Scott Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yup, I reckon I'm a worthy winner today. I decided I needed a remote switch on my carpc as it is quite annoying that even when I am not using it it runs. Prior to doing this I fitted some nice new terminals and did a bit of a cable tidy at the battery end. Anyway, decided to tap into the remote wire leading to the 2nd monitor and carpc so that when I turn the switch off the PC will hibernate and the monitor will turn off. I did, what I thought, was a fantastic job, only to turn on the ignition and for the PC not to come on. I checked the remote cable with a multimeter and was getting nothing between in at the earth, I checked the earth to +ive and it was fine so that pointed directly to the remote cable. Now, I haven't used my carPC in a bit (disconnected +ive) and I was in the boot over the weekend, so I assumed I had pulled something out...... so off I went pulling out the boot build and removing the rear seat. I then traced the remote cable up to where it splits, and couldn't see anything wrong. Out came the trusty multimeter to see what was going on.....Then the penny dropped...... Yes, I had turned the ignition on, but I hadn't turned the damn stereo on. Due to removing the terminals etc, the stereo reset itself to factory default.... ie off! I never realised so didn't think to turn it on lol. The remote cable I have going to the rear to split for everything is actually tied into the remote output from the stereo. So off I went, putting everything back the way it was. Tested the switch and bingo, worked a treat Anyone got me beat today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not today, but yesterday, I pulled up at work and I was still on the phone. Parked up, turned the engine off, stayed on the phone (bluetooth) and was sat there. A colleague who I needed to speak to pulled up, so I cut the call short and got out the car. DOH! Seat belt still on... Pulled me right back in the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not today, but yesterday, I pulled up at work and I was still on the phone. Parked up, turned the engine off, stayed on the phone (bluetooth) and was sat there. A colleague who I needed to speak to pulled up, so I cut the call short and got out the car. DOH! Seat belt still on... Pulled me right back in the car ha ha lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not today, but yesterday, I pulled up at work and I was still on the phone. Parked up, turned the engine off, stayed on the phone (bluetooth) and was sat there. A colleague who I needed to speak to pulled up, so I cut the call short and got out the car. DOH! Seat belt still on... Pulled me right back in the car You get yesterdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not today, but yesterday, I pulled up at work and I was still on the phone. Parked up, turned the engine off, stayed on the phone (bluetooth) and was sat there. A colleague who I needed to speak to pulled up, so I cut the call short and got out the car. DOH! Seat belt still on... Pulled me right back in the car Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I thought this was going to be some horticulture award for growing a specific plant at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I thought this was going to be some horticulture award for growing a specific plant at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 bah i can beat that, today i filled my tank up paid for the fuel and also bought 2 scratchcards, sat in my car at the garage and scratched them off, 1st card lose, 2nd card i won £25:D dumped the winning card in the bin and kept the losing one:blink: i just showed my workmate the card bragging that i won then realized what i had done:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 bah i can beat that, today i filled my tank up paid for the fuel and also bought 2 scratchcards, sat in my car at the garage and scratched them off, 1st card lose, 2nd card i won £25:D dumped the winning card in the bin and kept the losing one:blink: i just showed my workmate the card bragging that i won then realized what i had done:rolleyes: Ok, I'm beat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 bah i can beat that, today i filled my tank up paid for the fuel and also bought 2 scratchcards, sat in my car at the garage and scratched them off, 1st card lose, 2nd card i won £25:D dumped the winning card in the bin and kept the losing one:blink: i just showed my workmate the card bragging that i won then realized what i had done:rolleyes: oh dear! now that is a good one made me chuckle! Thats got to be worth 25 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 bah i can beat that, today i filled my tank up paid for the fuel and also bought 2 scratchcards, sat in my car at the garage and scratched them off, 1st card lose, 2nd card i won £25:D dumped the winning card in the bin and kept the losing one:blink: i just showed my workmate the card bragging that i won then realized what i had done:rolleyes: I'd be back there going through that bin right now if I were you!! Which petrol station was it and which pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 A few weeks ago I went to jump in the car and grab some bits from the shops but on attempting to start the car.. nothing. No clicks or whirs. Now I knew the battery was good as it is relatively new and things such as the electric seats and windows were whirring at a healthy pace. However having suffered at the hands of the ghastly OEM alarm, I thought it must be the immobilizer. I knew it had a lifetime warranty and was barely over a year old but things still break. I tried the fob again and heard a hearty chirp and the locks all clicked... appeared to be responding correctly, but still wouldn't start. Time to search the flat for the code to bypass it, I looked for a couple of hours before deciding to tackle the problem myself. I checked all the fuses. They all looked OK but still it wouldn't work. I decided to swap them all just in case. Still nothing. Time to search the flat even harder for the code which I found after another hour or so searching. So went outside, bypassed the immobilizer and.... nothing. S**t it must be the wiring? Started to take the dash apart to check the wires. Then I went to move the auto gear stick so I could remove the dash panels when I notice its in R. Click it into P and try again... and it started fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yup, I reckon I'm a worthy winner today. I decided I needed a remote switch on my carpc as it is quite annoying that even when I am not using it it runs. Prior to doing this I fitted some nice new terminals and did a bit of a cable tidy at the battery end. Anyway, decided to tap into the remote wire leading to the 2nd monitor and carpc so that when I turn the switch off the PC will hibernate and the monitor will turn