GrumpyGel
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I suppose if they're never on there long enough for the bolts to rust up - they will be quick and easy to replace.Bearmach ones barely lasted 18 months, and the car hasn't covered much more than 3k miles in that time (although it has been over Salisbury Plain a few times!)
Delphi were OEM suppliers - and hopefully will last longer? Time will tell.
DCUNNINGHAM
Active Member
The rubber boots always seem to rot so this time I've coated them with greace hopefully it will help
Nodge68
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Quite true. I checked the last pair in 15 minutes. I didn't even take the wheels off. I'd rather they lasted longer than 6 months and 3K miles though. I'm slowly working my way through cheap Ebay drop links, unfortunately I've not found any last more than 12 months so far. The common failure mode appears to be the rubber boot cracks, which lets water in to the joint. The joint then wears at an accelerated rate. It's not long before the cheap drop like is a scrap drop link.
I'm confident that a longer lasting boot would cure problem, or extend the life to a more acceptable time.
rob_bell
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Haha! Always a silver lining
rob_bell
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Unfortunately my Bearmach drop links had loads of play DESPITE the rubber boots being intact...
Skinny Mike
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Bearmach ones barely lasted 18 months, and the car hasn't covered much more than 3k miles in that time (although it has been over Salisbury Plain a few times!
Delphi were OEM suppliers - and hopefully will last longer? Time will tell.
Replaced mine with Delphi's the other year. Still going strong and look in good condition. They've probably done around 4000 miles.
Mike
rob_bell
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Tonight, I’ve been messing around with an MGF rear view mirror
It came without a plug (someone had cut it off - d’oh!) But it was cheap as a result
I have extended the leads...
And added a three-pin plug:
But bad news, the Chinese chappie who packed my plug put in 4 female terminals and two male: aaarrggh!
It came without a plug (someone had cut it off - d’oh!) But it was cheap as a result
I have extended the leads...
And added a three-pin plug:
But bad news, the Chinese chappie who packed my plug put in 4 female terminals and two male: aaarrggh!
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Nodge68
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Unfortunately my Bearmach drop links had loads of play DESPITE the rubber boots being intact...
That's different to all the cheap links I've tried then. All my short life links have suffered cracking to the boots. Providing the Bearmach boots sealed water out, it's down to poor quality joints being used.
kernowsvenski
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I've just got one from the scrapper. Managed to retain the plug, and got a good length of the loom too. I don't think I'll be getting round to wiring it any time soon though. Suspension stuff and an oil change for me first!Tonight, I’ve been messing around with an MGF rear view mirror
It came without a plug (someone had cut it off - d’oh!) But it was cheap as a result
What's the consensus on them? Just have them wired so that they are can only be switched on when the ignition is on, or have them operate with the door switch too?
Shimsteriom
Master Procrastinator
Lighting of course!.... helps when the owner is putting their makeup on in the dark?
rob_bell
Well-Known Member
MGF rear view mirrors have built in courtesy lamps and map reading lamps really useful, especially on a 3-dr where the main lamp is waaaay back in the car
I’m planning to have a permanent live (switchable) and courtesy switchable. Basically, my plan is to wire it in parallel with the existing interior light
really useful, especially on a 3-dr where the main lamp is waaaay back in the car I’m planning to have a permanent live (switchable) and courtesy switchable. Basically, my plan is to wire it in parallel with the existing interior light
Nodge68
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I just paralleled my MGF mirror with the standard interior light. The wiring is all the same colour, so it's simply a connect up job. My mirror lights come on with the interior light and with there own switches too.
I added extra LEDs to the mirror that come on with the ignition. This gives a gentle puddle light around the centre console.
Nodge68
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I did a lot of mods to an MGF mirror, including my temperature display. I also added the puddle light LEDs, but those only came about because I had already run ignition feed to drive the external temperature display.
The internal wiring looks like a rats nest in this picture, but all the components are visible.
The LED for one puddle light is in this picture, just left of the standard bulb.
The puddle lights can be seen in this picture, illuminating my cutting mat. They are cool white, not blue as the picture shows.
Nodge68
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The puddle lights you mean? No they're not at all distracting. I'm only driving them at a couple of mA, so they emit a faint glow. The light from them is very focused too, which is what I wanted. It took some working out to get the light to be projected where I wanted. With the mirror set in the position I need it, the light shines onto the centre console with a small overspill into the dash top. But it's not a brilliant glare, just a faint glow.
