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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 03:54 AM
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many things such as my hatch wiper, speedo, reverse lights ect.. don't work... I was wondering, the lights on the door panels... they are supposed to turn on when my doors are open right? how bout the dome light. can someone explain to me the three slots the switch has? Another thing, if you can't tell if your automatic suspension adjuster **** is working, it prolly isn't huh? my rpms drop ever so slightly when i activate it to both settings but i'm really not sure if it works. any comments are and will be appreciated,
Old Jun 20, 2003 | 10:51 AM
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even when it was new you couldnt feel the auto adjusting suspension, but it does look cool.



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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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hahah, hey have you checked the fuses?
Old Jun 20, 2003 | 06:45 PM
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I know the pluger switch in the door jambs sometimes dont

quite work right. Take your finger and push in and out on it a few times.



Check the fuses, then check the bulbs, the switch in the middle

of the light is off,on, and door. Door means it works with the door.

Also check that the door lights are plugged in, it can be

forgotten to plug back in when you take the door panel

off and put it back on.
Old Jun 21, 2003 | 07:06 PM
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k i checked fuses. they all work and none are missing. not sure what is going on with my rear wiper cuz the sprayer works but the wiper doesn't yet they are on the same switch. whatever, guess i got some weight reduction next....
Old Jun 27, 2003 | 04:08 AM
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ok well i figured out that my speedo wasn't even plugged in...yeah i dunno. the guy who sold me the car was really ******* with it cuz the door lights were also not plugged in and wires were taped up..wtf?? anyway the wiper is prolly something stupid too. but i need help on my headlights, they are not level with hood, i know there is a manual **** below but how do i adjust them with out the car reseting back to original position?
Old Jun 27, 2003 | 04:14 AM
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oh yeah i ripped the carpet out as well as seats cuz the **** was nasty and smelly as hell. i came across a sensor or maybe a ground. it was directly below the passenger seat under the carpet. anyone know what it is? i have a gxl
Old Jun 27, 2003 | 01:21 PM
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Yea what is that sensor???
Old Jun 27, 2003 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BigTurbo74' date='Jun 27 2003, 02:08 AM
the guy who sold me the car was really ******* with it cuz the door lights were also not plugged in and wires were taped up..wtf??
Maybe he doesn't like lots of lights gonig on when he opens a door? He was a professional theif?

Actually, maybe he was an astronomer like me. I disable all of my interior lights and door lights, because if I open the door at work and the lights go on, I get shot at from other astronomers!



As for everything else, DOWNLOAD the FSM. It explains how to adjust the headlight position when closed, and probably tells you about that sensor. It's not the best FSM I've ever seen (actually, for a factory manual, I think it kind of sucks, but I'm used to the Toyota one that tell you EVERYTHING), but it's alot better and faster than Haynes or asking the forum here.
Old Jun 27, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BigTurbo74' date='Jun 27 2003, 09:14 AM
oh yeah i ripped the carpet out as well as seats cuz the **** was nasty and smelly as hell. i came across a sensor or maybe a ground. it was directly below the passenger seat under the carpet. anyone know what it is? i have a gxl
thats the exhaust temp sensor for the idiot light.



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