headlights . . or more tro the point the lack of

[zefarelly]

I dropped my bonnet (accidentally) from about a foot above closing height . . .got in the car and the bloody headlights wont work . . .side lights are ok, mainbeam works on the flash, but not the stalk . . . . .how the blimmin ell did that happen ???

any ideas???

it was dark this morning so I took the trusty MK1 Cortina to work instead!

[SimonSparrow]

Could be an in-line fuse to the main light switch? I know the headlight flash comes off a different feed (I think...)

[zefarelly]

Ill have a look when I get in . . . .thanks . . .I havent seen any fuses anywhere yet! . .I find it hard to believe it blew both bulbs . . .

[SimonSparrow]

My '76 3000M has an in-lins fuse under the switch panel, but as the interiors seemed to vary over the years who kkows where your is!

[zefarelly]

from what little Ive learnt over the last few weeks of ownership . . .its probably between the fuel tank and the rear light!

thanks guys . . .Im off to investigate . . .

[Terminator]

zefarelly said: from what little Ive learnt over the last few weeks of ownership . . .

From what I've learnt over the last 22 years ownership of M-series cars, it could be a loose dipstick thats the cause or maybe too little air in the nearside rear tyre

[noahstvr]

Try looking for the h/lamp relay mounted on the cowl rt. of center of vehicle. It shold reside just below the weatherstrip at the rear of the bonnet opening. The impact of the bonnet dropping probably knocked the connector off.The under side of the bonnet may even contact the relay, mine hits the top of the relay.I also have the same intermittnet problem, need to relocate mine.

[nwarner]

Vixens didn't originally come with relays so unless yours has been rewired with one I think your problem lies elswhere.

[vixen1700]

Ahhh! The joys of getting to know your new 'old TVR'!

[zefarelly]

I found a fuse box . . . .next to the voltage regulator behind the filter king on the bulk head . . . .very cruddy, seems to be the problem, I cleaned it up a bit and the lights seem ok . . .except this morning as its so wet daan saaf at the moment . . . .a quick tap did the trick! then a good warm blast of thrashing to Gatwick. next up is to try and seal the rear screen . . . . .and throw the dynamo away and get an alternator so it charges the battery properly ;-)

[krispy]

Good luck with sealing the rear screen - I'm thinking of growing cress in my M it's got so damp over the last couple of weeks.
By the way, it's rolling road time tomorrow
Kris..

[zefarelly]

ha ha . . .how about a few shitake mushrooms in the footwell too ;-) . . . .rolling road eh, that wont demist the rear screen!

[krispy]

Mushrooms, now there's an idea! Actually, having said that, a friend of mine had some quite sizeable mushrooms growing in the footwell of his Chevy Caprice a few years ago. He got quite fond of them but I don't think his girlfriend was too impressed.

The rolling road is a bit of a last minute necessity rather than somthing that was planned. The engine has been running extremely roughly the last few weeks and I'm taking the car down to the southwest on Friday so I thought I'd give it a Christmas treat. I've never had it done before so am quite looking forward to the experience .

Regarding a dry interior, a mate with an S3 has resorted to keeping a large bag of silica gel in the cabin....