One pod up....one pod down....?

[sprevett]

One lamp pops up, the other doesn't. 350i 1984 S1.
Fiddle with knob underneath and pod winds itself up with continued fiddling,
Switch lamps off and it stays up...fiddle with knob again and it drops like a stone!
Do I have a relay problem?

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Mate..Could be a relay..a diode in the pod motor..or a loose wire..Only just fixed mine and it was the latter..Could also be the light switch or the stalk control switch..Wiggle the wires on the driverside whilst on and see what happens, There are two on their own that look like they come from dash and have bullet connections on them..You might be lucky..Ziga

PS: You can manually wind them up by that little knob but need to take out the relays or they will just drop once they reach the top..It might be a pod out job which isnt that difficult just a bugger to undo sometimes..

Edited by mrzigazaga on Friday 15th April 21:20

[Campbell]

mrzigazaga said:

Hi Mate..Could be a relay..a diode in the pod motor..or a loose wire..Only just fixed mine and it was the latter..Could also be the light switch or the stalk control switch..Wiggle the wires on the driverside whilst on and see what happens, There are two on their own that look like they come from dash and have bullet connections on them..You might be lucky..Ziga

PS: You can manually wind them up by that little knob but need to take out the relays or they will just drop once they reach the top..It might be a pod out job which isnt that difficult just a bugger to undo sometimes..

Edited by mrzigazaga on Friday 15th April 21:20

You go Ziga, you master pod fixer im sure all these problems are related to parts getting old, or burnt out relays diods.
Happy hunting your probs...