Accessing headlight housing/well - not draining

[markuskj]

Guys,

My car is a V8Esprit from 1996. Turning on the headlights only the (british) passenger side light pop up. On investigation the light housing that the headlamp folds down into is full of water.

I have tried to access the pod to clear the blockage from the drain but can not get past the pod.

Any thoughts?

[gmherron]

Hiya

I would disconnect the linkage under the bonnet and lift the pod as high as possible and carefully use a coathanger to prod the drainage hole clear of the debris that is blocking the hole. Its only a 10mm spanner and take 5 mins! - famous last words!!

Glyn

[markuskj]

Thanks for the advice, just the job.

Now that the water has drained, the light will still not flip up when the light switch is pressed. Any thoughts on what I need to replace, I assume that there is water damage?

[bojangles]

I had one of mine fail after a driving school in the rain.
the motor was a melted mess inside and then that caused the timer relay control box to melt too.

I got both parts from a local auto scrap yard, from a firebird of that era.. no problems ot put the parts in. a bit of a bitch to get the motors out of the doner car.

cost a few dollars.. works prefectly for 2 years now

[markuskj]

Good plan mate.

Any idea what other cars used the same motor and relay? A firebird might be hard to find in the UK

[hast2]

Triumph TR7 use the same motors for the headlights.
Should be easier to get them here in the UK

[okc-esprit]

Online at Rodney Dickman's Fiero Accessories - he also stocks rebuild kits for Lotus headlight motors.