new T350 with door electrics issues
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Hi
I've recently bought my first TVR, a T350T Red Rose in spectraflair silver. It's amazing how many people stop and come and ask about it when it is parked.
There are of course a few electrical issues. The most urgent at the moment is the drivers door which when open will intermittently keep releasing the door lock, with the window moving down an inch each time.
Opening the door is not consistent either. Sometimes it's fine, other times the latch releases quickly and the door partly opens and you need a second press of the release button.
I've checked the earth point in the passenger footwell and the connector on the ECU.
Has anyone seen this before or have any ideas?
many thanks
Stuart
I've recently bought my first TVR, a T350T Red Rose in spectraflair silver. It's amazing how many people stop and come and ask about it when it is parked.
There are of course a few electrical issues. The most urgent at the moment is the drivers door which when open will intermittently keep releasing the door lock, with the window moving down an inch each time.
Opening the door is not consistent either. Sometimes it's fine, other times the latch releases quickly and the door partly opens and you need a second press of the release button.
I've checked the earth point in the passenger footwell and the connector on the ECU.
Has anyone seen this before or have any ideas?
many thanks
Stuart
Thanks to everyone for their quick replies.
The driver side ECU is indeed in the footwell, rattling around with the dash ECU (something else to sort). Swapping it with the passenger side one to eliminate either the ECU or the wiring sounds like the logical next step. It must have been replaced already as it has "Sag" written on it, and dated a year after the car was built.
Great tips about checking the release buttons (internal and external) and checking the emergency release pulls.
I bought it through Kerridges as a commission sale, so it wasn't prepared or warrantied by them.
I've dropped you a PM AOK.
The driver side ECU is indeed in the footwell, rattling around with the dash ECU (something else to sort). Swapping it with the passenger side one to eliminate either the ECU or the wiring sounds like the logical next step. It must have been replaced already as it has "Sag" written on it, and dated a year after the car was built.
Great tips about checking the release buttons (internal and external) and checking the emergency release pulls.
I bought it through Kerridges as a commission sale, so it wasn't prepared or warrantied by them.
I've dropped you a PM AOK.
Thanks Al
I think there will be a lot of shadow chasing,
I suspect there may be multiple faults. On one occasion the door was open and the window spontaneously, slowly crept down a few cm. That sounds like it could be the encoder. I've only seen that once though.
On other occasions the latch release fires off randomly, with the window dropping each time, fortunately only when the door is already open.
I've noticed that the passenger door opens with a single release of the latch, while the drivers door consistently gives a double release, even though it springs open.
Now I've got the steering wheel squib replaced I can give this some time, although sorely tempted just to drive it.
I think there will be a lot of shadow chasing,
I suspect there may be multiple faults. On one occasion the door was open and the window spontaneously, slowly crept down a few cm. That sounds like it could be the encoder. I've only seen that once though.
On other occasions the latch release fires off randomly, with the window dropping each time, fortunately only when the door is already open.
I've noticed that the passenger door opens with a single release of the latch, while the drivers door consistently gives a double release, even though it springs open.
Now I've got the steering wheel squib replaced I can give this some time, although sorely tempted just to drive it.
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