Do you lot know what this is on the back of my lights?

Post by **pictonroad** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:19

The black box attached to a lower adjuster, seems to be some electrical malarkey?

square headlights by pictonroad, on Flickr

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:23

Remains of a headlight wiper mechanism - ie the motor? Just a guess.

Post by **1664** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:25

Nowt like that on the back of mine...............

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:28

never seen wipers, washers yes but not wipers, looks like the box pops off open it up and take a pic

Post by **pictonroad** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:33

not a washer or wiper, it connects directly to a thread inside the lower adjuster that changes the up down angle of the outer light. Must be a motor to to aim the headlight when the van is loaded, not seen one before, just want to get the details right as I'm putting the lights up for sale.

James

Post by **pictonroad** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:35

just confirmed over on t' yard...

electric height adjustment.

don't have the rest of it (loom & switches) though, typical!

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:40

Wow not seen one of them before, fire a live to it and see if it goes.

Post by **pictonroad** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:47

Hacksawbob wrote:Wow not seen one of them before, fire a live to it and see if it goes.

no, it's dark out, me dinner's ready and the antiques roadshow starts in 15 mins... maybe another day.

Post by **AdrianC** » 15 Apr 2012, 19:50

pictonroad wrote:don't have the rest of it (loom & switches) though, typical!

Should be fairly easy to rob from almost any early-mid '90s car in a scrappy - they were fairly common around then. Usually just a little roll switch, like the dash dimmer.

Post by **bootie3367** » 16 Apr 2012, 18:31

Looks very much like the units I have on the back of my Carlton headlights so plenty of switches about at scrappers.

Post by **poshbuggers** » 20 Apr 2012, 11:31

User sweitch from a Golf Mk3. Similar motor so it should work to test it.

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