![]() ![]() I could find a used replacement one on eBay, but I still have some bad contacts from the flat cable, so replacing it completely sounds a better solution than trying to fiddle with it. The heat we have here has made the transparent plastic being as fragile as crystal, and the light once fell off my itself. Thinking about it the very best choice would probably phone flat cable with an RJ-12 plug crimped on the light end, and soldered on the front loom end, then an RJ-12 socket crimped to another small length of phone flat cable soldered to the roof light contacts. Maybe the best thing to do would be to get rid of the damn thing and use either computer flat cable if you still can find some sold by lengths, or just any multi-wires cable, such as network, serial or even phone cable. If you shortened it too much, however, you're in trouble. If the end is dented, then cut it straight and try to insert it back in the connector. If the tracks are cut by a fissure, you can repair them with special silver based glue you can find in electronics supplies stores. This kind of flat cable can't be soldered, as it's instantly destroyed by heat. If you need immediate access there is the option to become a 'Full Member' by purchasing a subscription. ![]() Please note that the how2 section can only be accessed when you become a Regular member by participating in the forum for a while. (He doesn't do the quotes by the way, there is a specialist team for this!). Please phone them on 08 or 01424 200477 and quote the club name and/or reference number (906 - VECTRA-C)For further details, please refer to Tim's thread in the Insurance Section. In 2008, the average recorded saving for their new customers was 15.5% off the BEST quote they'd had! They have just confirmed a record week in terms of the amount of business they have done through the forums so it's certainly worth a call. If your car insurance is due within the next 30 days, please don't forget to give our club sponsors, Chris Knott Insurance, a call. Select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. I will give it ago anyway and let you all know how i get on.Before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. but anyone that does (mechanic or VX dealer) could look into the possiblilty of this being a fix. PLEASE! no one try this on my advice! as i don't no anything about engines ect. The problem is wire three is part of a big loom so will be very difficult for me to find and just cut that one. Looking at the wiring diagram wire 3 only goes to the traction control computer, which of course i don't have so i am thinking this will be fine. My first througt was "Hell NO" but the problem has not gone away so i may try the cut this weekend! There is also a note on there saying if you have an < 52/03 plate Vectra C and you DO NOT HAVE traction control, that you should cut wire three from the plug. You could try contact spray on this plug just to make sure everything is ok. This ABS bus links to the dash radio and of course ABS, when it "Goes blank" in the cold mornigns you will prob see the battery light and the abs light come on!ĪutoData says to check the plug to the abs bus thing (behind car battery) for damage and if its bad replace it. The ABS Bus thingy (behind the battery) has a plug which is poorly designed on these early models (i think) or at least has poor connection. Have pluged it into AutoData and apparently this is a "common known" fault with Vectra C's made before 2003. (dash cutting out on cold mornings and needs the key turned off/on again) My Vectra C 02 Plate has been doing this for the last few weeks. I've seen that it's also worthwhile, before getting too involved, to probe the bus itself with a multimeter to make sure that there aren't any shorts, and that the correct termination resistors are in place.Ģ002 Vectra dashboard cut out when cold - MichaelDymond True - I've watched one of these early systems being interrogated by him, and the number of spurious error messages bouncing around on the bus make finding the real problem difficult - the error reporting has been improved on later models, making fault finding a bit easier. >Frankly this GM CAN system is such a pig's breakfast, at least on the early ones From talking to an ex-colleague at the Vauxhall garage where I used to work, these CAN systems are beyond the skills of over 90% of Vauxhall mechanics, and most of these faults from a wide area are now brought to him to sort out, because there's no-one in the other (larger!) garages who has a clue. >Worse your dealer sounds totally at a loss already. 2002 Vectra dashboard cut out when cold - Number_Cruncher
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