Random Question for R500 owners

[scrob]

Can anyone with an R500 explain to me what switch controls the dip beam? I can only see 2 switches on the right hand side for side lights and full beam. Secondly, where are the indicator switches?

I am currently building a non-caterham kit car and want to keep the number of switches in the dash to an absolute minimum, and the R500 dash is providing me with some great inspiration..

Rob

[Dr Slotter]

IIRC (I don't have one myself) both the switches are multi-position ones; bottom one does side lights/dipped lights/off and top one then switches main beam on and off.

See here: http://www.blatchat.com/t.asp?id=200416

[scrob]

That's what I thought, and I see from that thread that the indicators are the 2 black buttons on the steering wheel. Thanks!

[S1X OK]

According to the book, the R500 has no indicators.

[scrob]

There are 2 buttons on the wheel which aren't shown on that diagram, I believe they are the indicators.

However I don't know why it has windscreen wipers, wash and demist buttons when it has an aero screen?

[framerateuk]

scrob said:

There are 2 buttons on the wheel which aren't shown on that diagram, I believe they are the indicators.

However I don't know why it has windscreen wipers, wash and demist buttons when it has an aero screen?

I think those are just the design of the wheel itself, as far as I'm aware, I haven't seen any Caterhams with buttons on the wheel (correct me if I'm wrong here! I've seen plenty on Westfields, but not on Caterhams).

On the stack dash aren't the indicators buttons on each side, behind the wheel? While on a standard non-stack system, they're a dip switch to the right.

EDIT: I stand corrected!

Edited by framerateuk on Sunday 5th January 10:11

[SpeedYellow]

On the R500D the buttons on the wheel are the indicators, it's tough to see if they are on in sunlight!

The two light switches to the right side of the wheels for the lights, one cycles through off, side lights and headlights and the other is flash if the lights are off and high low beam when lights are on.

All have wiring for wipers etc as lots of owners swap between aero and full screen, easy 20 minute job.

[nigelpugh7]

SpeedYellow said:

On the R500D the buttons on the wheel are the indicators, it's tough to see if they are on in sunlight!

The two light switches to the right side of the wheels for the lights, one cycles through off, side lights and headlights and the other is flash if the lights are off and high low beam when lights are on.

All have wiring for wipers etc as lots of owners swap between aero and full screen, easy 20 minute job.

This is exactly correct, the indicators are on the steering wheel with small LEDs for a tell tale I each one.

Both of my Duratec R500's have this layout, it's not ideal, in fact my previous R400 had a simple rocker switch, which in a lot of ways was better.

The connection from the steering wheel quick release needs to be aligned properly or problems. Can arise later with the connections.

As far as the light switch is concern, the observation above is also correct, it toggles through each mode, ie off, side lights and then headlights, and finally back to off.

Sadly there is no warning buzzer for the lights being left on, so make sure you turn them off when leaving the car, as it's easy to leave the. On and flatten your battery!

[rubystone]

I think the OP could well be referring to the K a Series cars, in which case the indicator is operated via a toggle switch in the centre(ish) of the dash and the high low beam from a similar switch (but north/south orientation) on right hand side of the wheel.