VR6 South 0 Posted May 5, 2007 Having lost my dipped beam and checked all the connections to my after market loom I think the relay may have given up on me :cry: Can anyone tell me what I need to ask for when ordering a replacement? Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie 2 Posted May 5, 2007 andyvw seems to be the loom person.. Drop him a line.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimVR6 0 Posted May 5, 2007 When mine packed in I just went to Maplins - they do a 40A auto relay which works fine. Just take out your old one, go to the shop and check the terminal numbers match up with the new one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 5, 2007 When mine packed in I just went to Maplins - they do a 40A auto relay which works fine. Just take out your old one, go to the shop and check the terminal numbers match up with the new one. Cheers. It sounds fairly straight forward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted May 5, 2007 Yeah - Cheapo maplin relays seem really good - they sell them on the shelf 'automotive relay' for about £2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 5, 2007 Yeah - Cheapo maplin relays seem really good - they sell them on the shelf 'automotive relay' for about £2 A cheap fix for once (fingers crossed) :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 6, 2007 http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?cri ... AW&DOY=6m5 Which one do I need? Cheers :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted May 6, 2007 40 Amp 12v one will do nicely. The difference in the sndpo (???) and the other one is the number of connections on the bottom. Don't worry though. for headlamp looms, they are interchangable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 6, 2007 40 Amp 12v one will do nicely. The difference in the sndpo (???) and the other one is the number of connections on the bottom. Don't worry though. for headlamp looms, they are interchangable. Cheers Toad. I think I've got a spare in the garage along with all the parts which I've taken of the C getting ready for the respray :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted May 6, 2007 I think I've got one knocking about somewhere if you can't sort it by tuesday. I could meet you in Fareham at some point if you wanted. I couldn't guarantee how good it was though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 7, 2007 I think I've got one knocking about somewhere if you can't sort it by tuesday. I could meet you in Fareham at some point if you wanted. I couldn't guarantee how good it was though. Cheers for the offer Toad. There's no rush as the car will be off the road for a couple of weeks. I'm going to take a look today to see if any of my spare relays fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 7, 2007 I've just tried a replacement relay and it hasn't fixed the problem :? The problem is that the dipped lights only come on when the main beam is on. My uprated loom is only for the dipped beam and I've checked all of the connections and fuses. Any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted May 7, 2007 Time for the multimeter I think Martin... Can you bypass the loom and plug the original loom in to see if that was OK? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted May 7, 2007 VR6 South, do the relays go into a relay plate rather than wires? If so check the new relay has the same pin positions as the old as I have seen some that are different... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 8, 2007 VR6 South, do the relays go into a relay plate rather than wires? If so check the new relay has the same pin positions as the old as I have seen some that are different... It does not use a relay plate, but I may have got it mixed up if the connections are in a different place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 South 0 Posted May 8, 2007 Time for the multimeter I think Martin... Can you bypass the loom and plug the original loom in to see if that was OK? I'm not familiar with using a mutimeter :oops: I will try putting the wiring back to original to see what happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
