Winky (headlights! complete with video)

[cuneus]

Switch them on and this happens continuously:

Any suggestions on where to start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2yXjxYo6U

[Wedg1e]

What relay layout do you have? Is it like Jeff Morgan's on the other current lights thread (with the fuses below the relays) or do you have fuses behind the glovebox and relays below it, or some other incarnation?

As it's a 'D' plate car I'd guess at the latter, in which case it'd probably be like the 390SE layout. So you'll have more relays than you can shake a cuniform stick at

The lights seem to be staying lit which would tend to rule out the main lights switch and column dip/main switch. The pod motor fuses must be OK or the motors wouldn't lift. Ditto the motor earths. The control signal to both motors is paralleled; they're both working after a fashion so that must be OK. Odds-on it's a duff diode down by yer relays. Outside chance it's faulty switches in the pod motors themselves, but for both to fail at once...!!!

[cuneus]

Thanks Ian (thought I would catch the late shift!)

Yes Fuses in glovebox and relays in passenger footwell (though nothing like your diagram!)

Will replace the diode (50 on ebay for a quid)

[simonwedge]

Sorry, have nothing constructive to say but that video is v.funny

[pwd95]

That's much more impressive than my pod problem Dave.

[Campbell]

Sorry cunues but the head liht sequence is very good, shame you cant have that on a switch for the crusing down the street.
I would be looking at the motors as they seem to going passed there limit switches.

[MJG280]

Are you taking bookings for Christmas?

[mrzigazaga]

Could be the first MET wedge.. sorry mate..

[hallsie]

That actually made me laugh for about 2 mins solid..

funny as fk!!

[Wedg1e]

simonwedge said:

Sorry, have nothing constructive to say but that video is v.funny

Seems like it needs a soundtrack... how about Achy Breaky Heart

Maybe needs to be something a bit more staccato.. how about Agadoo?

[carob]

Close encounters of the wedge kind.

Rob

[mrzigazaga]

All you need is another 99 wedges doing it and you can create a wedge wave..worthy of top gear..

[Ant.]

glad someone else has the problem !! Had this a while back on a Lotus Esprit. It was a ground fault, one of the grounds had come out of the push in connector.Re-connected it and they worked normally.

[Big Daft Lad]

Mine did that last year. I never found out what was wrong with them though. Now they just don't go up. Or down. It depend's on which way the wind is blowing...

[Mr Tank]

Hi

Great leave them like that for next years BBWF as we can use them for the evening light show

Andy

[Tuscanuwe]

other people would pay a lot if their lights
would work like this.

Relay or earth contact!

Uwe

[Trickie Dickie]

Brilliant Show

Personally I think it would be better if you could
synchronise them and get them going up and down together. LOL

Cheers
Trickie

[Transmitter Man]

That car is better than the real thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNX9jMPebYE

Phil
420 SEAC

[cuneus]

Thanks for the help everyone

Headlight Motor Control relay faulty (the last one I tested)

Have kept the old trick relay for parties!