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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 11:31 PM
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Hi Everyone! I'm new to the board and not much of a mechanic so this may seem like a silly question. Recently the switches for my Power Door Locks on my 80 Vette stopped working. Can anyone give me some ideas or clues on where to start with checking to see what is wrong? Thanks you!
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 11:36 PM
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:seeya Welcome! :cheers: I would check fuse's first than the switch and also make sure the switches have good ground! :cool: Good Luck! P.S. I have a friend station down there you can try; "corvettesrule@hawaii.rr" I believe that's Steve's e-mail he's real good at tinkering with vette's especially C4's (his Ruby 40th) :D


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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 11:42 PM
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Welcome, I would suggest that you get a shop manual for your year, it really helped me out.
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 12:09 AM
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Just wanted to say welcome to the forum and do you have any pics of the vette,cause we love pics here :yesnod:
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Old Aug 17, 2002 | 01:04 AM
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Welcome Jan!
When I took the door panels off my 78 I found most of the wires had come out of the plugs on the back of the switches. I bought jumper harnesses for $10 each. Locks work great now.
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