So what is the best way to get to the wiring behind the climate controls?
I have made a lot of changes to my car (3.0L EFI conversion, added a ground bus, new fuse box, etc), and I'm very close to actually running the car, so the problems with doing a lot of things at once are starting to manifest themselves.
At the moment, the problem is the turn signals. It started with the left signal works fine. The right turn signal "worked", in that it flashed the lights, but it also flashed the dash lights as well (climate controls and instrument cluster). If I turned on the parking lights or headlights, the right turn signal went on and stayed on. Flipping the stalk to actually turn the signal on made the bulb brighter, but it never clicked back off (presumably due to the dash lights powering the circuit).
I reached my hand behind the climate controls from the passenger side and tried to fiddle with the wires, thinking there was a short. I basically found that I could tap on something that would cause the dash lights to go off even when the parking lights were on, so apparently I've screwed up something there.
I next tested the hazard lights work, which seem to work OK. The switch sticks a bit (after turning them on, you have to press the switch and then pull it out again to turn them off). However, neither turn signal works anymore.
The fuse looks fine, so I'm guessing I just screwed up something with the wiring behind the climate controls. I'm also wondering if I messed up something when I ran my ground buss back there. It would be much easier to figure out what I did if I could actually see inside that space.
At the moment I'm considering removing the aftermarket radio, since that will probably afford me the best view in there, but is there another way to look in? I just re-installed the center armrest/console trim thing, but I could remove it again if anyone thinks it'll give me a better look, PITA that that is.
Also, has anyone had this issue with their turn signals flashing their dash lights like this? I'm wondering if it might point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
-- Joe