A couple of Wedge headlamp pod questions ..
Discussion
Well bit of an update if you can call it that....Removed the pod..Connected up the other motor that i have..Nothing...Mind you I'm not 100% about the spare motor i have...Cleaned up the big bunch of earths on the N/S suspension turret and......Nothing.
Now i don't have N/S headlight...Pod and sidelights works but no headlamp...
Now i don't have N/S headlight...Pod and sidelights works but no headlamp...
mrzigazaga said:
Well bit of an update if you can call it that....Removed the pod..Connected up the other motor that i have..Nothing...Mind you I'm not 100% about the spare motor i have...Cleaned up the big bunch of earths on the N/S suspension turret and......Nothing.
Now i don't have N/S headlight...Pod and sidelights works but no headlamp...
Offer still valid...Now i don't have N/S headlight...Pod and sidelights works but no headlamp...
Hi Peeps.
Well had a productive day on Poppy, Went to see a good friend who very kindly fitted my new fuel pump and fuel feed...The hose was starting to perish as the fuel was permeating through it..Fairly straight forward...Couple of brown trouser moments when removing the feed to the pump which had armoured hose so was not that easy to clamp..We chose the bolt in hole option but the bolt was too big...
Next the feed to the headlights was tested and it was soon after that Paul spotted the deliberate mistake...I had somehow with all my knowledge and wisdom made a fatal error of plugging the pod motor into the headlamp plug...Its a fairly easy mistake to make ...
So after being laughed at for ten minutes we continued to re-assemble the light pods..
Test.....On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down........On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......Happy days....
After having a brief chat and a farewell handshake i cheekily popped the pods up one more time...On = 2 Up..Off = 1 down..On = 1 up...Off 1 down..On = 1 up...Off 1 down..On = 1 up...Off 1 down..
So the ECU was dropped and suddenly the pod lowered...Ah ha...So the relay board was dropped down and Paul found that the wire on the diode had snapped so he fixed that and still nothing...Little wiggle of the loom and bingo..So somewhere in there is a dodgy wire..The ECU is going to be moved from the flap under the glovebox to the recess in the tub on the left hand side of the passenger footwell....I think thats where they are meant to sit!.
So another day has been set aside to sort out the relay board.....
...I said..."Relay board"....
...
Thanks
Ziga
Well had a productive day on Poppy, Went to see a good friend who very kindly fitted my new fuel pump and fuel feed...The hose was starting to perish as the fuel was permeating through it..Fairly straight forward...Couple of brown trouser moments when removing the feed to the pump which had armoured hose so was not that easy to clamp..We chose the bolt in hole option but the bolt was too big...
Next the feed to the headlights was tested and it was soon after that Paul spotted the deliberate mistake...I had somehow with all my knowledge and wisdom made a fatal error of plugging the pod motor into the headlamp plug...Its a fairly easy mistake to make ...
So after being laughed at for ten minutes we continued to re-assemble the light pods..
Test.....On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down........On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......On = 2 Up...Off = 2 Down......Happy days....
After having a brief chat and a farewell handshake i cheekily popped the pods up one more time...On = 2 Up..Off = 1 down..On = 1 up...Off 1 down..On = 1 up...Off 1 down..On = 1 up...Off 1 down..
So the ECU was dropped and suddenly the pod lowered...Ah ha...So the relay board was dropped down and Paul found that the wire on the diode had snapped so he fixed that and still nothing...Little wiggle of the loom and bingo..So somewhere in there is a dodgy wire..The ECU is going to be moved from the flap under the glovebox to the recess in the tub on the left hand side of the passenger footwell....I think thats where they are meant to sit!.
So another day has been set aside to sort out the relay board.....
