New toy WILL play :-D

[sadgoth]

excellent news Stu!

If you can\'t find an ABS unit, just take out the abs fuse - the light goes off then - problem solved (mine doesn\'t have ABS now)

[shaunwil]

Well done buddy, you did get through to me !!! The old plugs are free to you sir, they wheren\'t any use to me, I\'d swap them out for newer ones !

Cya soon

Shaun

[Moonwrap]

Well done Stu!:Thumbs-up

I asked Brett how excited you were last night after he called you back and he said you were almost speechless with excitement, and were desperate to get off the phone - I bet!

The fun starts now - enjoy!  :3gears-rh So glad that you will be cabriolet -ing (at last, after the disappointment with the 1st one too)

One of my cab\'s pop-ups has stopped retracting automatically too! It\'s getting a bit of a pain if you flash anyone and one stays up - at least both of yours will stay up and it wouldn\'t look as daft as mine! LOL  

Don\'t know how far you\'ve got with the checking yet? I checked that the motors were actually working first - mine are fine and through a process of elimination suspecting the relay now.  I need to get a replacement relay to try... but haven\'t got around to it yet... if you end up using your magical discount powers to obtain a supply there-of let me know! :rollin

Take care
Lynn
:wave

[hawker182]

Nice on Stu glad urs is running, i\'m still waiting for a d!!m alternator to turn up

[Prof]

One of my cab\'s pop-ups has stopped retracting automatically too! It\'s getting a bit of a pain if you flash anyone and one stays up - at least both of yours will stay up and it wouldn\'t look as daft as mine! LOL  

I thought they weren\'t suppose to pop up if you just flash people - that\'s why we have FTP (flash to pass) lenses so the headlights can shine through them.

Mine don\'t pop when I flash! :spank
 
There is a relay and a fuse for the retractor circuit, and the connector to the motor can get corroded as well - check all these - it gets wet around the front ! :Thumbs-up

[Mobilemick]

Looking at the plug,(terminal side)
       1  2  3
       4  5  6  

1.This receives power from the light switch
2.This receives power from the light switch
3.Output from relay to both lights
4.The relay gives a live output when light switch is turned on
5. Output from relay to both lights

There is a round 4 pin plug behind each headlight, unplug passenger one, and headlight stays down,  not tried it on drivers side.

[Mobilemick]

Nice on Stu glad urs is running, i\'m still waiting for a d!!m alternator to turn up

Have u tried to get a recon one ?

[hawker182]

Been tryin too but cant seem to find one anywhere, have sent the money off for a 2nd hand one over a week ago but still hasnt turned up and cant get hold of the guy, this is the second time this has happened, starting to see red now.

Sorry to hijack your thread Stu

[Mobilemick]

send me the details of what car it is,  and i`ll see about getting one

michael.partington1@ntlworld.com

[sadgoth]

I thought they weren\'t suppose to pop up if you just flash people - that\'s why we have FTP (flash to pass) lenses so the headlights can shine through them.

Mine don\'t pop when I flash! :spank
 
There is a relay and a fuse for the retractor circuit, and the connector to the motor can get corroded as well - check all these - it gets wet around the front ! :Thumbs-up

Mine don\'t either and some bright spark replaced the clear FTP lenses with bits of black perspex! :2Confused

[grinder]

hiya chaps

Mick - thanks for the pin out

the car lights wont light up apart from side lights ,and the lights are in the DOWN position

they wont flash either - on the Jap spec ( S4 for defo ) when you flashed they raise and then flash

so not sure whats going on there - could be a bad realay or 2 ??

Mark - pulled the abs fuse and the light is still on , on the dash - so not sure how to get around it ??

ideas are welcomed though

off to do some reading about why the lights wont work - but i will keep you all posted

Stu

[Grizzly]

Stu, If the Lights don\'t work at all check the Fuses then the switch, if the Lights come on but they don\'t pop up you want to check the Relays then the Motors (mine had a problem where they would come on but not Pop up and it turned out the Conections inside the pop up Motors where corroded)

But when i was having Problems every one i spoke to said look at the Lights Switch and see if the Plug at the back is Burnt (this is Comon)

[grinder]

i have tried about 3 light swithces - and none of them will raise the lights

the lights dont come on and dont pop up - so not sure if this is down to the relays at the front

gonna read the FSM and see what it says about checking voltages at the connector - and then test the relays

its all fun and games

Stu

( the fise is OK - i belled it thru and its not blown )

[Prof]

Stu - there are 2 independant circuits for the lights:

The lights circuit itself - which runs from one of the 30A fuses in the engine bay.  On the UK spec cars, there is a relay at the front of the car for HI/LO beam, and another relay for lights on/off, and a 3rd for dimmed dip.  There is a relay under the glove box for the dip/dim function, and a resistor under the air filter box for the dimmed dip.

Not sure about import cars - suspect that the dip/dim stuff will be missing.

The retractor circuit - There is a relay at the front for driving the headlight retractor motors - these are fed via another 30A fuse in the engine bay.  The light motors relay works off the light switch, and also off the retractor/cleaner switch

[sadgoth]

On the ABS warning light, you may be better taking the bulb out! Won\'t fail an MOT without ABS, but if the warning light is on, it could do (or so I was told)