Re: Interior lamps and seatbelts etc!

["Ronald Brown" <ronb@domain.elided>]

Hi chris and all fellow Staggers,

I hope you got your electric's sorted , they are a bit of a worry on older
cars,  the insulation ages, hardens and cracks, It was just a thought but
my MKII and a good many of those that I looked at had melted Interior lamp
lenses.  It may just be a problem here in hotter climates, when I mentioned
this to others they have seemed surprised so I guess I will through it
open.  Two hot lamps in one holder with little ventilation is  asking for
trouble.

I would like to move the seatbelts up higher on the B Posts and maybe fit
more "suitable" belts as the standard ones seem to have a mind of their own
( shopping trolley syndrome).  This is kind of linked to the interior
lights bit as my MkII still has the MKI lamp holes where you would ideally
place adjustable seat belt mountings above shoulder level.  Maybe someone
else has done this?  

Just out of interest My Stag  is  a late MKII (April 1977) the manuals that
I have show a seat belt warning lamp.  (I remember having an S reg Spitfire
1500 of about the same era  and wishing it was a Stag )  The Spitfire had
this "gadget" I don't recall ever seeing this on any  stags  I looked at
though?

I recently bought a new halogen bulb for my dipped beam to discover that it
is rated at 100 W.  Strangely on the box it said Not for sale in Europe
"Made in Germany" !

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> From: Fereday, Chris <chris.fereday@domain.elided>
> To: Ronald Brown <ronb@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: Quick Question - correction!
> Date: Thursday, 13 August 1998 19:52
> 
> Hi Ronald,
> Thank you for confirming this. I have ended up sourcing a new section of
> wiring loom as the original is beyond repair. During testing last night
> Ibegan to form the opinion that what you have described, is how the
system
> should work. Unfortunately, mine still doesn't, but at least I know what
I'm
> aiming for!
> I've also had e-mails from other owners with problems in the same area. I
> may use you e-mail as the 'definitive answer' for everyone else.
> 
> Thanks again
> Chris
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald Brown [mailto:ronb@domain.elided]
> Sent: 13 August 1998 10:24
> To: Fereday, Chris; Stag1; Stag2
> Subject: Re: Quick Question - correction!
> 
> 
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> Hi Chris, 
> 
> I have just sorted out the interior lamps on Christine and found the
> following to be the case.  
> 
> The door switch on each side will operate 3 lamps, the puddle lamp on the
> respective side, the footwell lamp and the Bpost (or one of the centre
> interior lamps).   I originally had a dicky switch and only two out of
the
> 3 lamps worked.
> 
> The light switch on the console will when switched to the on position
> illuminate both footwell lamps and both Bpost lamps.  The console switch
> has 6 contacts with a toggle action disconnecting the door lamps.
> 
> I hope this doesn't come through too many times but I am new to replying
to
> the digest.
> 
> Ron Brown
> 1977 Mk II 
> Flamenco Red ( Christine II)
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