-13-2006, 10:32 AM	#6
Pennyman Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA aka hippyland Age: 38 Posts: 46 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My girlfriend's S13 dash lights flicker between the day setting and the night setting when she has the headlights on. She also has the most schizophrenic temperature gauge known to man. I mean it jumps all over the place. Goes down while cruising goes up to max at idle. I checked the engine, it was not overheated. My 280z doesn't have too many gremlins, but here's kinda one: I had to rewire the turnsignals, so whenever the headlights are on, it takes like 2 seconds for the signal to light up after I flip the switch. __________________ Long live the Datsun Z.

07-13-2006, 09:58 AM	#2
ManoNegra Guild of Skullduggerous Intent Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Socal Posts: 7,841 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	My headlights turn on but don't pop up, I have to push the dash button for them to come up. Just started happening a couple of months ago.

07-13-2006, 11:24 AM	#8
hellion240sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NOLA Age: 42 Posts: 1,514 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have my headlights up all the time (all the way up not sleepy eyes) and sometimes the passengers sicde will go out every now and then. till i either hit the hi beams or turn it off and on again. DAMN THESE ELECTRICAL GREMLINS!!!!!

07-13-2006, 11:36 AM	#9
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 45 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	painless wiring now no problems to be reported, sir! __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

07-13-2006, 11:44 AM	#10
'90RPS13 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC Age: 37 Posts: 2,839 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I got the deal with the headlights not coming up. Other then that, thats about it. *a

07-13-2006, 12:39 PM	#13
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I can only get the sunroof to go into the tilt position if its the third thursday of the month on a leap year and there is a full moon. My horn stays stuck in a wierd way. The sound it makes is like a plusing type beep not one long beep. I pulled the fuse out months ago. lol. I have the stock radio, when I turn it on it'll stay on for a few seconds, then turn off. I have to do this back and forth for a while untill it stays on. The CD player no longer works. (Alpine HU coming when I'm no longer broke) __________________

07-13-2006, 03:11 PM	#14
undesiredshoe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisco Age: 35 Posts: 787 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	if i touch my wiper switch, my wipers turn on for a couple minutes then stop. People look at me for having my wipers on when all i did was use some wiper fluid.

07-13-2006, 04:44 PM	#15
sean350z Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 890 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: sean350z Feedback Score: 5 reviews	all of my interior lights (except boost controller and gauges) and exterior lights pulse when the car is idling...alternator is good and so is battery once driving everything seems to be fine or it just pulses so fast I can't tell it's happening __________________

07-13-2006, 05:39 PM	#17
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 44 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sounds like a lot of people need to go through their vehicles and clean all the grounding points they can find. Myself included. That should solve alot of the light dimming problems at least. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

07-13-2006, 05:48 PM	#18
IWantRWD Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indianapolis Age: 36 Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my passanger low-beam is wired into the drivers low-beam, and when i hit the brights all my lights cut out..hopefully im going to fix that this weekend

07-13-2006, 07:01 PM	#21
downshift_sideways No Limit Soldier. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hayward CA, San Gabriel CA Age: 37 Posts: 5,550 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: downshift_sideways Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This is a bit wierd, bit on my s14 whenever I push on the brakes the stereo resets hahaha. I've been cleaning out the wires in my dash, I've located all of the stereo component wires, along with the negative postiive and nneutral. Hopefully i can get this shit solved asap. Because I would like to listen to the music for at least 1 minute or so before the bitch resets on me. __________________ allntrlundrgrnd: "you never really appreciate your parents fridge until you look into your own and its full of condiments only"

07-13-2006, 07:08 PM	#22
2iv0 sx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lng Bch Calfna Posts: 1,442 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	Well.. my auto seatbelt doesnt like to work whenever my gas tank is low... WTF?

07-14-2006, 01:46 PM	#25
Gnnr Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: S. FL Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^That may have something to do with the fuel pump and its ground/power wires? __________________

07-14-2006, 02:45 PM	#26
Brian Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: usa Posts: 12,840 Trader Rating: (54) Rides Gallery: Brian Feedback Score: 54 reviews	turn signals don't work, but hazards do. radio won't work right. will turn and and off and on and off. __________________ http://bhworld.wordpress.com/

07-14-2006, 07:30 PM	#28
juice.def Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Califoolya Age: 36 Posts: 456 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	if i situp in my seat or move quickly my stereo will cut out its pretty wack because i cant get hyphy while drivin haha. __________________

07-14-2006, 07:32 PM	#29
SimpleSexy180 Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cal Posts: 4,750 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: SimpleSexy180 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	my car doesnt start. =[ AT ALL.

07-14-2006, 08:57 PM	#30
skylinekin Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 228 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	my headlights wont go down, and my seatbelt light always stays on and when I drive it flickers on and off, my cluster clock doesnt work, my third brake light doesnt work.