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Alright so yesterday i bought a greddy turbo timer. I wake up this morning ready to install it. I pull off the steering column, unplug the ignition harness and then (stupid me), figure out i need the harness for the turbo timer. I put everything back together and now my evo beeps when the door is open, not when the lights are on or when the key is in the ignition and the remote to lock and unlock the doors doesn't work. Can someone help me please?
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Its your key sense switch. Its very fragile and extremely easy to break. Its a white box with a spring switch. You probably lost the spring and broke a white plastic piece with it. It happened to many of us who took apart the steering column and wasn't careful enough in putting it back together. You can bridge the two connections permenantly and your key fob will start working again and the beep will go away. The only problem with that is your car will no longer beep if you leave the lights on and take the key out the car.
Your second option is to buy a whole new unit from mitsu. You cant buy just the switch but need to buy the whole ignition mechanism.
Your second option is to buy a whole new unit from mitsu. You cant buy just the switch but need to buy the whole ignition mechanism.
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Its your key sense switch. Its very fragile and extremely easy to break. Its a white box with a spring switch. You probably lost the spring and broke a white plastic piece with it. It happened to many of us who took apart the steering column and wasn't careful enough in putting it back together. You can bridge the two connections permenantly and your key fob will start working again and the beep will go away. The only problem with that is your car will no longer beep if you leave the lights on and take the key out the car.
Your second option is to buy a whole new unit from mitsu. You cant buy just the switch but need to buy the whole ignition mechanism.
Your second option is to buy a whole new unit from mitsu. You cant buy just the switch but need to buy the whole ignition mechanism.
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Pretty sure the previous owner of my car broke this as well. Put it all back together then wrapped it in electrical tape. Not pretty, and its not perfect, but it works....most of the time...
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Holy ****! I've had this problem for 1.5 years (bought the car used with the problem) and could never figure out why the brand new key fob I bought and programed wouldn't work!
You guys kick ***!
You guys kick ***!
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This thread made my day though, let me tell ya.
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can someone explain how i can bridge the connection well? i talked to the shop where i got my car smogged today and they couldn't give me much of an answer because the mechanic said he's only done that with vettes
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haha you're a trooper! i couldn't even last until the end of the day!
can someone explain how i can bridge the connection well? i talked to the shop where i got my car smogged today and they couldn't give me much of an answer because the mechanic said he's only done that with vettes
can someone explain how i can bridge the connection well? i talked to the shop where i got my car smogged today and they couldn't give me much of an answer because the mechanic said he's only done that with vettes
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