manual conversion help please

[Cal-a]

hey guys probaly been answerd alot before but

but after just puting the manual box in and puting the clutch, clutch box and bolting it all up my car will not start with the key however it does start with the screwdrive trick on the starter motor and role starts and idles fine, it just doesnt start with the key.

also after doing this conversion the backing lights in my dash do not light up the switch doesnt seem to be broken as it still turns the interior light on

it is just a stock standerd vl executive 88 model

anyhelp would be awsome

[azzfox]

What have you done now! lol good to see you finally went ahead with it!

Unsure if VL's have an inhibitor switch, but Im guessing so, and you need to short out this wire. (switch at base of auto selector to stop car starting when not in Park or Neutral)

Dash lights may have something to do with this area also. The console lights are wired with the dash lights.

[kane88]

bridge the purple wires from the battery (neutral switch for the auto box)
theres another thread on this conversion in here by goon that has some good info in it.

you're dash lights could be a million things, i would be looking for shorts somewhere or a fuse, start simple then work up.

[HARVZ-6]

next to the battery is a few relays, one has to thick purple wires running into it, cut and join
also a good place to fit a kill switch (Y)

[Cal-a]

harvz-6 i did what you said looked and cut the 2 purple wires coming out from the relay but still nothing

and for some reason my central locking doesnt work anymore

[kane88]

is the central locking aftermarket or from a berlina/calais?

edit: did you check your ignition barrel wiring when you pulled out your auto pedal box?

[HARVZ-6]

so everything else works with the ignition?

have you checked the started relay?

[Cal-a]

yeah vrythin works with the ignition except for kicking it over

where abouts do i find the starter relay is it the same ones the purple wires come out of

[Cal-a]

ok whats wrong with my car

no dash lights
no central locking
car doesnt start with the key

what i have done is join the 2 purple wires and still nothing
i never removed the pedal box as you dont have to to fit the clutch pedal in

can someone please guide me through on what to do

[azzfox]

I think its something to do with the central locking. By any chance is it an immobiliser too? And arent the headlights/parkers connected to the central locking from memory instead of indicators? Do they still work or is it only the dash lights?

[kane88]

I don't have central locking, but I had something like this happen once, my headlights/dashlights would turn on for a few seconds, then *click* circuit breaker would cut out - no lights.

Turned out to be a short in my towing lights plug, and apparently thry're all on the one circuit. If what azz is saying is correct, and the central locking is on the same circuit as the lights, then i would be looking for something along the lines of a short or more likely an earth that has come loose somewhere...

Is taking it to an auto-electrician a possibility?