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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 08:19 PM
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Alarm power locks?

Alright i was getting a viper alarm installed on my car and the guy said he couldnt wire up the power locks for fear of my CAR CATCHING ON FIRE... i was like wth theres nothing wrong... but one of my fuses popped(Accesories) and the guy said that i either had a grounded or ungrounded wire or somthing. Does anyone have any suggestions of where i shoulds start looking
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 12:41 AM
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no one cares or what . i need to know how to find a ungrounded wire. what about some battery trick i heard like if u get a spark from the terminal to the battery its ungrounded.. can anyone elaborate?
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 05:14 PM
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Your power locks system gets its power from the accessory (ACC) fuse. Take a look at your cigarette lighter to see if it works. That sometimes causes the ACC fuse to pop. The guy doing the install may have grounded out a wire and popped a fuse during the install. I don't know how it is done at all alarm installation centers, but the few I have been in normally disconnect the battery first.
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