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I found only one of my door switches triggered the interior light. Fearing the worst (a hidden wiring break) I swapped the switch from the one door that worked to another door and to my surprise found it worked so it was indeed 3 failed switches and not the wiring.
Being from Yorkshire I was not thrilled at the idea of buying new ones especially as they’d probably be as bad as the ones I had.
Credit where it’s due, these are well made little switches and the came apart using a thumb nail and we’re easy to reassemble. What I found inside explained the issue. After a wire wool and contact cleaner spray they work beautifully again.
Have you ever seen a connector get so mucky and oxidised?!
MatthewL wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:51 pm
Credit where it’s due, these are well made little switches and the came apart using a thumb nail and we’re easy to reassemble. What I found inside explained the issue. After a wire wool and contact cleaner spray they work beautifully again.
That's interesting. I've had to replace several, but have kept the old ones 'just in case'. I think I may have a go at repairing one myself!
Topcat Tomcat (aka Conductorwomble)
1990 216 GSi Auto 5 Door
1995 214 Si 3 Door - White Gold
1998 VVC Coupe - Tahiti Blue/Red Piccadilly & Leather
2001 1.8 Connie 45 4 Door - Wedgewood Blue
2004 75 CDTi Connie - Firefrost
You should definitely give it a go - nothing to lose!
When you unclip the cap with your thumb nail, it doesn’t particularly spring apart which is good. The little springs tend to stay on the little pegs on the plungers so you’re unlikely to lose them across the room. When you reassemble you fit the 2 parts together and tuck the end of the springs which aren’t on pegs into the little channels. The springs then compress when you pull the plunger outward.
I removed the little springs to clean it up so I didn’t lose them. One of the main issues is that the plunger has a tiny weak spring under a metal tab - it gets stuck down. If you wire wool it and contact cleaner it you see it springs up more easily and so makes better contact. First one took me 20 mins, the following 3 took about 5 mins each!
Ok, thanks. If nothing happens for a while, remind me as my short term memory is rubbish!
Topcat Tomcat (aka Conductorwomble)
1990 216 GSi Auto 5 Door
1995 214 Si 3 Door - White Gold
1998 VVC Coupe - Tahiti Blue/Red Piccadilly & Leather
2001 1.8 Connie 45 4 Door - Wedgewood Blue
2004 75 CDTi Connie - Firefrost
I’ve watched a little video on YouTube (link below) on using the kit for reattaching the heated rear window and used my kit.
So far so good. Will check all is ok tomorrow as I have to leave it 24 hours. Then we’ll see if the whole circuit for the heated window and mirrors works or if more fettling is required
I’ve been running out of time for things which I can’t fix quickly so a friend in the village is doing some bodywork for me.
He’s tidied up the sill seams and painted them and has sorted the rusty patch by the passenger indicator repeater. Next is the trickier roof lip section. Looking forward to it all getting done. Car will be far from concourse but should be tidy. Important with only 12 surviving on the road now!
In other exciting news i’ve bought 4 original GSI 15” wheels and plan to fit 195/50s to them. This will reduce my rolling circumference by 10% and make the speedometer slightly over-read rather than massively under read as it does on the 205/55 r16s it has now. 10% better acceleration and more originality - plus no more rubbing inner arches! Win, win, win!!
Sadly my pal who is getting used to his new paint gun has soaked it in lacquer so I have a great colour match but a tonne of runs to go with it. Problem for a dry day to sort out.
Anyway, I’ve noticed a soaked carpet in the boot. The boot floor board was sodden at one side. At first I was unsure where the water was coming from but having removed the tail light … after a frosty night … I can now see:
So I’ve cleaned up the lamp (found an old smashed bulb inside it) and added 1.5mm double sided adhesive tape to the foam and on the car body. Test with a watering can seems to imply it’s fixed. Thankfully it must be a recent leak as there’s no rot inside the car, just a spot of surface rust which i’ve treated.
I think the wife thought I was obsessing when I was air drying the washed tail lamp and then drying the washed foam with a heat gun!
