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chenshuo · 01-07-2013, 03:49 PM

Cajun, why don't you combine all your one-sentence replies into one?

Cajun · 01-07-2013, 05:07 PM

Is it really that big of a deal?? Geez

boredom.is.me · 01-08-2013, 10:36 PM

It doesn't bother me, but it adds to thread length and will eventually make it hard to sift through information.

mashal · 01-08-2013, 10:46 PM

Rule number 1 of any electrical work, always turn off the power .
A bust relay is nothing , I work in aviation and a short or voltage spike can cause alot of damage to some expensive shit! Be careful with your car coz if you fry something big you won't be covered under warranty , they consider it "tampering".
Next time , disconnect the battery

and props to you for trying .

Sportsguy83 · 01-08-2013, 10:55 PM

@Cajun

I changed my relay without removing battery too (got lucky nothing broke). I can see how you snapped it in half. I had to pull VERY hard in order to take it out.

See attached wiring diagrams.

Go to page 383 and 385. Both of them name the fuse for the turn signals.

Go to your fuse panel (engine bay and inside the cabin) and check those fuses. Change the one blown out (the engine fuse box has spares).

BRZwiringi.pdf

86 FRS · 01-09-2013, 12:03 AM

is it really necessary to disconnect the battery for replacing the relay? Im kinda planning to do this on weekends.

Sportsguy83 · 01-09-2013, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mashal

Rule number 1 of any electrical work, always turn off the power .
A bust relay is nothing , I work in aviation and a short or voltage spike can cause alot of damage to some expensive shit!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86 FRS

is it really necessary to disconnect the battery for replacing the relay? Im kinda planning to do this on weekends.

I agree with mashal's post above. Better be safe then sorry. Disconnecting the battery takes seconds, why not be safe?

86 FRS · 01-09-2013, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sportsguy83

I agree with mashal's post above. Better be safe then sorry. Disconnecting the battery takes seconds, why not be safe?

true. which part I need to disconnect? + or - or both?

Sportsguy83 · 01-09-2013, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86 FRS

true. which part I need to disconnect? + or - or both?

the Negative.

mashal · 01-09-2013, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86 FRS

true. which part I need to disconnect? + or - or both?

General rule of thumb:
Undo the negative first and connect last, with minor work I usually just disconnect the negative and cover it with towel so it doesn't hit something and spark

Cajun · 01-09-2013, 05:54 AM

I disconnected the negative yesterday to install HIDs. I thought I was gonna have to unscrew something, but you just push in a tab and pull, and you're done.

White64Goat · 01-09-2013, 04:43 PM

And the one time you don't disconnect the battery and accidentally short something and deploy all your air bags......you're not gonna be a happy camper......

Neurytic · 01-09-2013, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White64Goat

And the one time you don't disconnect the battery and accidentally short something and deploy all your air bags......you're not gonna be a happy camper......

Should we ask you how you know? :P j/k

White64Goat · 01-11-2013, 11:02 AM

Never have.....always disconnect battery. I went to an automotive school after high school and one of the guys in my class was wearing a mens heavy link metal bracelet and it contacted the positive terminal of the battery and it was also in contact with the core support and it left a real nasty burn impression all around his wrist in the blink of an eye. Lesson learned for me, and him too. Take your rings off too if you're working around the battery.

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01-07-2013, 03:49 PM	#15
chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cajun, why don't you combine all your one-sentence replies into one?

01-08-2013, 10:46 PM	#18
mashal DADA Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Location: Kanada Posts: 1,500 Thanks: 47 Thanked 388 Times in 249 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rule number 1 of any electrical work, always turn off the power . A bust relay is nothing , I work in aviation and a short or voltage spike can cause alot of damage to some expensive shit! Be careful with your car coz if you fry something big you won't be covered under warranty , they consider it "tampering". Next time , disconnect the battery and props to you for trying .

01-09-2013, 04:43 PM	#26
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	And the one time you don't disconnect the battery and accidentally short something and deploy all your air bags......you're not gonna be a happy camper......

01-11-2013, 11:02 AM	#28
White64Goat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ CBS LTD MT, 02 WRX Location: Fred. Co. Md. Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 65 Thanked 1,111 Times in 627 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Never have.....always disconnect battery. I went to an automotive school after high school and one of the guys in my class was wearing a mens heavy link metal bracelet and it contacted the positive terminal of the battery and it was also in contact with the core support and it left a real nasty burn impression all around his wrist in the blink of an eye. Lesson learned for me, and him too. Take your rings off too if you're working around the battery.

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