Junkman Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 upgrade! But I just downgraded from them not too long ago! That's why I'm now upgrading properly, because I'm not one of those auxiliary headlights types. Magnificent Rustbucket, Shep Shepherd and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 ..., I’ve not had my eyes tested for yonks either.The last time I went to SpecSavers, I was told that my eyesight now needed varifocals. Grate. Frogchod and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 When I came home from my tedious job in fucking Germany this weekend, some parcels had arrived.They contained some wiring from that China, and some bulbs. The bulbs are rather insane: Don't let that H4 bollox mislead you, they are proudly in P45T format, but with H4 technology.Let me explain.P45T, aka Bilux, was the shortest lived headlight bulb format in automotive history and only used from the 1960suntil they realised how shit it was and brought in real H4 (P43T) in the 1970s.So it's pretty needless to say that my R16 headlights are designed for P45T. H4 was good enough until they replaced it with that newfangled post 1986 dazzling shit that unfortunately is commonplace today.There is* a conspiracy theory that this useless rubbish was pushed into legislation by the Global Association of Opticians.Be it as it may, Bilux was shit, so they came up with Halogen replacements. And the most powerful incarnation of those is what I bought.In order for them to not set my headlight switch on fire, they should be operated via proper headlight relays and that's where theChinese wiring loom comes in. The objective was to add this Chinese wiring to the existing French wiring to improve things.Well, that went well, as I will reveal in this rather typical GGG antics post. So said wiring loom was neatly installed: The result: 1. Sidelights worked (anyway), dipped beam worked, but no main beam. After a lot of head scratchage, we found out, that when they went from P45T to P43T, they didn't change the plugs, but they swapped the earth wire with the mainbeam wire in the process. Why did they fucking do this? Well, just to annoy me. I have shat on automotive engineers since 1986 and I will enthusiastically continue. But from now on, I will piss on them in addition. What a bunch of useless retards that should be eradicated from this planet preferrably before Brexit. Anyway, after swapping earth and main beam wires due to those idiots, we could switch on - in sequence - sidelights, dipped beam, main beam. So far, so good. 2. When then switching from main beam to dipped beam, the headlights didn't switch to dipped beam. They proudly remained on high beam, unless you turned the headlights off, switched them on again, switched to high beam, switched back to dipped beam, but they remained on high beam. 3. A lot of investigation ensued. The conclusion was that one of the new Chinese relays wasn't doing what it is supposed to do. For a long while, I blatantly refused to believe that. We then snatched a relay from my trusty Pooshow 405 - and it worked. So the fucking Chinese had sent me a borked relay. Far from being racist, I thus shit on them in the same way I do on automotive engineers. 4. A hunt for a suitable replacement relay all over town ensued, not an easy task on a Saturday afternoon. We finally found it - are you ready for this? - at Halfords, of all things rotten! So after this had been accomplished, we were rewarded with this: Sidelights Dipped beam Main beam: In further news, there has been a receivage of an indicator/sidelight lens courtesy of Frogchod: I cannot possibly clad in appropriate lyrics how grateful I am for this. It enabled me to replace my broken unit: So after a day of the usual headless chicken style GGG tinkering with chod, a full house of headlightage was hadand it was tested on an extended trip through the Peak District by night. What can I say?The car is transformed!I can now drive by night and actually see what's going on ahead. Spottedlaurel, Cleon-Fonte, drum and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 a full house of headlightage was hadand it was tested on an extended trip through the Peak District by night. Datsuncog, RobT, 406V6 and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Brilliant. After many years of warming my hands on the 2CV's headlamp switch, I finally fitted relays. Then one broke on a long journey, leaving me with no main beam. Thus, I had created a problem by trying to get rid of a problem. Sigh. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 What are they doing to you in Germania? Rubbish from China and headlamps that actually work as headlamps, indeed! Conrad D. Conelrad and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Brilliant. After many years of warming my hands on the 2CV's headlamp switch, I finally fitted relays. Then one broke on a long journey, leaving me with no main beam. Thus, I had created a problem by trying to get rid of a problem. Sigh. That's still a lot better than my usual habit of solving minor problems by turning them into major disasters. dollywobbler and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 You need a pair of yellow driving glasses, seriously.They don't make the night yellow, in fact, they don't alter colours at all.But you can look straight into oncoming traffic without being dazzled. I remember my Grandfather having a pair of these. They were almost certainly pre-war with a yellow lens and a crescent of gold round the edge of the lens. The theory was that if the light dazzled too much, you could turn your head and hide the bright light in the gold crescent plated on the inside of the