ok heres the deal. Some dbag thieves tried to take my car (93 eg hatch) leaving me with a broken ignition switch. I drove around for a while with no problems until it started shorting out after a little while, resulting in it smoking and even catching on fire one time. I finally ordered a new one and went to replacing it last night and realized you have to drill out the bolts and i dont even under stand how to get the new ones on. Any body have any experience with replacing these or have an idea of where to get the best info on doing this. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated thanx.

 

i used a dremel to cut slots in the old bolts and then a bigass screwdriver to turn them out. worked fine for me. those tamper-proof bolts are a huge pain in the *** no matter how you look at it.

 

thnx for the idea ill give that a try, it seemed like it was going to be a piece of cake until i noticed the bolts.

 

hey i forgot to ask how do i go about putting the new bolts in??

 

Just do it the same way. Cut some slots in them and go from there

 

thnx thats what i figured

 

ok big problem!!!!! i installed the ignition switch and everything went smooth, i got to turn it on and the fuel pumps like normal and everything then when i move to the third click to start the car nothing happens at all and the car doesnt even turn over plz give me some input on what the problem might me asap i need to get back on the road!!

 

any input would help and i know i used the right switch so im kinda stumped

 

You need to check to see if your fuse blew during your smoking/shorting/fire issues with the first ignition.

In the under-hood fuse box, check Fuse 41, it's an 80A fuse. Make sure it's not blown.

 

wow ur good it was blown im about to run up to discount so hopefully thats what the problem was either was ill post what happens thnx

 

ok i replaced the 80a fuse and no luck let me know if you have any other ideas

 

have u checked all the wiring. could have burntr a wire or 2 on your ignition system

 

i have very little knowledge in mechanics especially when it comes electrical where would theses wires be located and what would be a good indication that the wires could be messed up also is it possible that the started is done lmk plz

 

any ideas would help

 

for the wiring i would get a chilton manuel they have the schematic in der. i really dont know the colors of the back of mind. u can jump the starter to see if it works grab a 16 gague wire or 14 wateva u have and pretty much go from the positve to the nega on the starter solanod. the postive would be the red wire going from the battery to the starter. the start should crank and if it does it means start is good

 

check to make sure that the wiring is the same. when i replaced the ignition switch/wiring on my 99 Si, the one i got from another person was missing two blue wires which i had to switch over...

 

i checked and the blue wires are there and im going to check the started a little later this evening, i just wanted to 100% sure i bought the correct ignition switch because i bought the one to match the car by any chance should i have bought one to match the motor???

 

Remove the switch and try cranking it with a screw driver directly into the new switch to see if it starts. Not sure if the screwed up the ignition itself. Also, check all fuses, not just 1. Shorting out the switch could have lead to other problems.