Hi guys, Last week was the first chance I got to tet the electrics in my 5-speed 400i. The engine is away being assessed, but the rest of the car is with me and I'm getting to know it better. When I got the car, one of the headlamp units was up, one was down. Finally hooked a battery to the car in the big empty engine bay, tried the lights and other bits and it all worked ok. Except that one of the headlamp units didn't pop up, though both the lights illuminated. I went to the affected area thinking I'd just turn the knob to see if the motor was seized, or if it was the mechanism. Lo and Behold, there was NO motor!!! Before I try Eurospares,Has any one of you got one they can sell me? By the way, I don't even know if they're handed Cheers Eric (UK based)
Thanks Jacques, I'll start looking into the X19. I realised they were side-specific this morning when I looked under the hood of my other 400i. You live and learn. I think that's the beauty of getting something that needs attention, the learning process. My other 400i was good so I didn't really learn much, but with this one I have to do a lot more thinking!
In many ways I was relieved, didn't like the thought of chasing the fault through all the connectors, relays etc. Been having a look at the Fiat x19 manuals, the lifter motors are indeed the same, handed and positioned the same way as they would be on the 400. I was concerned that they might be the same units but positioned upside down for instance, and if you ordered a right hand one for the Fiat it would fit the left on ours. But all is well. Thanks again guys
