problems with auto locks after door installation
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:38 am
Hi all,
I'd first like to thank all the members of this site. I have used this site for many past repairs on my car, and would of been lost without it, Thanks a lot guys. Hopefully I can pull through this one too.
I have 2 Legacy Turbo's. One I drive, and one is for parts. I just recently switched the front driver side door, due to a rusted through hole underneath the sideview mirror. And now, I have problems with my door locks.
I'll start off by telling how I switched the doors. I removed the door from the hinges (leaving the hinges attached to the car), and unplugged the two electrical connectors leading from the door, and off comes the door.
After re-assembly, I noticed that the other doors weren't locking/unlocking when I locked/unlocked the drivers door. I also noticed my passenger side door will not lock, it is stuck in the unlock position. I have tried REALLY hard to force it locked, but it wont lock. The 2 rear doors lock/unlock independtly just fine. My power mirror works fine as well.
The only differences from the two cars are as follows:
- The parts car is from Canada and has an automatic transmision
- The car I drive is from the States, and is Standard transmission
I figured the 2 doors would be transferable with no porblems. The only thing I can think of that could of caused this, was that I never disconnected the battery when I removed/connected the 2 clips from the door.(should this really matter?) Maybe I blew a fuse (is there one for the door locking system?), or blew something else.
Any help would be much appreciated, as right now I can't lock the passenger door. If you need any more information from me, I will be checking the site quite frequently so just ask.
Thank you very much.
I'd first like to thank all the members of this site. I have used this site for many past repairs on my car, and would of been lost without it, Thanks a lot guys. Hopefully I can pull through this one too.
I have 2 Legacy Turbo's. One I drive, and one is for parts. I just recently switched the front driver side door, due to a rusted through hole underneath the sideview mirror. And now, I have problems with my door locks.
I'll start off by telling how I switched the doors. I removed the door from the hinges (leaving the hinges attached to the car), and unplugged the two electrical connectors leading from the door, and off comes the door.
After re-assembly, I noticed that the other doors weren't locking/unlocking when I locked/unlocked the drivers door. I also noticed my passenger side door will not lock, it is stuck in the unlock position. I have tried REALLY hard to force it locked, but it wont lock. The 2 rear doors lock/unlock independtly just fine. My power mirror works fine as well.
The only differences from the two cars are as follows:
- The parts car is from Canada and has an automatic transmision
- The car I drive is from the States, and is Standard transmission
I figured the 2 doors would be transferable with no porblems. The only thing I can think of that could of caused this, was that I never disconnected the battery when I removed/connected the 2 clips from the door.(should this really matter?) Maybe I blew a fuse (is there one for the door locking system?), or blew something else.
Any help would be much appreciated, as right now I can't lock the passenger door. If you need any more information from me, I will be checking the site quite frequently so just ask.
Thank you very much.