electric mirrors, door locking and radio not working

sandra 2v · Post by **sandra 2v** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:15 am

have 321 van. can't operate mirrors, radio, blinds and locking unless ignition on. it was fine before. help please?

Veg_Ian · Post by **Veg_Ian** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:25 am

Are you sure? The mirrors and radio and I think the blinds also work off an ignition switched feed. The locking should work straight off the battery. Maybe your setup has been changed from the factory setup. Have you checked the fuse panel at the bottom of the steering column? Any additional wires going into it that have come adrift or broken?

sandra 2v · Post by **sandra 2v** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:53 am

definitely sure. i used to operate radio and blinds without ignition on and closed mirrors as i stepped out of van with my keys. also when my keys are in ignition i can control the central locking but not from outside. i presumed the leisure battery wasn't working for radio and blinds etc but fridge and interior lights all work.

Veg_Ian · Post by **Veg_Ian** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:25 am

As you have a leisure battery, I'm guessing that some circuits have been moved to it from the ignition controlled circuit. I still think it will be to do with the wiring modification but without having the details of how that was done it's a bit like shooting in the dark. Presumably 123 made the mod, have you tried giving them a call?

sandra 2v · Post by **sandra 2v** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:48 pm

thank you. i did call them and they said it sounded strange and that i should bring the van in but didn't want to travel that far if it was just something simple. i might ask them for a wiring diagram for their modification and try and trace it from their. i'll also start looking for any obvious loose wires.

Veg_Ian · Post by **Veg_Ian** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:22 pm

Assuming this is a standard mod they do on all their Bongos then yes a wiring diagram would be good

sandra 2v · Post by **sandra 2v** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:52 pm

in terms of just looking at wiring behind ignition, how do i take of plastic covering around st wheel column. is it just a case of undoing three screws and pirizing it apart?

Veg_Ian · Post by **Veg_Ian** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:29 pm

No no don't touch the steering column. Remove the fusebox cover then undo the two screws. The whole fuse panel should pull down enough to give you access to the back (careful). Take a look here for any loose or additional wires.

sandra 2v · Post by **sandra 2v** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:40 pm

ok thank you very much. i have actually found the problem now in that a 25 amp fuse had blown that was inline with a wire connecting to the leisure battery. hopefully this was due to excess rain and stuff last fri when it started. however, the modification takes lots of wires to one connection at the back of the fuse box and i can't say i'm too impressed with half insulation tape, cracked solder and frayed wires showing. i've covered it with more tape but if the fuse goes again i'll be back to get it fixed under it's warranty. thanks again, what a brilliant site. couldn't have done it without you.

Veg_Ian · Post by **Veg_Ian** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:29 pm

Oh I'm sure you would have. Don't leave it too long to get it sorted under the warranty though - they soon run out.