Wiring help!
03-08-2019, 03:19 PM
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Wiring help!
Hi all,
I recently bought a 2000 xj right hand drive for mail delivery/ a project Jeep, and I'm having some wiring issues .not sure what the last owner did to it, but it's a mess at the fuse box inside the cab . I'm assuming it was something to make the 4-way flashers work different, but idk . When I start the vehicle the flashers will automatically go on for a minute or two the go off (without even turning them on) then they only work randomly when I actually turn them on. Most of the time, I turn them on and they only flash 2 or 3 times then stop. I have pictures attached of the mess. If someone could help me make sense of it, I'd appreciate it .
03-08-2019, 03:47 PM
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, but it's a mess at the fuse box inside the cab . I'm assuming it was something to make the 4-way flashers work different, but idk . When I start the vehicle the flashers will automatically go on for a minute or two the go off (without even turning them on) then they only work randomly when I actually turn them on. Most of the time, I turn them on and they only flash 2 or 3 times then stop. I have pictures attached of the mess. If someone could help me make sense of it, I'd appreciate it .
my RHD '96 also flashes the hazard lights quite often without any initiation by me.
here is what I have noticed;
1) It normally goes for 30secs, then stops, which appears to be linked to the normal process of unlocking
2) The Inside light will illuminate while it is happening
3) It is triggered very reliably by someone using the passenger front, or rear door
4) triggering the indicator sometimes overides it
none of that makes a great deal of sense, other than there is probably a fault in the door harness wiring somewhere (a VERY common fault)
likely there is another wiring/electrical fault as well
my hazards do seem to work, but I dont tempt fate, as I would very rarely need them
if you do NEED to use them, that is unfortunate, as I do not know how one would sort out such a nightmare, without a lot of complex fault finding.
it is possible replacing the stalk assembly with integral switch (in my case) would resolve the fault
most likely, I would make an entirely separate harness with alternate switch, and splice that in
03-08-2019, 04:04 PM
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here is some info, but I dont think you will like it
my RHD '96 also flashes the hazard lights quite often without any initiation by me.
here is what I have noticed;
1) It normally goes for 30secs, then stops, which appears to be linked to the normal process of unlocking
2) The Inside light will illuminate while it is happening
3) It is triggered very reliably by someone using the passenger front, or rear door
4) triggering the indicator sometimes overides it
none of that makes a great deal of sense, other than there is probably a fault in the door harness wiring somewhere (a VERY common fault)
likely there is another wiring/electrical fault as well
my hazards do seem to work, but I dont tempt fate, as I would very rarely need them
if you do NEED to use them, that is unfortunate, as I do not know how one would sort out such a nightmare, without a lot of complex fault finding.
it is possible replacing the stalk assembly with integral switch (in my case) would resolve the fault
most likely, I would make an entirely separate harness with alternate switch, and splice that in
my RHD '96 also flashes the hazard lights quite often without any initiation by me.
here is what I have noticed;
1) It normally goes for 30secs, then stops, which appears to be linked to the normal process of unlocking
2) The Inside light will illuminate while it is happening
3) It is triggered very reliably by someone using the passenger front, or rear door
4) triggering the indicator sometimes overides it
none of that makes a great deal of sense, other than there is probably a fault in the door harness wiring somewhere (a VERY common fault)
likely there is another wiring/electrical fault as well
my hazards do seem to work, but I dont tempt fate, as I would very rarely need them
if you do NEED to use them, that is unfortunate, as I do not know how one would sort out such a nightmare, without a lot of complex fault finding.
it is possible replacing the stalk assembly with integral switch (in my case) would resolve the fault
most likely, I would make an entirely separate harness with alternate switch, and splice that in
Thabks!
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