TrevorS

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My sill guards illuminated perfectly for several months, and then the passenger side quit working. I tied to identify the problem a couple times and finally discovered a T-Tap at the base of the right A-pillar wasn't making reliable contact, though it did appear to be closed properly. After compressing it especially hard with a pair of pliers, normal illumination is restored .

(My specific problem was the brown wire connection to the grounding door switch, but potentially the same problem could occur with the pink wire connection to +12V.)

SquallLHeart

well that's just install error there..

swartzautoman

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alot of automotive electrical problems are because of a bad, poor, or week ground.

TrevorS

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Number 1 -- I never blamed the kit ; Number 2, that's an "install" error that absolutely ANYONE could make. (The connector looked fully closed, and I can't say it looked more closed after applying the further clamping with the pliers.)

SO, instead of assigning blame -- what I'm doing is alerting others to what could cause that problem if they encounter it.

By the way, thanks so much for your insightful commentary !

Slody4Futbol

t-taps ftl.. solder everything correctly and no worries

but congrats on troubleshooting your own install and finding the problem

TrevorS

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Thanks! It definitely had me going for awhile. Worked fine for months and then suddenly gone !

At first I thought it must be the sill itself since I'm pretty careful with wiring. Next best guess was the sill harness connector when I discovered (second outing) that moving it or the connected wires could cause illumination on/off. I was about ready to replace it with a couple quick disconnects, when I noticed the on/off behavior seemed to particularly relate to motions of the brown wire (third outing.) I originally used pliers to close the T-Tap and it looked perfectly fine, but when I pressed it hard between thumb and forefinger, sure enough, the sill illuminated.

Hopefully it'll last this time, but if not, at least I know where to look !

PS. I used solder on my 1990 Eclipse keyless entry and aftermarket HU installations, but since the xB aftermarket kits go with with clamp-on electrical connections, I flew with it.