Wiring looms, harnesses and ground

Tiny
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  • 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
The trunk light has no barrier shield and unknown to me the metal pieces which hold bulb should never touch the body. I lazily shoved it in the to small hole when I was sold wrong bulb thinking I would extend to it later. Long story short the bulb holder caused excessive heat melting the component and ran through all the intertwined wires in the trunk through the floor wires and up into the fuse box which one of the fuses was amber red and smoldering. One of the connectors was not necessarily damaged but the melting of the plastic shielding was bad. The spliced harness looms also melted up to the harnesses which connect into the side wall under the dash but not all the way to the connector itself. Results. My right rear turn signal would blow the fuse causing the entire assembly to blow as well on both sides.

I began separating and protecting the wires starting at the back. Things were getting better all the way to the splice near seat. Mind you several bolts and metal fasteners were removed. I replaced fuse box and got harnesses from junk yard but had to cut them out taking the portions of my car that had damage. So I started mending and shielding and prior had no problems starting car. Now once I got the front wires separated and mended Not completely reassembled the car will not start or even click. I did bolt back a metal cover in front of fuse box and now I have a crank. Either way I have an extra red wire and my lights stay on without a key and the locks will not auto lock so I obviously scrambled some wires in the one melted connector. I bought the Haynes manual and there schematics show no connectors. Or harness routing or wire color and I cannot find anything online I can understand or with correct color coding to figure out where I crossed the wires. Also, are there possibly more bolts that have some grounding points that involve the starting system? I need the loom and connector/harness routing with connector pinout with colored wiring diagram and component location. Thoughts?
Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 AT 11:13 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Hello,

I have the fuse panel wiring diagrams in color so you can check your work. Also, you must have all grounds connected or the system will not work.

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

Cheers, Ken
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Friday, May 18th, 2018 AT 10:56 AM

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