I've done it again!! I have on wedensday, bought a new car, following the write off of H902......
On my last trip to Ledbury, to pick up some van shocks and springs, I saw unexpectedly that they had a trade in Y reg Maestro. £1500 they were asking, and it was/is immaculate, with one lady owner and 30k on the clock (converted from kms that is). So, a hasty decsion following my recent spate of bad luck with the LX and I bought it for £1400 cash with a new lock set thrown in.
Its been really quite good, runs fine, and is still taking some getting used to as its newness hasn't worn off, and nothing rattles or creaks or feels worn!!
I have today been fitting a new instrument pack, with rev counter from a Montego into it, thus keeping the style of the MK3 dash, and giving me an odometer in miles rather than Kilometers. Today was also my first real up close inspection and "rip to bits" session.
I assumed, that having a mk3 dash, a mk3 wiring harness and fusebox would be expected. No such luck, the chance to plug one of my many lights on warning buzzers failed!
In some respects I have become a bit hacked off with it, there is nothing conventional in the wiring that I can see, and wondered if anyone could help with some of these problems.
Why is there no dip/dim relay? Its most odd, sidelights really are sidelights, no dipped dipped beam when the ignition is on.
The handbrake light does not work, this is really bugging me now. I assumed a blown bulb, and thought I would sort it out when I changed the instument pack, but I can't get the dam thing to work, and neither the Maestro or Montego wiring diagrams make any sense with what I have got in the car.
I "should" have a slate/black wire, from the handbrake switch, to the instrument pack. When the handbrake is on, the swith makes an earth, and puts the light on.
The switch on the handbrake works, the wire is there, and has been traced to the back of the glovebox where it then disapears into the main loom. At the instrument pack multiplugs, there is no grey/slate wire. Does anyone know where this wire goes, or what may be a cause of my lack of light?
Does it interact with the brake pad wear wiring, and the brake fluid switch wiring?
To me the loom looks like a mix match of Maestro and Montego looms, made to fit.
Rear o/s door.
The handle wouldn't work, it was not doing anything, and didnt feel connected. Silly me here, decided in a car park that the childlock must be at fault, and inadvertently put it on, then realising that the door now can't be opened from the inside or outside.
Anyone know any tips/tricks to get the door open, or how to remove the door card with the door closed?
I think thats all for the moment, its just so annying buggering that door up, and not having a light on on the dash when you put the handbrake on!!
Many thanks, Rich
On my last trip to Ledbury, to pick up some van shocks and springs, I saw unexpectedly that they had a trade in Y reg Maestro. £1500 they were asking, and it was/is immaculate, with one lady owner and 30k on the clock (converted from kms that is). So, a hasty decsion following my recent spate of bad luck with the LX and I bought it for £1400 cash with a new lock set thrown in.
Its been really quite good, runs fine, and is still taking some getting used to as its newness hasn't worn off, and nothing rattles or creaks or feels worn!!
I have today been fitting a new instrument pack, with rev counter from a Montego into it, thus keeping the style of the MK3 dash, and giving me an odometer in miles rather than Kilometers. Today was also my first real up close inspection and "rip to bits" session.
I assumed, that having a mk3 dash, a mk3 wiring harness and fusebox would be expected. No such luck, the chance to plug one of my many lights on warning buzzers failed!
In some respects I have become a bit hacked off with it, there is nothing conventional in the wiring that I can see, and wondered if anyone could help with some of these problems.
Why is there no dip/dim relay? Its most odd, sidelights really are sidelights, no dipped dipped beam when the ignition is on.
The handbrake light does not work, this is really bugging me now. I assumed a blown bulb, and thought I would sort it out when I changed the instument pack, but I can't get the dam thing to work, and neither the Maestro or Montego wiring diagrams make any sense with what I have got in the car.
I "should" have a slate/black wire, from the handbrake switch, to the instrument pack. When the handbrake is on, the swith makes an earth, and puts the light on.
The switch on the handbrake works, the wire is there, and has been traced to the back of the glovebox where it then disapears into the main loom. At the instrument pack multiplugs, there is no grey/slate wire. Does anyone know where this wire goes, or what may be a cause of my lack of light?
Does it interact with the brake pad wear wiring, and the brake fluid switch wiring?
To me the loom looks like a mix match of Maestro and Montego looms, made to fit.
Rear o/s door.
The handle wouldn't work, it was not doing anything, and didnt feel connected. Silly me here, decided in a car park that the childlock must be at fault, and inadvertently put it on, then realising that the door now can't be opened from the inside or outside.
Anyone know any tips/tricks to get the door open, or how to remove the door card with the door closed?
I think thats all for the moment, its just so annying buggering that door up, and not having a light on on the dash when you put the handbrake on!!
Many thanks, Rich
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