Starting/electrics issue after flat battery
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Hi everyone. Hoping somebody has a clue what might be going on with my car!
I have a 1997 Griff which I had an incident with last summer. Somebody drove into the passenger door while I was stationary, which resulted in the car being off the road for quite some time while searching for a suitable replacement door. While the car was off the road, the battery went flat as I hadn't realised the trickle charger had been switched off.
I recently fitted the new door, as well as a brand new battery however when everything was connected back up, there is absolutely no sign of life from the car at all. I can't get windows, horn, lights, no ignition, and the immobiliser led is no longer flashing.
I thought it may have been a bad earth so connected a jump lead to the negative terminal to a new earth point but that made no difference. I have checked every fuse including the big ones (one at the starter and another in the passenger footwell). Inertia switch also checked and working fine.
I thought it may have been the immobiliser but I'd have thought that the windows and sidelights etc would still have worked.
If anyone has any ideas what I might try next I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
I have a 1997 Griff which I had an incident with last summer. Somebody drove into the passenger door while I was stationary, which resulted in the car being off the road for quite some time while searching for a suitable replacement door. While the car was off the road, the battery went flat as I hadn't realised the trickle charger had been switched off.
I recently fitted the new door, as well as a brand new battery however when everything was connected back up, there is absolutely no sign of life from the car at all. I can't get windows, horn, lights, no ignition, and the immobiliser led is no longer flashing.
I thought it may have been a bad earth so connected a jump lead to the negative terminal to a new earth point but that made no difference. I have checked every fuse including the big ones (one at the starter and another in the passenger footwell). Inertia switch also checked and working fine.
I thought it may have been the immobiliser but I'd have thought that the windows and sidelights etc would still have worked.
If anyone has any ideas what I might try next I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
UPDATE - I took off the 80 amp fuse in the footwell, it was completely fine. The 100 amp one near the starter looks fine too. I took the fuse box off to check the connections to the two brown wires from the 80 amp fuse and both are fine. Car still totally dead - no electrics at all. I can't help but think I've done something really stupid/basic when the damaged door was changed over for a replacement, but no idea what as I'm sure any disturbed connections were reconnected as they were. I wouldn't think the wiring to the door would cause these issues even if an error had been made with the door wiring!
The positive cable looks like it making a good connection at the starter and the brown cable has a good earth connection at the alternator.
The search continues...
The positive cable looks like it making a good connection at the starter and the brown cable has a good earth connection at the alternator.
The search continues...
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