lens. IIRC, they were made by Zeiss and very good quality. He did quite a lot of driving (in Africa) at the time and the roads were often arrow-straight for miles and miles - and two strips of tarmac. He chose American cars for their ability to cover huge distances with comfort, speed and reliability. Before the war he used a Cadillac, then shortly after the war when he was able to get enough dollars together he bought a Buick Roadmaster. He had ordered a Cadillac just before war was declared, but that was overtaken by events and he could not get it. He had to wait to '48 for the Buick. He loved that car and kept it for about 20 years. Sudsprint, RobT, Squire_Dawson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 I think I know which ones you mean. They were intended to be used on glaciers.They made them at least until the 1970s. Magnificent Rustbucket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Entirely btw, of course one of the sidelights decided to do the Lucas. And also of course it's the one in the lamp I changed the lens of.Do not disturb light fixtures that were in place for half a century, ever!It took me two hours of intensive cleaning and sandpapering until that bugger finally decided to retwinkle at the speed of dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Yeah m8 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 I've used up all of my insurance miles with over 3 Months to go until renewal.This never happened when I was struggling with P6es. mercedade, Squire_Dawson, RobT and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I've used up all of my insurance miles with over 3 Months to go until renewal.This never happened when I was struggling with P6es.Would be a shame if the speedo stopped working. Magnificent Rustbucket, Junkman, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Datsuncog, mercedade, Junkman and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 ^^^Haha, like it!! MorrisItalSLX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Isn't today drive it day?Well, contrary to most people, who park up all day on some meadow, I drive on drive it day. I drove to a very high up spot. I drove past a posh gate. And a less posh one. There was a bridge in Autoshite colours. There were hills. Sign said unsuitable for motor vehicles. But not unsuitable for R16s. In typical drive it day fashion, nothing else was driven. Conrad D. Conelrad, Magnificent Rustbucket, Squirrel2 and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 DSCF1893 by Baron von Zach, on Flickr Calendar shot, this one. Ghosty, Lacquer Peel, Sudsprint and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 This morning there was a slight problem. After having been parked for over a week, it didn't want to start when I wanted to drive it to work.When I removed the air filter lid to give it a squirt of pez down the carby to wake it up, I noticed that one of the four boltsbolting the air filter housing to the carby was missing!A quick peep down the venturis revealed that it was stuck in one of them. Lucky, lucky, lucky!In order to get it out, I had to remove said carby and I can say, that removing, bolt extraction and reinstalling can be donein less than ten minutes even when doing it for the first time. Magnificent Rustbucket, pshome, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Lucky, lucky, lucky! Just normal french car behaviour. They not only heal, they also protect themselves. Junkman and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 I'd believe that too, if they wouldn't have the nasty habit to self destruct by turning into brown powder while you watch. pshome and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 I know it's a long shot, but does any of you have, or know someone who has, a tank sending unit for these?The tank has been replaced with the later type, i.e. it does have the unit with the tap ring, not the one held in with three screws. Presumably all flat tank Renault units can be made to work, so 5, 6, 15, 17, 18 should all be suitable. Note: Links to sellers who offer the unit for 90€ need not be posted. I'd only make absolutely sure they remain exactly where they are now. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 mhamed ben in Morocco has this, fit?https://www.ebay.fr/itm/JAUGE-DE-CARBURANT-Renault-R4-R12/232536851817 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Get some resistance wire and rewind it DSCF4976a.JPG by macplaxton, on Flickr Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 mhamed ben in Morocco has this, fit?https://www.ebay.fr/itm/JAUGE-DE-CARBURANT-Renault-R4-R12/232536851817 Mine doesn't have the tube, it's really only a sending unit.But I guess I could make it work. Anyway, I contacted Mhamed and asked him whether he sells the one for the R16 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Does it look like this used one on eBay.de? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132329685232 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Or rob the resistance box from a 20 quid two horse one and hammer it over the old one? Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 How much??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 Had I known tank sensors will hence be more valuable than gold, incense and myrrh, I'd not have hurled them into a field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 How much???You are Arkwright AICMFP. Junkman, Sigmund Fraud and Magnificent Rustbucket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 I'm not Arkwright, I'm damn right! Eddie Honda and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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