I did some snooping and saw that the clicking noise came from the extreme
end of the driver door opposite from where it is hinged. I looked inside the
passenger door to find that there is some sort of a switch in a transparent
plastic which keeps tripping when I move that door beyond a certain point. I
also noticed a bunch of wires entering close to this plastic box.
This same noise does not come from the drivers door by moving it, but by
disconnecting and connecting the battery.

Well my question is that is the seatbelt mechanism battery powered????
Thats weird! I never thought it was, I thought it was purely mechanicall
based on accelerometers.

And now I think the honda mechanics did this mess up when they installed my
seatbelts. The worst part is that I noticed, the seatbelts dont even lock
when pulled quickly. Thats a safety hazard and I should probably sue them
for incorrect installation of such an important safety feature.

Oh and the 300ma current draw is also related to the door. (But no it isn't
the interior light, its off, and I checked the door switch also, jiggling it
doesn't affect the drain ) I was checking the current drain with the driver
door open unfortunately. But this is still a problem, because the passenger
door doesn't cause it. Now I am convinced that clicking sound is somehow
related.




"Elan7e Owner" <newsgroup@same.com> wrote in message
news:c136ks$iv0$1@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU...
> Hi all,
>
> I discovered yesterday while trouble shooting a short in my car (91' civic
> hatchback) that when I turned on the light switch, it made a clicking
sound
> that was coming from somwhere inside the driver's side door! I swear! Its
in
> the door, what could it be?? Is it a relay ? but in the DOOR? what the
hell
> is happening!
> Is my car haunted?
> akn
>
> ps. recently got my seatbelts changed under warranty. relevant?
>
>