nasty horrible black wires, grrrrrrrrrrrrr
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So then, do my reverse lights really have to work to get an MOT? cos they won't :-( I might have to get a special MOT at this rate! Eventually fixed(aka bodged) my old switch as the nice shiny new one I bought is completely different, useful :-( There's not another switch in the gearbox I'm confusing it with is there?
On a more positive note she loved getting washed and waxed and looks gorgeous, phoar :-)
cheers
Dave
PS 280i, 4speed box with 'kin horrible black spaghetti
On a more positive note she loved getting washed and waxed and looks gorgeous, phoar :-)
cheers
Dave
PS 280i, 4speed box with 'kin horrible black spaghetti
Hi Dave,
Hows it goin'. Glad to see you are making good progress.
I found the black wiring to be of great advantage to me on my old 280.
1/ I am colour blind !!
2/ You can confidently tell the auto electrician that it is the black wire causing the electrical fault you are experiencing !!
Would like to see your 280 when she is on the road again.
Regards
Nige'
PS Where is the 280 for £500.00, is it a coupe or drop head ?
Hows it goin'. Glad to see you are making good progress.
I found the black wiring to be of great advantage to me on my old 280.
1/ I am colour blind !!
2/ You can confidently tell the auto electrician that it is the black wire causing the electrical fault you are experiencing !!
Would like to see your 280 when she is on the road again.
Regards
Nige'
PS Where is the 280 for £500.00, is it a coupe or drop head ?
Well, depending on whether my reverse light must be working (??) she's going reasonably well. I'm hoping it's optional and may go check with MOT place as they're helpful in the place I go to!
She may go for a cheeky brmmmmm t'moz to get 4 new tyres. Driving to a place to have work done to comply with the regulations, think that's legal :-)
The 280i is 163 miles from me, dunno which way, YO10 postcode! Described as:
1980 TVR TASMIN 2.8i FHC
Very sad 2.8i Tasmin FHC needs good home for spares or repair. Stood on bricks for long time but will still roll. Call for more details. Gold. 84198 miles. £500.
I want her :-(
She may go for a cheeky brmmmmm t'moz to get 4 new tyres. Driving to a place to have work done to comply with the regulations, think that's legal :-)
The 280i is 163 miles from me, dunno which way, YO10 postcode! Described as:
1980 TVR TASMIN 2.8i FHC
Very sad 2.8i Tasmin FHC needs good home for spares or repair. Stood on bricks for long time but will still roll. Call for more details. Gold. 84198 miles. £500.
I want her :-(
Ahhhhh, so I don't need them then, fantastic :-) I never really liked them anyway, thanks 
Hmmm, the foglight might be a good point, mine are wired to a separate switch, completely forgot about the need for a tell tale lamp, haven't spotted one...........do indicators need a tell tale too, I have one for going right but not for left?!?
Rich, assuming all goes to plan I'm booking her in for an MOT a week on Saturday. Should make the meeting if she passes, if not, I'll be sulking :-(
Hmmm, the foglight might be a good point, mine are wired to a separate switch, completely forgot about the need for a tell tale lamp, haven't spotted one...........do indicators need a tell tale too, I have one for going right but not for left?!?
Rich, assuming all goes to plan I'm booking her in for an MOT a week on Saturday. Should make the meeting if she passes, if not, I'll be sulking :-(
Off gov.com etc
www.via.gov.uk/mot/your_vehicle/carcomponents.htm
Also here
www.ukmot.com/manual/1-5.htm
Bit bored so googled for a while.
www.via.gov.uk/mot/your_vehicle/carcomponents.htm
Also here
www.ukmot.com/manual/1-5.htm
Bit bored so googled for a while.
that second site is quite good, cheers :-)
I might go and try to fix them I guess. May also put some oil in my gearbox as there's none in there, hope she hasn't gone too far like that in her murky past!
then again, it's a lovely day and I fancy a BBQ, need to do something useful with my week off :-)
I might go and try to fix them I guess. May also put some oil in my gearbox as there's none in there, hope she hasn't gone too far like that in her murky past!
then again, it's a lovely day and I fancy a BBQ, need to do something useful with my week off :-)
2 steps forward, 3 steps back........
Turns out that neither gearbox nor diff had any oil in, now had a good drink and must be much happier.
Took dash off again, found missing earth wire on indicator lamp, soldered, killed bulb and am bu$$ered if I can find them in the usual elastic trickery shops! Might try Maplin I guess.
To make things worse, 4 $$$$ salesmen came round today trying to get me to either buy their gas or fill out their surveys, grrrrrrrrrrr, almost be glad to be back at work next week, almost!
Turns out that neither gearbox nor diff had any oil in, now had a good drink and must be much happier.
Took dash off again, found missing earth wire on indicator lamp, soldered, killed bulb and am bu$$ered if I can find them in the usual elastic trickery shops! Might try Maplin I guess.
To make things worse, 4 $$$$ salesmen came round today trying to get me to either buy their gas or fill out their surveys, grrrrrrrrrrr, almost be glad to be back at work next week, almost!
oh burger! Fix two things and now find something else that doesn't work, I'm half wishing I'd rewired the whole lot now! Dash mounted brake warning light is functioning sub-optimally or simply not functioning! GRRRRRRRRRR!
Now I may be going blind but I can't see any mention of this light or the connections to the master cylinder and the handbrake...........?
Now I may be going blind but I can't see any mention of this light or the connections to the master cylinder and the handbrake...........?
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