Hey all welcome to my k10 micra blog. Pics to follow tomorrow hopefully when I get a camera from uni!
Anyhoo, picked up my 1990 K10 GS on tuesday night last week for the princely sum of £300!
On the way back from Cardiff to Stafford, however, we ran into trouble. Coming off the severn bridge, we tried out the electric windows and the headlights turned off. And wouldnt come on again. luckily we were close to my parent's house so stopped there and searched for a solution, which turned out to be one headlight bulb had smashed and the switch unit itself was faulty. We managed to hotwire the switch with a sawn-off screw and some cable ties (The nissan owners best friend!).
Back in Stafford, the car wouldnt turn over the next day. So, at the weekend, me and a couple of mates decided enough was enough and all the aftermarket wiring unfortunaly had to come out. That meant alarm, central locking, electric windows, speaker cables (Not in a good way as one of the door cards was full of water!
This solved the dodgy electrics, and the alternator issue was in fact a corroded wire, easily replaced and re-soldered. So now it worked! With a new headlight switch in the post, I taxed the car today and enlisted the aid of another friend to re-wire the stereo with the wiring from my Almera (RIP), complete with sony front components (That came with the car) and my sub and amp in the back. Put the snazzy doorcards back on and thats how he stands at the moment! Overall I'm rather pleased!
BTW - We decided his name is 'Gary' due to the reg plate.
Anyhoo, picked up my 1990 K10 GS on tuesday night last week for the princely sum of £300!
On the way back from Cardiff to Stafford, however, we ran into trouble. Coming off the severn bridge, we tried out the electric windows and the headlights turned off. And wouldnt come on again. luckily we were close to my parent's house so stopped there and searched for a solution, which turned out to be one headlight bulb had smashed and the switch unit itself was faulty. We managed to hotwire the switch with a sawn-off screw and some cable ties (The nissan owners best friend!).
Back in Stafford, the car wouldnt turn over the next day. So, at the weekend, me and a couple of mates decided enough was enough and all the aftermarket wiring unfortunaly had to come out. That meant alarm, central locking, electric windows, speaker cables (Not in a good way as one of the door cards was full of water!
This solved the dodgy electrics, and the alternator issue was in fact a corroded wire, easily replaced and re-soldered. So now it worked! With a new headlight switch in the post, I taxed the car today and enlisted the aid of another friend to re-wire the stereo with the wiring from my Almera (RIP), complete with sony front components (That came with the car) and my sub and amp in the back. Put the snazzy doorcards back on and thats how he stands at the moment! Overall I'm rather pleased!
BTW - We decided his name is 'Gary' due to the reg plate.
very clean!
