Door solenoid on a Griff ?

[kathh]

Does anyone know what the door solenoid in a Griffith is from, or is it only available as a TVR part? Ours have given up the ghost and stopped working so need replacing. Both seemed to have failed - is this normal? Thanks

[Guillotine]

i'd be supprised if both failed at once.
more likely fuses or...
WIRING!

sorry, haven't looked at this bit before so can't be more help.

there is a control unit, behind the dash (near the radio) so check the wiring etc here.
also check the door switches - rear of sills

good luck

>> Edited by Guillotine on Sunday 20th October 21:43

>> Edited by Guillotine on Sunday 20th October 21:46

[gjm]

i think that there are 2 different types of solenoid. you need to get your old one out, have a look at it and then then ring someone like penninsular or tower view and tell them which one it is. for your info - both mine went at the same time and tower view replaced them - not too expensive i don't think. thinking about it, i suppose it could have been a wiring problem that caused them to fail - so maybe i have not dealt with the full cause of the problem but they seem to work fine now.

[KathH]

Thanks for your thoughts.

Have achieved intimate knowledge of fusebox and wiring loom associated with locks. Removal of the solenoids was a last resort and hey bingo - fault found. Had also thought that it must be a fuse thing.

Gjm - glad to know you've not had any further problems. It gives me a bit more confidence in fitting a new part. Always worried about doing that without tracing the source of the problem, just in case it blows up another set.