Real time help (need to call someone here) on 80's lock wiring. (1 Viewer)

[IdahoDoug]

If there's anyone on the board tonight with electrical skills, could you PM me with your number and humor me with a couple questions? You'll need a factory wiring diagram for the 97 though I suspect the lock wiring's all the same for 93-97s.

I've got the system hooked up and operating, but the locks aren't responding as expected. There are two basic types of locking systems - one grounds out the locks to switch (Toyota), the other provides power to switch them.

I will be respectful of your time, and it shouldn't be rocket science. Thanks in advance!

DougM

 

[IdahoDoug]

Man, what a simple project to go awry. Cancel everything - thanks for the PMs. I went back through the wiring and a splice had not cut all the way down to a wire to make a connection. While waiting for you guys, I put jumpers on the bypassed MY wiring and everything worked as expected. So I pulled all the splices apart and found one that had some kind of manufacturing variance leaving its gap a hair wide. So now I'm doing what I should have in the first place - tossing the quick splice thingies and pulling out the soldering iron.... Should be working and reassembled in an hour.

DougM

 

[offroadkid]

Solder is the best way! At work we solder the wires together then slide this heat shrink tube with a special glue inside that when heated-up it melts and oozes out of the edges. I'm glad you figured it out!! Didn't see the post till now.

 

[IdahoDoug]

Done and working fine - thanks all.

DougM