Anyone in Bay Area know their wiring?

[freeride53]

Some wires underneath my dash got caught up, twisted, and torn in my steering column this afternoon. So far, my hazard and blinkers are not working. Earlier, my car wasn't starting..Now I fear that this could be dangerous, not knowing what has been disabled. I am going to take pictures of everything that has been torn/ripped off.

I would love it if someone local who knows their electrical stuff/e30 better than myself would give it a little look. (I mainly only know engine/mechanical, not too much electrical).


Please let me know, any help is deeply appreciated. :D

[e30nub]

Damn Sina, if I was in the Bay I would swing by and give you a hand. Unfortunately, I'm back in Davis and back in school. Good luck though!

EDIT: So you only need the wires re-connected or do you need to identify, remove, re-connect, etc?

DOUBLE EDIT: Fuck I feel retarded. Too much lecture and lab today.

[bernzpeed]

post the photos so we can better help you.

[freeride53]

Here are the photos:
-green/yellow wire: torn
-blue/brown: torn off
-black/brown: torn off

that's all I can see at the moment.
also, for some reason, even when I tighten the screw under the steering column cover, the cover won't close up the gap all the way, there's that gap between the top and bottom.. :???:

[pandaboo911]

Looks like some ground wires for the turn signal stalk or ignition breh

[mr.vang]

doesn't look too hard. i would disconnect the battery first. check fuse, replace the one that is blown. take out the dash if you have to. reconnect wires where they broke off from. Gl

[freeride53]

I honestly cannot remove the dashboard.
Do you guys think that one could re-solder the wires and just plug them back into the connectors?
This is really not my forte, but I have no choice but fixing it, since it's taking up my family's garage.

[bernzpeed]

take the steering column cover off and take photos. is it connected to the ignition switch?

[freeride53]

Bernz, me and my dad are looking at that right now.
How do I get it off? I removed one philips screw, but its still holding on..
Then i took that little plastic slot off, and I saw that there's an orange/yellow plug there...for SRS?

[pandaboo911]

posting the wire colors doesnt help us much, we are not going to spend an hour looking through diagrams to find that wire color. follow the wire to where it ends, if it has an end. If it goes through the firewall please post where it goes through.

+1 Also remove the steering column cover, to take the top off you will have to loosen the dash on both sides and pull it up a little

[bernzpeed]

there are 2 screws on the bottom. then 2 more by the steering column

the top part you have to loosen the steering column held by 2 bolts, i think it's a 13 and a 14. can't remember

[Thizzelle]

solder the wires back together and remember to put heat shrink on wire before hand :). soldering is easy

[freeride53]

^ That's the plan :D
However, I'm still trying to figure out how to remove the lower column cover