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Electrical system cleanup One of the dreadful parts of owning a DeLorean is having to deal with the Previous Owner's "solutions." My car came with a dysfunctional alarm (which I partially removed long ago) as well as an extra window switch which would manually lock and unlock the doors. To add to those modifications, I had an alarm installed when I first bought this car and it was a daily driver. That needs to come out now! The primary goal is to fully restore all wiring modifications made to this car. If it's not stock, there better be a good reason (like Lockzilla). The secondary goal is to get the power locks working the way they were when this car left the dealer's lot. Let's begin: 
Since there were many unknowns, this project required removing the center console and dismantling the rear cargo compartment. See all of those strange wires running about? Those are now gone! 
There's something odd here - a PO installed a relay with a variety of wires... some run to the fuse box for power, some even connect to the antenna! Gone. Of course, this relay provided the ground to the antenna, so I'll have terrible reception until I sort the wiring out. 
I suppose that this is the original lock module, though strangely in the past 8 years of ownership, I've never experienced the typical "locked in" failure. It's been modified and it looks like some of the components have been re-soldered to the PC board (replaced, perhaps?). I don't have another original to compare it to. A couple of the "hacked-in" wires went to the alarm, while some of them also went to the console switch area, where an extra window switch controlled the locks. That part was long since removed. Now, hopefully, all I need is a Lockzilla module to accomplish goal #2. To be continued... 
For anyone curious, there's a panel under the center console which is held on by some low-strength adhesive. If you pop that panel out, you can access the fuel line fittings which run to the accumulator. You shouldn't need to remove the entire console - just the rear tray and the ashtray should suffice. And when you're done, use some spray adhesive on the edges to stick it back in. |
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