Wiring Nightmare on my hatch
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Wiring Nightmare on my hatch
So i bought a 86 trans am a couple days ago and the major concern of mine was the hatch was secured with duct tape.
So after removing the duct tape to see what i have to deal with i see alot of chopped wires and what appears to me missing wires all together.
This is the picture of where the wires comes from
This is all the hatch wiring i have to work with :S
Close up on the wires
This is the hatch with duct tape
I am thinking i am going to need to get a new wiring harness, but i would like to get rid of the duct tape asap
Any help is greatly appericated
So after removing the duct tape to see what i have to deal with i see alot of chopped wires and what appears to me missing wires all together.
This is the picture of where the wires comes from
This is all the hatch wiring i have to work with :S
Close up on the wires
This is the hatch with duct tape
I am thinking i am going to need to get a new wiring harness, but i would like to get rid of the duct tape asap
Any help is greatly appericated
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Re: Wiring Nightmare on my hatch
I see nothing wrong with the wires, that's how sloppy it came from the factory.
Maybe your hatch motor is simply broken, or maybe it's stuck half way. Next to the latch hook there's a microswitch. Stick your finger in there and see if it will raise the pull down up to the top. You should hear a click and when you drop the hatch the motor should pull it down.
Make sure the motor has 12V and the grounds are all screwed down tight to the sheet metal. Plug all the connectors back in where they belong
Maybe your hatch motor is simply broken, or maybe it's stuck half way. Next to the latch hook there's a microswitch. Stick your finger in there and see if it will raise the pull down up to the top. You should hear a click and when you drop the hatch the motor should pull it down.
Make sure the motor has 12V and the grounds are all screwed down tight to the sheet metal. Plug all the connectors back in where they belong
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Car: 89 Black IROC-Z convertible
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: Auto
Re: Wiring Nightmare on my hatch
Did you buy that car in the south? It seems to be a common method of securing a trunk lid down here. I've even seen body colored duct tape. Always a nice touch. I'd suggest getting a service manual for the car. They are well worth the price. Here's a link to some hatch wiring pictures that may help you...
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...tch-motor.html
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...tch-motor.html
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Re: Wiring Nightmare on my hatch
Don't worry about the white wire. It had a small black connector on it, but it was not plugged into anything until 1989. That year they plgged the white wire into a black with orange stripe wire to turn on/off the rear hatch light since they no longer had the manual light switch that was used in earlier years.
If you are having problems getting the pull-down unit to work, check oout the Tech Article under General Repair on fixing them.
https://www.thirdgen.org/tech/hatchpulldown.pdf
All the wiring for the pull-down unit is included with the striker-sensing switch. I sell the 86-87 and 88-91 striker-sensing switches along with all the parts to repair these hatch pull-down units on my web site.
Lon Salgren
If you are having problems getting the pull-down unit to work, check oout the Tech Article under General Repair on fixing them.
https://www.thirdgen.org/tech/hatchpulldown.pdf
All the wiring for the pull-down unit is included with the striker-sensing switch. I sell the 86-87 and 88-91 striker-sensing switches along with all the parts to repair these hatch pull-down units on my web site.
Lon Salgren
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Re: Wiring Nightmare on my hatch
So just an update I got the hatch to, lock but it doesn't feel like its closed right still. Looking at the Mech it looks like the Mech is suppose to slide up to lock the hatch in place. I am just looking for some clarification on how the system is Suppose to work
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