...I said..."Relay board".......Thanks
Ziga
Decided to have another look at why i don't have flash on the driving lamps but do have them as front fogs..Removed the pod to check that the plug is on the right connector...Seems to nearly match colours at each end...Put it back together and now do not have any O/S main beam...Still no flash on driving lamps...On the N/S lamp plug there was 5 wires in total on the loom side..There were two white & Blue striped that went in together...Loom side...Two green & Red or Brown...Loom side.. and one black...Lamp side was one blue & White and one green & red or brown and one black so i take it the N/S pod feeds the O/S?
Ive given up now anyway as its doing my head in...I have never known anyone to have removed and refitted the pods so much on a Wedge in one month!...Ill have another look tomorrow as i have an MOT next month...
Cheers
Ziga
Ive given up now anyway as its doing my head in...I have never known anyone to have removed and refitted the pods so much on a Wedge in one month!...Ill have another look tomorrow as i have an MOT next month...
Cheers
Ziga
Hi gents
I had a few problems with one head light and found it was the motor if you remove the motor leaving the linkage attached to the pod and take the small cover of of the end there is what looks like a strip of brass which is lifted and dropped at either end by a cam when the motor is rotated, when the brass strip is lowered by the cam it makes on a brass pin this operates the relays in the car to lift and lower the pod. I found that one of these was not making on one end of the brass strip when it was lowered by the cam so i cleaned the brass pin and the strip with emery paper and put a little more tension on the brass strip by turning the motor for the cam to raise the strip then just very slightly bending the end of the strip it is a bit of a fiddly job you can test if you have continuity through the switches with a meter but i cant remember the cable colours now but doing this cured my iffy headlight pod
Rob
I had a few problems with one head light and found it was the motor if you remove the motor leaving the linkage attached to the pod and take the small cover of of the end there is what looks like a strip of brass which is lifted and dropped at either end by a cam when the motor is rotated, when the brass strip is lowered by the cam it makes on a brass pin this operates the relays in the car to lift and lower the pod. I found that one of these was not making on one end of the brass strip when it was lowered by the cam so i cleaned the brass pin and the strip with emery paper and put a little more tension on the brass strip by turning the motor for the cam to raise the strip then just very slightly bending the end of the strip it is a bit of a fiddly job you can test if you have continuity through the switches with a meter but i cant remember the cable colours now but doing this cured my iffy headlight pod
Rob
This might be of use... if you scroll down there's a Powerpoint slideshow on how to strip and rebuild the pod motors:
http://www.wedgeneering.co.uk/TVR%20390SE%20p6.htm
http://www.wedgeneering.co.uk/TVR%20390SE%20p6.htm
Wedg1e said:
This might be of use... if you scroll down there's a Powerpoint slideshow on how to strip and rebuild the pod motors:
http://www.wedgeneering.co.uk/TVR%20390SE%20p6.htm
Thanks Ian...Thats a really useful well documented piece of technically correct yet easily explained chunk of info that even i can understand...http://www.wedgeneering.co.uk/TVR%20390SE%20p6.htm
You sir are a generous....(I didn't put "Genius" cos i know how modest you are)
Don't know why i didn't look there in the first place....
Ziga
Actually after a quick look at the diagram I'm now thinking that the blue/White striped could be the culprit as i didn't touch the O/S lamp or pod yesterday only the N/S was removed and inspected...Thats when i saw the doubled up wires coming from the headlamp plug..(Blue & White...Red & Green etc).. Obviously to feed the other side.
Im sure the 280i was the other way round.
Anyway so the finger could be pointed at the switch...Flasher stalk or relay board.
I do have a dodgy brown (live) going into the relay board that i tried sorting last week...I couldn't remove the female connector from the relay board..Second down in the row of three for the pods/Headlamp...I have done this before and used a normal female small spade connector..Just can't get the bugger out, I know the fittings are barbed but cannot get anything in there to move them.
My pods are all operational its just the bloody lamps!...
This was the wire...
Which is now...Or was held in place...id better check that.
This was after the pods were sorted...All lights work except the flash of the driving lights...
Im sure the 280i was the other way round.
Anyway so the finger could be pointed at the switch...Flasher stalk or relay board.