off. I did, what I thought, was a fantastic job, only to turn on the ignition and for the PC not to come on. I checked the remote cable with a multimeter and was getting nothing between in at the earth, I checked the earth to +ive and it was fine so that pointed directly to the remote cable. Now, I haven't used my carPC in a bit (disconnected +ive) and I was in the boot over the weekend, so I assumed I had pulled something out...... so off I went pulling out the boot build and removing the rear seat. I then traced the remote cable up to where it splits, and couldn't see anything wrong. Out came the trusty multimeter to see what was going on.....Then the penny dropped...... Yes, I had turned the ignition on, but I hadn't turned the damn stereo on. Due to removing the terminals etc, the stereo reset itself to factory default.... ie off! I never realised so didn't think to turn it on lol. The remote cable I have going to the rear to split for everything is actually tied into the remote output from the stereo. So off I went, putting everything back the way it was. Tested the switch and bingo, worked a treat Anyone got me beat today? Not today, but yesterday, I pulled up at work and I was still on the phone. Parked up, turned the engine off, stayed on the phone (bluetooth) and was sat there. A colleague who I needed to speak to pulled up, so I cut the call short and got out the car. DOH! Seat belt still on... Pulled me right back in the car bah i can beat that, today i filled my tank up paid for the fuel and also bought 2 scratchcards, sat in my car at the garage and scratched them off, 1st card lose, 2nd card i won £25:D dumped the winning card in the bin and kept the losing one:blink: i just showed my workmate the card bragging that i won then realized what i had done:rolleyes: A few weeks ago I went to jump in the car and grab some bits from the shops but on attempting to start the car.. nothing. No clicks or whirs. Now I knew the battery was good as it is relatively new and things such as the electric seats and windows were whirring at a healthy pace. However having suffered at the hands of the ghastly OEM alarm, I thought it must be the immobilizer. I knew it had a lifetime warranty and was barely over a year old but things still break. I tried the fob again and heard a hearty chirp and the locks all clicked... appeared to be responding correctly, but still wouldn't start. Time to search the flat for the code to bypass it, I looked for a couple of hours before deciding to tackle the problem myself. I checked all the fuses. They all looked OK but still it wouldn't work. I decided to swap them all just in case. Still nothing. Time to search the flat even harder for the code which I found after another hour or so searching. So went outside, bypassed the immobilizer and.... nothing. S**t it must be the wiring? Started to take the dash apart to check the wires. Then I went to move the auto gear stick so I could remove the dash panels when I notice its in R. Click it into P and try again... and it started fine :rlol: :rlol: What a laugh reading all that, the images going through my head were hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 A few weeks ago I went to jump in the car and grab some bits from the shops but on attempting to start the car.. nothing. No clicks or whirs. Now I knew the battery was good as it is relatively new and things such as the electric seats and windows were whirring at a healthy pace. However having suffered at the hands of the ghastly OEM alarm, I thought it must be the immobilizer. I knew it had a lifetime warranty and was barely over a year old but things still break. I tried the fob again and heard a hearty chirp and the locks all clicked... appeared to be responding correctly, but still wouldn't start. Time to search the flat for the code to bypass it, I looked for a couple of hours before deciding to tackle the problem myself. I checked all the fuses. They all looked OK but still it wouldn't work. I decided to swap them all just in case. Still nothing. Time to search the flat even harder for the code which I found after another hour or so searching. So went outside, bypassed the immobilizer and.... nothing. S**t it must be the wiring? Started to take the dash apart to check the wires. Then I went to move the auto gear stick so I could remove the dash panels when I notice its in R. Click it into P and try again... and it started fine no i am beat:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 bah i can beat that, today i filled my tank up paid for the fuel and also bought 2 scratchcards, sat in my car at the garage and scratched them off, 1st card lose, 2nd card i won £25:D dumped the winning card in the bin and kept the losing one:blink: i just showed my workmate the card bragging that i won then realized what i had done:rolleyes: Lol Whenever I buy scratchcards or lottery tickets, even if one loses, I still take them to the shop to check just in case I'm being stupid. I never throw them away without the shop checking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Well I think today I'm a contender!!! in December I bought a Corsa as a run around work car, one of the headlamps was not working so I bought a new bulb still nothing,checked the fuse checked the wiring checked the plug etc still no power, ive been out a few times checking this and that and couldn't understand why i wasn't getting any power even when bridging from the opposite side headlamp, well today I thought I would have another go so im double checking fuses wiring plugs etc etc etc after two hours it dawns on me,,,,,,,,, im checking the high beam bulb not the dipped beam !! Replaced the correct bulb and hey presto we have light!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 well i think today i'm a contender!!! In december i bought a corsa as a run around work car, one of the headlamps was not working so i bought a new bulb still nothing,checked the fuse checked the wiring checked the plug etc still no power, ive been out a few times checking this and that and couldn't understand why i wasn't getting any power even when bridging from the opposite side headlamp, well today i thought i would have another go so im double checking fuses wiring plugs etc etc etc after two hours it dawns on me,,,,,,,,, im checking the high beam bulb not the dipped beam !! Replaced the correct bulb and hey presto we have light!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 O my god, dont let my wife read this, she already thinks that the male species is inferior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 O my god, dont let my wife read this, she already thinks that the male species is inferior Type "Stupid woman" into youtube, you'll get a trillion hits. Might make you feel a little more secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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