i broke it! URGENT

[Hewbie]

so took the dash out today with the help of some utube vids to get to the trim parts sport button and bottom surround, unplugged all the radio,screen etc, plugged it all back in again and the car is going haywire!

ticking etc dials flickering, when you turn the key the full wipers come on and the washer jets squirt fully aswell! what have I done!

car wont start now either! just turns over! assuming ive buggered something or fused something somewhere! anyone in Cheshire someone can recommend! to recover it and fix!

 

[conaero]

Turn battery off for a couple of hours, turn back on and restart.

If that doesn't fix it you have a multi plug fitted incorrectly or not pushed fully home.

 

[Hewbie]

so I'm right in saying it wont work without that large multiplug plugged in? ive lef tit unplugged for tonight, I closed the boot stupidly also so need to where the manual boot release is aswell.

I tried it with none of the switches and cables plugged in and it just did the same!

 

[Felonious Crud]

Yikes! Sounds daunting but I cannot recommend Marios at Autoshield in Manchester highly enough. John at GT Cars in Warrington / Lymm is bloody handy with electrical stuff.

 

[CatmanV2]

Probably not the best idea to try powering it without everything connected, frankly.

Manual boot release is under the seat cushion of the rear passenger seat. Feel for a loop of cable and pull.

C

 

[Hewbie]

GT is now in chester and john no longer there!, assume if I cant get it going ill need it recovered I guess¬

 

[Hewbie]

indeed! didn't think I would have to disconnect it all to be honest to get the bits I wanted out! but evidently I did!

 

[iainw]

indeed! didn't think I would have to disconnect it all to be honest to get the bits I wanted out! but evidently I did!

How can you afford all those cars and do something like that :0
I would definitely just get to auto shield ASAP. If Marios can't do it he will know someone who will.
I am a natural risk taker but with a car like this I wouldn't touch anything remotely technical.
When you change the wheel pay for it to be done at an indie!

 

[Hewbie]

ha I'm a techie by nature I own a telecoms company and thought it wouldn't be too hard! if pushing the plug fully in works! great! but if it doesn't I'm stuck! I thought I had plugged it in!

 

[marios kriticos]

Have you disturbed the earth wires ??
Give me a call and explain to me what you did and I will do my best to help .
Marios
07785994940

 

[Hewbie]

hi marios, I don't think so, I didn't see any to disturb! but you never know! it literally sounds like its arking if that's makes an sense eg it will come on and off screen on dash with flash, wipers come on, washer jets go on aswell! if your free to come down to me marios will happily pay for it to be sorted!! I'm in sandymoor/Warrington just off the m56! I'm an idiot I know!

 

[Hewbie]

dropped off with autoshield today! hopefully they can sort

 

[iainw]

dropped off with autoshield today! hopefully they can sort

Def a wise plan! Let us know how it goes. Get him to put an x pipe on whilst it's there!

 

[Hewbie]

Can it sound any better than stock? With sport on she bangs and crackles and sounds awesome! I need to hear one

 

[beau]

Can it sound any better than stock? With sport on she bangs and crackles and sounds awesome! I need to hear one

i have removed my middle silencer on mine, so same as the x pipe mod people do, basically it sounds exactly the same, but approx 20-25% louder

this is some dash cam footage, its just normal footage, i wasn't recording it for the exhaust noise, you can see in my other videos a cold start video (video doesn't show but cold start with x pipe is loud!) and there is a video just standard revving but you know what that sounds like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnhBnZEeXEg

 

[davy83]

sounds like you may have trapped a wire some where? or disconnected an earth that is required! have you checked the fuses too, these can do odd things.

 

[iainw]

Can it sound any better than stock? With sport on she bangs and crackles and sounds awesome! I need to hear one

Agree with you. Hard to believe.
I was in same position - mine sounded amazing but I was convinced by the experience of the forum members to do it.
It's not expensive and marios did mine. I trust him to only do things he thinks will improve the car. It sounds even better now- more pops and crackles. Borderline embarrassing but we love it really.

 

[iainw]

What dash cam is that mate? Does anyone have some recommendations for not too expensive ones? And where to purchase

 

[Wack61]

I have a nextbase 312gw , good picture , wifi so no need to remove the card to transfer footage to your phone £89 in Argos

 

[namaste]

i have removed my middle silencer on mine, so same as the x pipe mod people do, basically it sounds exactly the same, but approx 20-25% louder

this is some dash cam footage, its just normal footage, i wasn't recording it for the exhaust noise, you can see in my other videos a cold start video (video doesn't show but cold start with x pipe is loud!) and there is a video just standard revving but you know what that sounds like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnhBnZEeXEg

Oh Southend. I'm nearby (Canvey).