This Quick Trick Stops Me Wasting Cash & Time When Rebuiding a Salvage Car

43 thoughts on “This Quick Trick Stops Me Wasting Cash & Time When Rebuiding a Salvage Car”

1. Some problems can stare you right in your face and you just wont see them…..glad you found the problem SAM

2. Do you only replace/reprogram the srs module when an airbag has gone off?

3. I’m not a mechanic at all. I know nothing about cars. But really enjoy watching your channel. You explain so much in your videos. Keep them coming.

4. I love the process of finding out the problem and working out a solution, finally the successful repair. I was hooked on computer repair videos 2 years ago and today I'm fixing a lot of video game consoles. I love what you did to the Corvette in these videos!

5. No 2013 Toyota Avalon manual… very Lame
   Avalon was redesigned 2013.

6. You crack me up Sam

7. Sam, you know that I love your channel but "a few hours work"????….please be honest with people!!!!!

8. Rule #1: RTFM.
   You should always get a shop manual before taking a wrench to any car. This is especially true if you aren't familiar with the car. I am very glad I got one before doing a brake job on my old Saab years ago because the front discs were some needlessly wacky over-engineered contraption that was unlike anything I had seen before or since. Without the $12 Chilton's I would have been screwed (this was in the very early days of the Internet before everything and its mother was available online and a fast connection was 9600 bps).

9. Anyone else notice the green wire sticking out of the loom in his hand at 8:34? Get yourself a Fluke multimeter and an airbag safe test light. I have worked on custom automotive electronics since the mid 90's. You gotta have both to diagnose anything electrical. Especially in an accident damaged vehicle. Wires get damaged with all of that metal being crushed together.

10. no, the quick trick would be to actually diagnose first before going out and buying unnecessary parts. in this case even the manual was not really required.

11. I find it funny that I watch these videos and actually learn something xD

12. Did this come from Covington Ford?

13. Hey you remind me nas daily

14. Cut wire = someone did this to take the original part off. No other reason for it to be cut so close to the wire gang.

15. Did I hear you right?
    You installed a USED airbag?
    Totally illegal.

16. Can you help me buy a car on copart please 370z..I need your expertise

17. 10:30 cut and dry… Cut the time lol oh the puns

18. Hey that’s my old car the same 1 I wrecked the front on a ranny day gettin off the highway

19. That wire you had the horn connected to at first is a constant hot and the wire is orange . I’m almost positive that it is for the hood light . Hope you capped off those wrong wires . They are constantly hot . Great video Sam I love finding and dealing with problems like this ..

20. Voltmeter isn't even necessary to fix this issue.

    All you needed to do was hook a test light up to the red wire and pull the relay.

    If the test light stays on then it's not the horn relay/ switch.

21. Can u drive and go with enhanced vihicle rate?

22. Did you look up the wires that were mistakenly connected to the horn to determine their purpose?

23. I like that you showed how to problem solve issues.

24. Had similar issues with some of thw cars i whave worked on my other suggestion is the Facebook groups for your car
    Today I replaced a heater matrix in a Passat and it was quite a job

25. Did I just watch a 12 minute ad?

26. Next time use http://www.bbbind.com/tsb-wiring-diagrams/ For free wiring diagrams and TSB's

27. Give me the car and i wil make a video:how to redline for 4 minutes

28. I’m the guy who brakes into broken parts to study how they fail and work

29. You can test clock springs. Also just test that red wire to see if it was getting power with just the key. That would tell you something because the horn shouldn’t be getting a constant unless the relay is built into it. Also, I type my exact model and such into google images for wiring diagrams, and just scroll through pictures until I know I have the correct diagram, it’s a bit cheaper

30. This video needs more bananas.

31. Good job brother

32. Thanks for the tip on VAVA dash cam, very COOL

33. Hey Sam do you suppose those other two wires are for another accessory that belong to a 2LT or 3LT considering that your Corvette grand sport is a 1LT?

34. Nice info but answers your email

35. So, where did the red wire go to?

36. Sam, please respond if possible, or someone who knows please respond. I love the whole concept of rebuilding wrecked cars, etc., but how difficult is it to get these things back on the road legally? Do you have a "rebuilders license"? Doesn't the care have to be inspected by a hard core inspector, etc before issuing a new title? I've very interested in tackling one of these projects but don't want to make a big financial mistake either. I've got plenty of wrenching experience, so I'm pretty comfortable with hefty repairs, parts replacement, etc. I'm in Alabama if that matters. Thanks in advance.

37. You should hire Goonzquad. you would have it back and dragging it in less than a week.

38. Google is Heaven for everything

39. Sun tzu would say you found a positive in a negative. See what I did there?

40. Tried working on my car. Tried taking it to 2 different mechanics. Tried taking it to a Toyota dealership. Doesn't work.

41. 0:09 My ears!

42. thank you Sam great i was waiting for you to get back to your really cheap very low mileage Vette fantastic job from the UK :))

43. wait doesnt red means hot at all times?

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