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11-21-2013, 08:07 AM
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A little knowledge is a bad thing -screwed up need help
Ok guys. Drivers side window went down, now it won't go up. Did a search found out you could put two wires on 12 volt drill battery and, depending on how you put the wires +-, the window goes up and down by bypassing the window controls.
Took the skins off found what looked to be the right clip (and inserted wire) attached to battery sparks and strong acrid smell of burning electricity near passenger side. oh oh Checked the battery and notice it's 14Volt lithium not 12 volt. Now motor on passenger side does not seem to work. Question: did I burn a motor (probably) or just a fuse??? Car is in service station now to get window up because it's going to rain.. Should have taken it there from the first place damnit
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11-21-2013, 10:30 AM
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Re: A little knowledge is a bad thing -screwed up need help
sounds like you just chose the wrong 2 wires. your car voltage is around 14v when it is running. hopefully you just blew a fuse.
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11-21-2013, 02:51 PM
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Re: A little knowledge is a bad thing -screwed up need help
That's probably what happened.
My electrical puts out 14.5V at startup every morning and has a normal operating voltage between 13.6-13.8V. Never an issue with electrical components. You shound be fine. Most modern alternators put out between 14-14.6v to charge and maintain your 12V car battery. .
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11-22-2013, 07:40 PM
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Re: A little knowledge is a bad thing -screwed up need help
when it rains it pours. ok service station got the window up $122 later. Robbery but what are you going to do. Do tonight when I went to go home from work car would not turn over enough to get it going. A couple of weak cranks and it's dead. Got a boost but on the way home I noticed that the door light on the passenger side was on and would not shut off. No doubt the reason why my battery died. pulled the lightbulb after trying everything to get the light off. I can't imagine that touching those two wires with the battery (on the drivers side of the car) could have caused that problem but I can't figure out anything else....
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94 SVX LSI 2001 LegacyGT (daughter's ride now) 2005 Legacy outback XT (wife's car) all stock and likely staying that way for now 1981 Datsun 280zxturbo summer toy
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11-22-2013, 08:48 PM
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Re: A little knowledge is a bad thing -screwed up need help
I have a feeling you may have done some damage to the time control unit, located behind the glove box. Are any other lights acting normally (keyhole illumination, dome light, map lights, under dash footwell lights, etc) which normally go out after a set interval, affected?
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ... 203,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . . Last edited by svxcess; 11-22-2013 at 08:57 PM.
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11-23-2013, 06:14 AM
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Re: A little knowledge is a bad thing -screwed up need help
No I have not noticed any problem with the other lights. Dome lights seem to work fine. Not sure about the foot lights but they are not staying on. When I pulled the door light everything was dark last night. BUT that burning smell I was getting certainly smelled like it was coming from the direction of the glove box or at least that side of the car. So maybe you are right.
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94 SVX LSI 2001 LegacyGT (daughter's ride now) 2005 Legacy outback XT (wife's car) all stock and likely staying that way for now 1981 Datsun 280zxturbo summer toy
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