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- Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:22 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: Led headlights
- Replies: 2
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Re: Led headlights
Ive put led in my sidelights & led side indicators it passed the past 2 MOTs i looked into upgrading to led on the main driving lights & full beam but as you say its illegal :( cause of the beam pattern. shame as our headlights are not too good for night driving. i wired in a second set of led spotl...
- Sun Mar 09, 2025 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: ABS pump noise
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3742
Re: ABS pump noise
The description you said sounds exactly the same as mine has always been for the last 14 years, so i will say all ok :) you will also hear that whirring abs sound when you slam the brake pedal down very hard ( in a emergency stop) thats the pump operating, stopping the wheels from locking up & skidd...
- Tue Jan 21, 2025 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: interior lights update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33363
Re: interior lights update
The boot light isn't connected to the CPU at all, just a plain 12v feed and switched to earth at the latch. All a short or overload would do in the boot is blow the Fuse. The CPU blow was probably a short in the footwell lights ok thanks, think that will be my first port of call as im getting a pos...
- Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:36 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: instrument cluster bulbs
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5240
instrument cluster bulbs
can someone tell me the number for these bulbs please, as would like to replace mine for led while ive got half of my dash out,
anyone ?
anyone ?
- Fri Nov 22, 2024 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: interior lights update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33363
Re: interior lights update
The boot and bonnet lighting are switched by micro switches in the latch. They switch a plain earth, which also arms and triggers the factory alarm. The CPU controls the interior light in a different way. The earth and line circuit for the light is within the CPU and switched via transistors and ca...
- Sat Nov 16, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: interior lights update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33363
Re: interior lights update
I’ve got my ecu from kit (thanks mate) however I have not put it in yet, the fuse is out for now, but now I have the door open warning light on dash even tho all doors boot & bonnet are shut I don’t want to put in the new ecu untill I know it’s safe to. I know the door switches are fine, can someone...
- Sun Nov 10, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: interior lights update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33363
Re: interior lights
Thanks Dunc On investigation today i checked all wiring (i can get too) everything that's connected to that circuit, one by one unplugging & trying, stereo, clock, under bonnet light, boot light, roof/map light, sun visor vanity lights. Everything is ok. Except for the glovebox bulb which seems dead...
- Sat Nov 09, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: interior lights update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33363
interior lights update
hi all, bit of a mystery tonight i got out the car to open my garage door & the interior lights came on as usual, when i got back in car the lights didn't go off, i opened & closed doors boot bonnet but they wont go off, there was also a burning smell in the car, pulled the roof bulb out they all we...
- Tue Oct 15, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: stray interior bulb
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14155
Re: stray interior bulb
It’s a 95 the footwell bulb is in situ,will have to investigate further 
- Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: The Garage - Technical Forum
- Topic: stray interior bulb
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14155