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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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I was taking the 500 screws that the po decided to put in the headliner to hold it up..

Hit a wire and killed everything inside my jeep. Then had to take the headliner out and everything to repair the wire. That was an uber fail.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by NewJerseyXJ609
I was taking the 500 screws that the po decided to put in the headliner to hold it up..

Hit a wire and killed everything inside my jeep. Then had to take the headliner out and everything to repair the wire. That was an uber fail.
I did that to my jeep too messing around up there. Cut off everything in my jeep. I repaired the wire and now everything works but the keyless entry/alarm. I wonder if I really messed it up, or just reset the code for it?? :/
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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I did that to my jeep too messing around up there. Cut off everything in my jeep. I repaired the wire and now everything works but the keyless entry/alarm. I wonder if I really messed it up, or just reset the code for it?? :/
Well I know when I happened to me I damn near killed the whole jeep. It would start and run and that's about it. Not a single guage or light worked on it. Including the keyless entry/alarm. All because I clipped one wire. How the po didn't hit every wire in there i have no idea. It must have been wedged perfectly and when I took it out it got clipped. The whole headliner was peppered with screws.

Check your fuses (kick panel and engine bay) with a test light and make sure they are all good. I blew a bunch when it happened to me and now everything works fine after fixing the wire and fuses. Thank god I didn't blow any fusable links Becsuse I probably would have set fire to my xj.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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I decided to let my step-brother help me take off the door trim. I get mine off, and see him at the other side prying it off with a screw driver. Now there's a nice white scratch near where the trim was.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by NewJerseyXJ609

Well I know when I happened to me I damn near killed the whole jeep. It would start and run and that's about it. Not a single guage or light worked on it. Including the keyless entry/alarm. All because I clipped one wire. How the po didn't hit every wire in there i have no idea. It must have been wedged perfectly and when I took it out it got clipped. The whole headliner was peppered with screws.

Check your fuses (kick panel and engine bay) with a test light and make sure they are all good. I blew a bunch when it happened to me and now everything works fine after fixing the wire and fuses. Thank god I didn't blow any fusable links Becsuse I probably would have set fire to my xj.
I'll have to try that. Thanks for the help! And yea all my gauges were non functional too when I messed mine up. All that works now. Just my keyless entry don't work.

I got a '01 cherokee btw
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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When installing my pocket flares I drilled through my fender into my washer reservoir. ... 3 times
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Rebuilt the Holley the other day and forgot to install one of the o rings for the fuel line.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 07:56 PM
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put my gas tank too far back when i relocated it. i was too afraid of cutting the shock crossmember. gotta wait till schools done to move it.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 08:42 PM
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Changed my water pump, didn't have the bottom tabs of the fan shroud in the slots. Went on a test run and thought my water pump impeller was grinding against the inside of the block and throwing aluminum shavings all through my cooling system. I almost had a heart attack.

I also forgot to buy a new inlet tube and damaged my old one trying to get it off the old water pump. So I thought I could put it back together and thread the new inlet tube on once I got a it the next day. Nope, had to take everything back apart again, lol.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 10:23 PM
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Turned my first fender trim into a beat 8 ****ing holes in the rear well fest, I really should have read the right up before attempting I cut way to high. Lesson learned I now know how to do them the right way but also Ik how to them the wrong way really well lol, still need to fix that mess..
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 11:20 PM
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we installed a ho gas tank into my dads non a ho causeing a negitive vaccum on the tank when the pump was running after the first tank of gas my dads tank was flat
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 08:38 PM
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While replacing the radiator, tightening a bolt when my friend walks over and says "Whatcha breaking?" I respond "Nothi-" as the ratchet slips and i punch through the headlight bezel and the headlight. "Lights and plastic apparently"
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