1984 MG Montego Efi with digidash

[Jeff Turbo]

So I cut a slot in it and it should hold enough

[Jeff Turbo]

Then the arch to get over the water pump, it only needed a shave off

[Jeff Turbo]

I think i've found a solution for this large opening for the front interior lamp as all were too small for the opening



From a Ford KA/Transit
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Ka-Sp...item5d464439b1

I should be able to modify it to attach to the biscuit and fit into the opening.
Any comments or suggestions for this?

[Russ]

Jeff, is the lamp cut out the same size as the metro boot lamp?

[Ed]

Great work Jeff. I love reading your updates.

[Jeff Turbo]

Jeff, is the lamp cut out the same size as the metro boot lamp?

I've no idea Russ, don't know anything about metros but I saw one on ebay and it didn't look big enough

Great work Jeff. I love reading your updates.

Thanks Ed, should be on the road hopefully by March 2014 as Tanya has given me a target for Cowley

[Russ]

Is It as wide across the car as the standard one Jeff?

[Jeff Turbo]

Is It as wide across the car as the standard one Jeff?

The length isn't the problem Russ its the added width that's needed as the normal lamp unit is too small. No idea why they didn't either make a bigger lamp unit or smaller opening. The ka lamp should be fine but might just need one side cut down a little, will experiment when it gets here.
I got this idea when I was in turkey on holiday when I was in a merc minibus being picked up from the airport. The lamp on that would have been perfect but I can't find one here so this is the next best thing

[Jeff Turbo]

More done yesterday and today
Tensioner fits. Once I've drilled the snapped bolt out its ready to go on


Bracket cleaned up

[Jeff Turbo]

Front drivers electric window finally working
Lots of differences in switches
The 'one shot' switch

Against a normal early switch

Early and late normal switches

[Jeff Turbo]

Interior of normal switches early and late


Interior of 'one shot'

[Jeff Turbo]

I pulled the 'one shot' switch apart and found 2 tiny springs had bent so I straightened them out and reset them. I also replaced the bulb.



The bulb has a green cover

[Jeff Turbo]

Wired the electric window loom to a battery off the car and it all works now for the first time in 10 years. Chuffed so once put into the car I can put the dash in. I now have 2 'one shot' switches working as I did the same with the other one so not bad then and I'm very pleased
Sorry the pictures are blurred but I couldn't get good close ups

[Mike Brock]

Good achievement getting those to work again Jeff. Did you manage to get the heater control to work? Sorry if you have mentioned this earlier?

[Jeff Turbo]

Good achievement getting those to work again Jeff. Did you manage to get the heater control to work? Sorry if you have mentioned this earlier?

Yeah done that Mike. All working and back in the car, post 71 ish on this thread.