help where can i find the drivers side light pod relay?
help where can i find the drivers side light pod relay?
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andrew tolley

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101 posts

275 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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hi guys a few weeks ago the drivers side light pod stopped lifting when lights were switched on, so i manually wound it up and pulled the fuses so i could take it for the mot, i need to sort this problem, i read on here someone had the same problem and they changed the relay to fix it, but where can i find the drivers side light pod relay?
andy.

wooly350i

2,248 posts

238 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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Andy,assuming they are all the same I would expect the relay board to be fairly high up in passenger footwell behind drop down hatch,approx a foot in front of fuse as the crow flies if fuses are in glove box,john

Desiato

960 posts

313 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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andrew tolley said:
hi guys a few weeks ago the drivers side light pod stopped lifting when lights were switched on, so i manually wound it up and pulled the fuses so i could take it for the mot, i need to sort this problem, i read on here someone had the same problem and they changed the relay to fix it, but where can i find the drivers side light pod relay?
andy.
All the relays 'should' be located in a block above the ECU which is above a drop down panel in the passenger footwell.
Well worth checking and cleaning the multi-plugs within the headlamp pods, when I first got mine they were heavily corroded. A good clean, replaced a couple of termianls and all was well again.
In case you don't know, once you have the light pods raised pull the fuses for the pods and they will stay up whilst turning the headlamps off.

mrzigazaga

18,816 posts

195 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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Hi chaps.. while were on the subject.. my pods are drooping slightly.. not sitting flush with bonnet.. is there a gromit or stopper the keeps it in line.. TA

Edited by mrzigazaga on Wednesday 8th September 13:04

dickymint

29,182 posts

288 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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mrzigazaga said:
Hi chaps.. while were on the subject.. my pods are drooping slightly.. not sitting flush with bonnet.. is there a gromit or stopper the keeps it in line.. TA

Edited by mrzigazaga on Wednesday 8th September 13:04
Should have a rubber stop. On my 350 it resembled a 2 inch strip of bicycle tyre!

Failing that you have slack in the linkages.

andrew tolley

Original Poster:

101 posts

275 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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hi thanks for the help i will look for it when im off work next week, i did pull the fuses for the mot and it passed with no problems, i will also take the light out to check terminals for corosion.
thanks for all the help.
andy.

mrzigazaga

18,816 posts

195 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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Cheers dicky just saw post..thanks for that will av a look... ta

dickymint

29,182 posts

288 months

Wednesday 8th September 2010
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andrew tolley said:
hi thanks for the help i will look for it when im off work next week, i did pull the fuses for the mot and it passed with no problems, i will also take the light out to check terminals for corosion.
thanks for all the help.
andy.
Check this out....................

http://www.tvrwedgepages.co.uk/maint_headlight.htm...

andrew tolley

Original Poster:

101 posts

275 months

Thursday 9th September 2010
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thanks dicky great article, ive printed it off for future reference.
andy.