electric Mirrors Starlet GT turbo.

The Muppet

My latest project is a starlet gt turbo, It is a jap import AFAIK.

The electric mirrors don't work. There are no fuses blown but there is no power at the switch for adjusting the mirrors.

At some stage someone fitted a radio and butchered the wiring behind the radio. There are five wires not connected to anything and I suspect they are the cause of the problem though I,m not sure.

I know it's a long shot but would anyone have a pinout for the original radio connector on this car as it looks like these wires were part of that.


The clock doesn't work either , I suspect it's related too.

andyseadog

is this what your after?



sign up on TOC-IRL and you should get any info you need

The Muppet

andyseadog wrote: »

is this what your after?



sign up on TOC-IRL and you should get any info you need

Thanks for that, that will help identify some of the loose wires. Nothing there for the electric mirrors though . They are on the same fuse as the radio which is why I though those wires could be the problem.

Thanks again


I will sign up on toc ire

andyseadog

could well be related so, keep us posted.

nice project btw, have you any pics/ a thread etc?

The Muppet

andyseadog wrote: »

could well be related so, keep us posted.

nice project btw, have you any pics/ a thread etc?

I think the mirrors may get their live feed from one of the cut wires. I hope to get at it with the multimeter tomorrow evening.

Will keep you posted. I have no thread or pics at the moment.

It's a 95 twin headligh model with the sunroof, metallic black and is in good order, I swapped my last project, a mivec lancer for it.

It needed a clutch , did that the other day, It needs a cv joint, electric mirrors not working, passenger window not working either all little things really. A few small dents here and there. Thats all I am aware of at the moment but I haven't driven it very much yet, I'm sure there will be a few surprises lurking.

andyseadog

The Muppet wrote: »

I think the mirrors may get their live feed from one of the cut wires. I hope to get at it with the multimeter tomorrow evening.

Will keep you posted. I have no thread or pics at the moment.

It's a 95 twin headligh model with the sunroof, metallic black and is in good order, I swapped my last project, a mivec lancer for it.

It needed a clutch , did that the other day, It needs a cv joint, electric mirrors not working, passenger window not working either all little things really. A few small dents here and there. Thats all I am aware of at the moment but I haven't driven it very much yet, I'm sure there will be a few surprises lurking.

sounds like my cup of tea tbh 95 quadlamp, solid black or black over grey?

you need a thread in modified cars, this sounds like fun! be sure to keep us updated!

The Muppet

andyseadog wrote: »

sounds like my cup of tea tbh 95 quadlamp, solid black or black over grey?

you need a thread in modified cars, this sounds like fun! be sure to keep us updated!

Solid Black. It all electric with air con.

I'm not quite sure what I'm doing with it TBH. I'm going to sort out the electrical and mechanical issues with it first, then get the bodywork sorted , after that I have no definite plans yet. I may just keep it standard. The wife thinks I'm having a mid life crisis as it is , if I start modding she'll be convinced.

The Muppet

The Muppet wrote: »

Solid Black. It all electric with air con.

I'm not quite sure what I'm doing with it TBH. I'm going to sort out the electrical and mechanical issues with it first, then get the bodywork sorted , after that I have no definite plans yet. I may just keep it standard. The wife thinks I'm having a mid life crisis as it is , if I start modding she'll be convinced.

Well I got to the bottom of my mirror problem over the weekend and sorted it.

It turned out to be a break in the wire feeding the electric mirror switch. all woking as they should now.

Next problem is Power steering is not working. There is a some fluid leaking somwhere around the pump. I'm hoping it's a hose or something simple, I,ll have a better look this evening.


Is refurbishing a power sterring pump a diy job or would it need to go to an expert or is a replacement pump needed? I 've seen the seals for sale on the net.

andyseadog

The Muppet wrote: »

Well I got to the bottom of my mirror problem over the weekend and sorted it.

It turned out to be a break in the wire feeding the electric mirror switch. all woking as they should now.

Next problem is Power steering is not working. There is a some fluid leaking somwhere around the pump. I'm hoping it's a hose or something simple, I,ll have a better look this evening.


