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Postby finers » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:56 pm

Finally got a day free to care to my new fto :) , adjusted the two doors so they sat flush,,added a new radio and managed to find the FTO radio adapter so it would fit a European connection,, Don't bother asking any1 in halfords coolock to help once you mention FTO the reply is no we don't have it or a WHA?, suprise suprise i went in and found the Galant connection fitted perfectly,, now i came around to the kick plates, the drivers side doesnt seem to be working, the transformer for both kick plates is located about a foot up from the drivers side,,(near fuse box),, i think this trasformer is actually to increase the voltage?? as i got a bit ov a kick from it when i attempted to remove the fuse :D ,so without having to get out the voltmeter i attempted to open up the kick plate, im familar with electronics but i thought thered be an led or bulb in here instead i find a flate Alien looking object,, Any1 know were i could get my hands on one of these as a quick soldering job should do the trick?


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Postby RussMan » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:02 am

Thats a light pad bro... bought pads appear to be functional but operate intermittently. Passenger side always worked quite well. I Think its just a kink or break in the wire have you checked that already?
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Postby finers » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:15 pm

Hey Russ,
Further inspection I found that the both connections inside were badly corroded, just got a bit of time yesterday so I peeled back the plastic using a razor blade and resolderd both terminals, took ALLOT of flux but finally they stuck. Sealed the whole unit up with sealant and all is well, also the passenger door is working 100% now ever since I adjusted the door :D
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