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Iain T

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  1. Hi Aviv, I bought a set of 8mm, I can't remember where from and seem to work fine with W78's and Pertronix Ignitor. I only bought a set because they were on offer and I had no idea what the PO had fitted. An easy tick box! Iain
  2. I'm far from an electrical wizard (but I'm learning) I agree with you sounds like the starter has a problem. Did you have a slow turning starter before this failure? Iain
  3. There are a set of halogens for a Vitesse on mk1classiccarparts Ebay site for £60 or £70 including bulbs. Anyone ever used them? Iain
  4. I agree, the Xenon lights on my modern are rubbish. Earlier this year driving down unlight country roads they were terrible. Not any unlit roads where I live so I've never really noticed before.
  5. I do like the 2000 CS, a lovely looking car.
  6. I do have a pair of Cibie spot lamps, they were fitted to the car when I bought it. I've taken them off as six lights up front seemed overkill! Plus they blanked off the radiator. I've left the Cibie mounted at the back of the boot, it would light up my derriere if it were connected! Why did the PO fit it and not plug it it??
  7. I need to do more research! I fancy something a bit challenging.
  8. Oops, isn't it every year? I'll have a look at C2C and other longer events.
  9. Do they fit without changing the bowls?
  10. I agree normally very little I feel very vulnerable in any small classic car on todays roads! However I want to do the RBRR this year so good dipped beams are essential. I've asked my only classic car friend if he wants to do it but he likes his 8 hours in bed so I might be on the lookout for a suitable nutcase, sorry motivated individual, to share the drive. I can't do 48 hours and 2000 miles on my own! Iain
  11. Update! The stalk switch was full of what I can only describe as brown hard wax?! I cleaned up the connections and Eureka I have power. Checked it many times on dip and mains and seems stable. I've put everything back and now just need to tackle the pull switch and get four new H4 connectors with tails to finish the job. If I hadn't persevered I'd have bought new bits for nothing. I like no cost wins! However the dip sealed lamps still don't seem very bright and I know I have 12.2volts! What next....halogen lamps? Which make fit into the original bowls?
  12. Will do, but am I right in my assessment that it's the stalk?
  13. Thanks, so the bullets are under the column cable cover?
  14. More investigation today, I know the blue/white mains circuit is ok but the blue/red dipped isn't. I plugged in the iffy lamp pull switch brown on terminal 1 and two brown/red on terminal 3/4 that is how the wiring diagram shows and how it was before I started, the problem terminal is number 8 which should feed the interior/sides. I pulled out the switch and had 12v at terminal 3/4, good. I then took off the column stalk cover and checked the voltage at the blue/red terminal, nothing! I checked the blue/white and there was 12v. This indicated the stalk is the culprit. To placate myself I run a cable from the relay end of the blue/red to near the stalk and checked if it was broken, it was fine 0.6 ohms. So I hadn't unplugged the cable when playing with my washers. So to conclude I think the pull switch needs cleaning/replacing but the main problem is the stalk switch. If it is the stalk then how is it removed? I can see I may have to unbolt the steering column clamp to access the cables then as I can't see any joints make my own connections to the new one? Am I wrong.......Help Please!!!! Iain
  15. I've had another thought, I played around with my windscreen washers and when feeding the water pipes under the dash I could have pulled out the blue/white cable. I'll stick my head in the footwell and take a look tomorrow🤞. However at least I found the switch has issues, bit like me! Thanks for all your hrlp. Iain
  16. Thanks Johny, I'm ready for the next step on my 'journey'. Iain I'm putting mine here, you can see the tape holding the PO's amateur wiring together!
  17. That I can understand with 4 lamps burning. The new option is LEDs? For now I just want to get the bloody thing working with hopefully more voltage to the lamps. Another probably silly question, I'm fixing the relays on a bracket bolted to the nearside horn, can I earth the offside main and dipped to a suitable place near and not run the cable over to the relays? Also if I independently earth all four lamps do I then have to earth both relays? Iain
  18. I'm going with your idea, I'll never just use the sides. So I'm connecting the brown/red (to column switch) and red (to sides/interior) together and using the 3/4 spade. This shows 1 (no continuity) on my ohms meter when switch is in and 0.6ohms at 2nd and 3rd positions (continuity). Probably doesn't solve why the blue/red doesn't have any current at the relay but at least its hopefully ticked off one component. I'm not worried about excess current at the switch as I'm using relays. Iain
  19. Thanks Peter, here's a photo of the wiring diagram. Now another thought, as I have current to the lights via the blue/white there must be power going to the column light switch 11 from the brown/red. Therefore is it the column switch or have I pinched the blue/red somewhere. I have to confess I did inadvertently pinch the unclipped loom when closing the bonnet..... Saying that why are there two brown/red cables in my setup?? Iain
  20. A trusty Haynes manual now well thumbed with comments in the margins! Iain
  21. There is big resistance over 1 and 8 terminals so I assume its burnt out and the now only trickle charge just isn't making it through?
  22. Yes but that doesn't mean the stalk isnt causing the problem! I agree! To be honest I'll probably never only use the side lights, in todays world its side and mains as a minimum. However I'm hoping a debatable quality new switch using relays will be OK and keep it original. At some point in time terminal 1 had cooked and melted the blade cover!
  23. I've been connecting the relays for my Vitesse and discovered all the old breaks in the old cables, some just twisted and taped together! I was expecting a mess as the headlamps where hit and miss. Anyway I connected everything just to make sure everything worked prior to ordering some H4 harnesses and discovered the dip/main outside lamps didn't turn on. That's the lamps connected with blue/red cables. A bit of head scratching then I checked if there was 12v at the b/r cable going into the relay....nuffink! I connected the blue/white (mains) and hey presto let there be light! So I have no 12v at the loom side of the b/r cable hence the relay isn't triggered. I took the instrument panel lamp pull switch off and checked if terminals 3/4 and 8 were open/closed with terminal 1 and found 8 always had reststance ie not closed. Terminal 3/4 went 1 or 0.6 ohms so it is opening and closing ok. My thought is the switch is broken and needs replacing, any other bits or processes to check? As always I bow to those of greater experience and knowledge! Iain
  24. I think I'll make them up myself. Is it a standard H4 fitting for the main/dipped and what are the two mains fittings? Iain
  25. A question..can you buy the four headlamp assy wires for a Vitesse with the correct colour coding or is it easier to make them up yourself? I'm leaning towards making my own as I want lengths to run to the relays I've fitted on a bracket where the horns are. Iain
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