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11-May-2003, 09:41 PM

Gallagher

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Ok, so I was helping my buddy doing a custom trunk in his 1996 Ford Contour Sport. We were doing fine untill I wanted to screw around and I pulled on this wire in his trunk and broke it. It wasn't an ordinary wire, it was 2 wires connected into some plastic piece, but the wires were NOT touching.

As soon as I pulled them, the interior lights went out (dash is alright) but the lights on the doors, dome, and the DECK are not working ! What the **** did I do ?

HOW CAN I FIX IT ? ? ? ?
:fustrated :fustrated :fustrated

11-May-2003, 09:43 PM

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So the wires snapped?? Can't you join them together?

11-May-2003, 09:48 PM

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I did that, nothing happened !

11-May-2003, 09:59 PM

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MATT WHERE ARE YOU ? !

11-May-2003, 10:01 PM

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check the fuse for the door lights etc.

If not then i think it might have been the door trigger wire, see if you can reattach it.

11-May-2003, 10:01 PM

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I tried to re-attach, nothing happened.....

The wire was hidden and I pulled it out....

11-May-2003, 10:02 PM

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seperate them and check the fuses..
anything??

check yer fuses and connect them..
anything??

check the fuses and ground them..
anything??

when anything comes to life after one of these things...stop...

11-May-2003, 10:05 PM

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were these wires connected??
or is the rest of both wires buried somewhere??

if the second option be the case you'll have to fix the wires before anything can be fixed..
chances are ya pulled them and shorted them out too so be sure to check the fuses once the wires are figured out..

11-May-2003, 10:05 PM

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Any other suggestions, I'm going to try all these tomorrow !

11-May-2003, 10:10 PM

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start with my second post first..

11-May-2003, 10:14 PM

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The rest of the wires are burried in the top of the trunk where you cannot see them or move them. I pulled on them to get them out (not tug) and it was fine, then I thought they were just a live and a ground, so I tug it off the clip it was on to bare wire and as soon as I did that, BAM gone-o

The wires were NOT connected to my best knowledge !

11-May-2003, 10:43 PM

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CHECK THE FUSES! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

11-May-2003, 11:43 PM

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STEVE THE FUSES.
I'LL BET YOU $1000000000 THAT ONE OR MORE OF THEM ARE BLOWN!

11-May-2003, 11:47 PM

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change the backup fuse under the hood
same **** happened to me remember..

11-May-2003, 11:48 PM

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You blew whats called the "courtesy" fuse... just look it up in the owners manual, it'll tell u which one it is .. its defiantely blown. no doubt about it..

good luck.