I do have a dodgy brown (live) going into the relay board that i tried sorting last week...I couldn't remove the female connector from the relay board..Second down in the row of three for the pods/Headlamp...I have done this before and used a normal female small spade connector..Just can't get the bugger out, I know the fittings are barbed but cannot get anything in there to move them.
My pods are all operational its just the bloody lamps!...
This was the wire...
Which is now...Or was held in place...id better check that.
This was after the pods were sorted...All lights work except the flash of the driving lights...
Right well i thought after looking at Ian's wiring diagram for the headlights i thought i would check the diode as this was giving some problems recently...
The wire had snapped and i ran out of small spade fittings ..Anyhow i was able to fix it for now but will need a new one.
So now i have flash but no front fogs...And still no main beam on the O/S bulb which I'm thinking now may of gone.
I had front fogs but no flash with the diode up the other way but i have put it back to the flash as that just seems the right way?.
Im now thinking i may have two issues...
1. A faulty front fog lamp switch...The illumination was out at the last MOT and was advised...I did sort that as that was a wire out..Maybe its this again.
2. A blown main beam bulb.
I have a new headlamp bulb in the boot but was wondering if anyone knows the part number for the diode..If not i will try to read from it.
Thanks
Ziga
The wire had snapped and i ran out of small spade fittings ..Anyhow i was able to fix it for now but will need a new one.
So now i have flash but no front fogs...And still no main beam on the O/S bulb which I'm thinking now may of gone.
I had front fogs but no flash with the diode up the other way but i have put it back to the flash as that just seems the right way?.
Im now thinking i may have two issues...
1. A faulty front fog lamp switch...The illumination was out at the last MOT and was advised...I did sort that as that was a wire out..Maybe its this again.
2. A blown main beam bulb.
I have a new headlamp bulb in the boot but was wondering if anyone knows the part number for the diode..If not i will try to read from it.
Thanks
Ziga
Hi Peeps.
Well fitted a new diode and its still doing the same ole rubbish!..I also fitted a new headlamp bulb but that was doing the same as the old one...Doh!...
Turn the diode one way and i have fogs and high beam on the headlights no flash...Turn it up the other way and i have flash and no fogs...I think there is definitely a break in a wire somewhere...
Well fitted a new diode and its still doing the same ole rubbish!..I also fitted a new headlamp bulb but that was doing the same as the old one...Doh!...
Turn the diode one way and i have fogs and high beam on the headlights no flash...Turn it up the other way and i have flash and no fogs...I think there is definitely a break in a wire somewhere...
Normally it's a 1N4001 but if I replace them I use 1N5400 or 1N5401 because they can take more current and won't blow.
Also - I thought there were two diodes?
Edit - just been looking at mine for a different reason, looks like just the one diode.
Also - I thought there were two diodes?
Edit - just been looking at mine for a different reason, looks like just the one diode.
Edited by adam quantrill on Wednesday 28th September 18:36
I think the new diode was 1N0000...Something?...Ill have a look tomorrow at the spare.
At one point i had to give the headlamp a tap to help it come on so there is definitely a loose wire somewhere near the plug go the lamp..
The fog light switch works and illuminates..What should the diode be doing?.
As said up one way i have no flash on driving lamps but do on main beam headlamps also have front fogs and the switch is illuminated?.
...Up the other way i have flash as high beam on headlights and flash on driving lights but no front fogs or illumination on the switch?
Which is correct?.....
So i have everything i should have but in the wrong order?...
At one point i had to give the headlamp a tap to help it come on so there is definitely a loose wire somewhere near the plug go the lamp..
The fog light switch works and illuminates..What should the diode be doing?.
As said up one way i have no flash on driving lamps but do on main beam headlamps also have front fogs and the switch is illuminated?.
...Up the other way i have flash as high beam on headlights and flash on driving lights but no front fogs or illumination on the switch?
Which is correct?.....
So i have everything i should have but in the wrong order?...
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