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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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ok so i got all the parts to switch over from stock buck horns to drag bars, with new switch housing etc. well i tried that chrome braiding over lay on wires and cables. so i had to cut and splice the buttons to get the braiding over the harness. no problem i was very though sodering and shinkwrapping each wire before returning buttons in new housings. well got the whole thing together and no blinkers ,no horn, and no spark.,
what the f--k
ok took it all back apart to check for crossed wires but everything is matching up to stock.
hope that i didn't some how burn up ecm
any help would be great
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Multimeter time. First make sure you have juice going to switches then check if juice is leaving switches. This way you eliminate each switch one by one. I had similiar problem found it was a bad micro switch.
But first battery cable? Check fuses
 
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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yeah that's what i was thinking. thank's will try tomorrow.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 05:29 PM
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why cut wires? take them out of the plugs and reinstall back in same place,
 
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