New to RX7 have a question on pop up lights

[goddycol]

Evening All,

I am an RX7 virgin and need some help with my recently purchased t2.

Right hand light will not retract. Where do I start, Fuses? Motor?
Can i wind it manually?

Help please.
Col

[g.miller]

Col
welcome to the world of RX7. [is yours a coup or a vert.]
need a bit more info to help:-
will it move at all if you move the head light switch or the overide switch, and was it working when you got the car? will the head light work[light up]
its prob. a bad connection as the motors are generally reliable.

[goddycol]

Hi. Mine is a 1987 coup.

Light does not move at all when i use the switch (left works fine)
Where is the overide switch?
Light did not work when I bought the car although it does illuminate.
hope this makes it clearer.

[g.miller]

is it defo. a T11 as i think they started in 1988 [do you have a pic.]

the over ride switch is a black round knob above the main light switch about the size of a 2p piece which you turn to activate the head lights so they will pop up but not light up [  in bad weather ie. ice, snow you don\'t burn the motors out if the mech.  is frozen up] check on the good one where the power feed is when you turn this switch and then check the bad one to make sure it has power.
good luck

[Prof]

If the wiring is sloppy round the back, then it can jam the mechanism - take the covers off and do a quick check, and then try retracted the light manually.
 
To do this:
 
1) Take the retractor fuse out !! - don\'t want it springing into life when fingers are in there!:Hammer
 
2) Under the car there should be a black rubber cap - pull this off, and then you will find the manual retractor knob underneath
 
3) Turn the knob - can\'t remember which way it works - but you\'ve got a 50/50 chance.
 
4) Check the mechanism for jams.
 
You might also want to check the connector for the motor - could have come lose or got corrosion on the contacts.