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What have you done to your Elgrand today?

Justin in Os said:
Fitted the new NEW alternator and found out why the last (new) one failed!. The alternator lead has a very much larger profile than the protective fitting point/electrical charging point etc, etc on the back of alternator. the mechanic had fitted the alternator and THEN attached the charging wire not realizing this. He did up the nut nice and tight thinking it was down snug and tight against the back of the alternator when in actuallity it was about half an inch from said base and basically the only contact was between the nut and post and a very small percentage of the lead head. this led to the head of said lead becoming very hot, melting the protective insulator which then allowed the lead to become loose which increased heat production due to improper contact which caused more heat,which caused more melting.....you get the picture lol..... until complete failure of the charging circuit. this was picked up on the second fitting of an alternator and the charging cable end was reprofiled for a much better fit!
So far, fingers crossed, no problems ( I hope I havn't jinxed it lol ) . Next job on the list is the strut top, followed by a service kit!
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So the mechanic screwed up then.
 
Finally got around to fitted the switchable fog/reverse light.

Also comparison between LED reverse light and standard halogen, so i swapped the other out for LED but left the red off.
 

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Looks like I’ve solved my car seat covers problem , made a seat out 2 seats , so still have captain seat , 2 armrests and seat swivels correct way , just need another single seat out of a 8 seater to make another , actually did it yesterday cus weather was rubbish
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Please can somebody tell me what this green cable is? I'm suspecting it might be linked to the parking brake and as I have not connected or grounded it, this is what is stopping google maps from appearing on my Pioneer SPH-230-dab unit?

Any help would be great thanks @diable @Stempy ?

 
Never seen one of those before, you'll have to find the other end.
David1972 said:
Please can somebody tell me what this green cable is? I'm suspecting it might be linked to the parking brake and as I have not connected or grounded it, this is what is stopping google maps from appearing on my Pioneer SPH-230-dab unit?

Any help would be great thanks @diable @Stempy ?

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David1972 said:
Please can somebody tell me what this green cable is? I'm suspecting it might be linked to the parking brake and as I have not connected or grounded it, this is what is stopping google maps from appearing on my Pioneer SPH-230-dab unit?

Any help would be great thanks @diable @Stempy ?

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Not sure what that cable is for but how are you trying to view maps on the HU?

Also what HU was already in the car and what's under the tape at the end out of the cables out of the dash, the other end I can see bullet connectors.
 
diable said:
Not sure what that cable is for but how are you trying to view maps on the HU?
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using android auto - I keep getting a message on my phone along the lines of 'stop driving and apply the handbrake to resume' - clearly I'm parked on my drive lol
 
diable said:
Not sure what that cable is for but how are you trying to view maps on the HU?

Also what HU was already in the car and what's under the tape at the end out of the cables out of the dash, the other end I can see bullet connectors.
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there was no head unit when it arrived mate
 
David1972 said:
using android auto - I keep getting a message on my phone along the lines of 'stop driving and apply the handbrake to resume' - clearly I'm parked on my drive lol
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Does the Pioneer have a loose light green wire as that can be grounded.

In the Subaru I did fitted a Bypass Unit.
 
diable said:
Does the Pioneer have a loose light green wire as that can be grounded.

In the Subaru I did fitted a Bypass Unit.
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not that I remember seeing - sadly i think i'll have to pull the unit out again at some point and mess around with anything not connected until I get a result (before putting it back).

I'll see if there is a parking brake setting first on the menu

thanks though both @Stempy @diable
 
There is a setting in the menu from what I can remember not sure if it will bypass the PB, there should be a cable light green with a tag on it funnily enough stating Parking Brake.
 
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