Is refurbishing a power sterring pump a diy job or would it need to go to an expert or is a replacement pump needed? I 've seen the seals for sale on the net.

there are so many of these cars being broken around the country right now, i'd say the handiest thing to do would be to buy what you need second hand

The Muppet

andyseadog wrote: »

there are so many of these cars being broken around the country right now, i'd say the handiest thing to do would be to buy what you need second hand

Yeah suppose so, though I would like to refurbish it if that's possible. The mechanics is my main interest tbh.

I didn't get around to it yesterday anyway so I'm not even sure if it's the pump or just a hose yet.

mccabecc

Could You post something more about your Starlet?? Some photos, mods etc? ;d

Buford T Justice

The Muppet wrote: »

Yeah suppose so, though I would like to refurbish it if that's possible. The mechanics is my main interest tbh.

I didn't get around to it yesterday anyway so I'm not even sure if it's the pump or just a hose yet.

tbh, if mechanics is what you're into, and if you can get them handy enough, then its worth having a bash at refurbishing the pump yourself. If you make a balls of it, then it won't really matter as you can just get another one.

The Muppet

Fingers McGee wrote: »

tbh, if mechanics is what you're into, and if you can get them handy enough, then its worth having a bash at refurbishing the pump yourself. If you make a balls of it, then it won't really matter as you can just get another one.

yeh thats my thinking too. I'd like to know that it is possible to do a diy refurbishment before taking on something that's not really feasable for the amateur home mechanic.

mccabecc wrote: »

Could You post something more about your Starlet?? Some photos, mods etc? ;d

What do you want to know? It has no performance mods yet.

I will post pictures at some stage.

I'm still sorting out the wiring inside, nearly there now, I think.

mccabecc

The Muppet wrote: »

yeh thats my thinking too. I'd like to know that it is possible to do a diy refurbishment before taking on something that's not really feasable for the amateur home mechanic.




What do you want to know? It has no performance mods yet.

I will post pictures at some stage.

I'm still sorting out the wiring inside, nearly there now, I think.

I understand, but Starlet GT Turbo is legendary car and it's realy hard to find one in good condition withou any strange modifications. ;d

The Muppet

mccabecc wrote: »

I understand, but Starlet GT Turbo is legendary car and it's realy hard to find one in good condition withou any strange modifications. ;d

This one's is in good condition, It has alloys and a gear knob, steering wheel and fancy alarm, on the performance it has an induction kit , bigger exhaust backbox apart from that it's standard. I know they are performance mods but they are pretty bog standard as mods go.

I have all the electrics sorted , one window wouldn't go down, it was the switch, took it apart , cleaned the contacts and all is wll. Horn wasn't working , it turned out to be a broken wire. Rear wiper I replaced the motor.


Moving onto the mechanics now, I don't thinks theres much to do there. Power Steering pump and a cv joint is about the size of it I think.

PADRAIC.M

Cv joint!? Hope you can get a second hand shaft... Can't get them spurious and genuine you have to get a complete shaft€500- they are not the same as a standard starlet..

The Muppet

PADRAIC.M wrote: »

Cv joint!? Hope you can get a second hand shaft... Can't get them spurious and genuine you have to get a complete shaft€500- they are not the same as a standard starlet..

Thanks , I wasn't aware of that. Looks like I will have to go searching.

andyseadog

are you sure they aren't the same as the standard starlet?

The Muppet

PADRAIC.M wrote: »

Cv joint!? Hope you can get a second hand shaft... Can't get them spurious and genuine you have to get a complete shaft€500- they are not the same as a standard starlet..

I,m told elsewhere that I can buy the cv and bearings seperate.

I hope to get at this later in the week ,once I have the old drives out I will count the splines and try source a replacement.


Update on the power steering, I sourced a used pump and fitted it this evening , it's working perfectly now.

There's only the cv left to have it in good mechanical condition, After that I'll don't know where I'm going with it, I have been reading up on some mods but I think I may go the other route and return it to it's original condition. standard wheels, steering wheel exhaust etc.