kevinbowe2000

I have found myself in a bit of a predicament. I have started a new job that is taking over all my time (except for right now obviously) and the cars MOT is due on Jan 16th. It will not pass right now, it needs a bit of work including installation of US style side indicators (not too difficult a job). The problem is that I have no time to do any of the work and to pay for a garage to do it all would be a fortune (and cheating). I have found a place near my home that can store her for £45 a month, same as my current insurance payment, but am unsure when I will get the time to work on her. Might be a good couple of months, potentially a year or more. It has been my daily for the past 2 years, and love her to bits. I cannot decide if I should sell her to someone that has the time and enjoy the car, or store it until I have the time. Realistically, if I dont have to pay for her storage (sell her), I could save and buy one in better condition further down the line. Any thoughts/suggestions would be most appreciated. Anyone been in my situation before and regretted their decision?

That would be great. I'll bring more money with me than last time, cause I know I'll end up buying loads of parts from you again :) You still on the same mobile number? I'll give you text to arrange time that you might be free. I'm not around this weekend (Rugby World Cup), but I'll give you a text next week to see when you'd have time.

Sounds exactly like my issue. Going to put in new relays and put a new indicator stalk on order. Most likely by the sounds of things, it'll be the indicator stalk. But no harm changing the relays too. Thanks again guys. Think this is one of the only forums where you can get amazing help and super quickly. I'll let you all know how I get on once relays and/or stalk are installed. Jim - Would you happen to have a link to the stalk you installed? Has it lasted okay or would you recommend a different one? I had a quick look around for a how to on installing a stalk, but cant find anything. Is it just as easy as popping off the steering wheel and pulling off the stalk?

Hi Jim, What exactly was wrong with your stalk? Was it an easy fix? Was your weird light issue to do with low beam only? My high beams are working perfectly. Semi tempted to do some temp rewiring or remove bulbs and drive around with high beams on until i get to the bottom of this. Having a 21 yr old daily can be difficult, but definitely worth it :) Thanks for all the help so far guys. Especially for the pics. 100% sure now that my low beams are not working. High beams and side/parking are working perfectly. Lovely engine bay Tigerfish. Need to polish my manifold.

That would be amazing Goldfinger. Wasn't expecting anything quickly. She is my daily but have just been making sure that I dont have to drive anywhere after 6pm. Taxi drivers are loving it :) tried to google it also, but cant find anything. Had the multimeter on the back of the switch but there is so many wires that I got lost fairly quick. Still a newbie :) Thanks for the info Dox. I like to understand the reason for things

Long story short, I found a broken connection to the drivers side headlight which was causing the issue of the passenger working, but it not. I am wondering if anyone might be able to do me a big favor and take a photo of their lights when in parking, low beam and high beam. I now have a feeling that only my parking lights are working and not low beams. I tested with the uprated loom v the original loom and both seem to have the same issue. Also the lighting level didn't seem to change. It is all very strange. I am wondering if I have an issue with the headlight switch cabling. Anyone know what wires in the headlight switch should have voltage when the headlights are in low beam? JMC - I believe I have disconnected the dim dip. The two yellow wires coming out of the coil to the back of the passenger headlight? Is that correct? Many thanks guys for helping me out. Most appreciated. Especially for lighting issues when winter is coming.

Thanks goldfinger for getting back to me so quickly. The loom I bought is this one: http://www.rayneautomotive.co.uk/corrado/25-uk-spec-corrado-uprated-headlight-loom-.html Looks like 2 relays to me and two fuses in the loom. What do you think? Guess its not the fuses in the loom as high beam works. But might change them anyway as cost nothing. Would you think it is still the relay if it was the 2 relay version?

Got into the car the other day to find my headlights aren't working properly. I was 25 min drive from home and it was 8pm (pitch black). Was not a good drive home. I put in an uprated loom along time ago and also good halford bulbs as recommended on here some place. Everything works fine with high beam (all the light bulbs). All lights on and blinding everyone. With low beams, only the passenger low beam turns on and rather faint (the bulb that is closest to the passenger wing. Guess its dim because I never disabled dim dip). I changed my headlight switch for a known good one, still same issue. Checked all fuses. All seem fine. Anyone have any pointers on what to check? Thanks in advance, Kev

Many thanks borarob. A nice little weekend project now :) wait til you see the price of a4 cup holders sky rocket :)

Looks great. Any chance of putting up a how to guide. Something that I have been wanting to do for a while.

Thanks for all the advice guys. Just got word that the US indicators weren't installed prior to painting. Had planned to do them myself but didnt get time. Asked them to do it and they said no problem. Bit annoyed with them now as have no idea how to install them without wrecking the paint job on the bumper. I was hoping that if I put masking tape all over the area that I will be cutting into, that it hopefully wont wreck the paint work to badly. Or am i just kidding myself? Going to use a dremel on full speed to try cut though it as quick and cleanly as possible. Any have any suggestions?

Thanks for all the advice guys. Think ill be doing most the stripping myself to keep the cost down. And will be putting them back on too so hopefully will get it right with no leakages. Though I think my sunroof rainguard is nearly perished. Not looking forward to replacing that though as I just go the moonroof in after a lot of hassle.

After picking up a replacement bonnet and drivers door the other weekend (thanks easypops and goldie), the car is just about ready to go in for its respray. Just wondering if anyone has any advice/recommendations? Things they wish they had done prior to a respray etc.? Things I am hoping to do so far are: Replace all the bonnet foam (got the stuff from the group buy) Fill in the rear wiper hole in the boot lid (prefer it without the wiper and think the grommet it have in at the moment looks terrible) Hopefully put on US side markers (use instead of side indicators) and fill in the side indicator holes I was contemplating flaring the arches a small bit, just so they meet the bumper but still unsure about it.

All pmed. Thanks

Looking for blackberry but going in for a full respray in a couple weeks so colour match not massively important.