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Old 2nd November 2021, 09:54   #31
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Easier if you remove the LSM as that will give you a 'viewing area'

I must have been thinking about the location on the V6?? I have definately seen the header behind the ashtray as i have tapped into it!
Sorry Trikey, what's "LSM"?
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Old 2nd November 2021, 10:31   #32
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Light switch module 😎

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Steve; to begin with, and to minimise the amount of disruption, remove the fascia closing panel on the driver's side. That's the swept back moulding below the lighting switch module and steering column. It has two screws at the top and two press fasteners at the bottom.

It's never comfortable working in footwells but that should, hopefully, enable you to identify the header.

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Steve; to begin with, and to minimise the amount of disruption, remove the fascia closing panel on the driver's side. That's the swept back moulding below the lighting switch module and steering column. It has two screws at the top and two press fasteners at the bottom.

It's never comfortable working in footwells but that should, hopefully, enable you to identify the header.

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Found it! It is attached to the metal side panel just ahead of the driver's A-pillar, more or less behind the light switch module (where you said it was in an early post!). However, it is almost completely covered by its metal attachment bracket which is probably why I missed it last time I looked. It is also bigger than I imagined - a case of "Oh, so that's it".

I've also discovered that the two lower plastic fasteners holding the cover panel above the pedals on, unscrew rather than pull out! Likewise with the fuse cover panel in the passenger footwell.

It looks a bit fiddly to release and access the K-bus header from where it is, so I think I'll look at getting a T4 on it instead (following Arctic's suggestion, I am in conversation with a T4 owner).

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Found it! ... more or less behind the light switch module (where you said it was in an early post!).

Glad to be of help Steve!

Keep the progress reports coming, and thanks for the correction to RAVE concerning the screw not press fasteners.

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Having had a closer look, I'm not sure it is the header. It seems to be a grey box a bit larger than a pack of playing cards with a connector at one end, at least two of them are red and white, though quite thick.

Also, the screws attaching its bracket to the metal panel appear to be 5 lobed female star shapes with a central spigot - looks like a special tool is required! Have I found the right thing? If not I really don't know where else to look.
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Sounds like you've found the EWS module - picture of it here:https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=304820

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Sounds like you've found the EWS module - picture of it here:https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=304820

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Yes, that's it thanks.

Well, I've no idea where the K-bus header is then

I will have another look above the passenger side footwell.
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Well, I've no idea where the K-bus header is then
Steve; please revisit my earlier post ...
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... RAVE which shows a photograph of it ... behind the fascia on the right hand side just above the immobiliser.
Look for the wiring colours which I also gave you earlier.
If you still can't find it, PM to me an e-mail address and I'll send you the RAVE photograph.

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Steve; please revisit my earlier post ...

Look for the wiring colours which I also gave you earlier.
If you still can't find it, PM to me an e-mail address and I'll send you the RAVE photograph.

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Hi there. Thanks for your continued help.

I've had another really good look where you suggested. I got my head right up inside with a good torch but I still cannot see any signs of it.

I'm sure that if cars were around in medieval times they would have used "working in the footwell" as a form of torture.

In the meantime I've been working on a workaround. I've found a special connector - one end has mini-fuse blades, the other has a pair of standard spade terminals. Using a length of 2 core wire with an in-line fuse, I have connected one end to the spade terminals and the other to a switch.

Plugging this assembly into the wipers fuse socket (f17) under the glovebox allows me to switch the wiper circuit on and off, instead of having to pull and replace the fuse. The wire is long enough to place the switch in the cubby hole by the gear lever.

This gives me the ability easily to isolate the wipers if/when they misbehave and particularly when I leave it parked up, so there is no danger of it wearing them out if it decides to go wonky again when left alone.

I tested it this morning and it works. As it happens the wipers are behaving themselves and obeying the stalk controls - for now at least!

It's still a bit weird though! With my isolator switch ON (fuse in) the wipers and the electric windows work. With isolator OFF (fuse out) neither work. According to the diagram this fuse (f17) is only for the wipers, not the windows, which have their own fuse.

I will PM my email address.

Thanks, Steve

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