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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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i just installed rrm header, high flow cat, and greddy evoii catback

i drove around for a while, went home, parked, when i turned my car off the electricity went NUTS, everything was flickering, it was making a clicking sound

now my car wont start
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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sounds like you had a short. Try checking the amp fuse by the battery. Prolly fried it. Make sure your wires arent rubbing against anything that could cut them...
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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i have no idea... cel?... where the clicking coming from?
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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What he said, maybe you got oil/water on some of the wires when you did the install.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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yeah CEL has been on since i first started the car after installing the header

going to take some pic and try to locate the clicking

everything kind of flickers and makes noise
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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the fuse looks okay

i unhooked my battery before i posted this, i went down and re hooked it up, when i first turned they key everything was fine, but my car still wouldn't start ( this time it as least "tried" ) then i tried my system, it came on, it his really... laggy? and then faded out, sounded like ****, and died
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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i'm suppost to pick someone up in 2 hours anyone have any ideas?

did my battery just die?
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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when my door is open and the dome light is on, if i tap my brake it makes the light flash as i hit the brake WTF?
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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anyone?
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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That picture above is the fuse for your stereo amp power wire. If you have power than the 100 A fuse on the battery is good. Let's work backwards. Installing the exhaust piping shouldn't have come close to any wiring, so I highly doubt thats the reason. However, the header requires the moving of the O2 sensor. Check the wiring for the o2 sensor. Has it melted? Is it caught on anything? Take a pic of it if you aren't sure.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:40 PM
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Recheck! make sure Wires not touch Header, Downpipe and Catback... so so Check out again and make sure O2 senor good... and start again.. maybe Shop fu*ked up ur car?
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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i have no lift no jacks, no nothing! **** i am so pissed off
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