MOT test
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:52 pm
hi all,
Time has come, my prelude is back in a driveable state, however it is not yet legal. It's insured but no tax or MOT.
This is the current concern list for passing an MOT test:
1: headlight electrical fault
2: SRS check engine light
3: driveshaft boots
4: drivers side trackrod balljoint boot
I need some advice on the 1st and 2nd especially:
Here is the history. I crashed the car into a tree, which essentially obliterated the front driver side headlight and the loom which goes to it up until the shock tower. For reference the lights were on when this happened.
I have since replaced the headlight and the loom from another BB8 prelude, however this is a 2000 spec car with the H22A8 engine. the loom feeds the air con and radiator fans, as well as the drivers side headlights and indicators. The loom runs alongside the inner wing and goes through a hole into the drivers foot well where it connects into the main wiring harness. there is also an earth which is on the loom, I ensured that I cleaned the surface where it mounts onto the chassis well and I cannot imagine this is causing the issue.
The connectors are visibly the same, I can see no other difference in the loom, however according to Lings Honda there is a slight difference in part number…
currently I have no side light bulb in the headlamp. So I can't check its operation.
however once I switch the dipped beam on on the stalk, there is no light.
When I turn full beams on, both dipped beam and full beam illuminate, however the dipped beam is extremely dim with a really faint orange light. As you know dipped beam should turn off once full beam is switched on.
The lights for the passenger side are fed by a different loom and are working perfectly.
I really have no idea what could be causing this, apart from that everything on their car works fine. There was a weird spasm in the windscreen wipers once even though they were not turned on. However that seems to have gone away.
What can I check? Could it be that when I crashed the car with the lights on it short-circuited and blew circuitry within the switch or wiring? Maybe a relay? It can't be a fuse because the lights do come on, just at the wrong time and not bright enough.
2: SRS warning light is on as both my airbags blew when I crashed. I have replaced the airbags. I have followed the instructions for resetting the SRS warning light,the procedure is to connect and disconnect a short-circuiting connector (similar to resetting the 4 WS), however in this case you are disconnecting the connector rather than turning the wheel to 45°. the light goes on and off as I disconnect the connector but does not blink twice on the final removal.
In any case I believe in doing it correctly but it is not blinking to let me know that it has erased the memory. I believe that having an airbag warning lights on as an MOT failure so really need to get this sorted ASAP. Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
Pretty stumped here and really Wanna get the car MOTed then back on the road, at the moment I have nothing
Please also see my other post if you have a driveshaft or Cypress green body panels for sale:
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/post188923.html#p188923
Time has come, my prelude is back in a driveable state, however it is not yet legal. It's insured but no tax or MOT.
This is the current concern list for passing an MOT test:
1: headlight electrical fault
2: SRS check engine light
3: driveshaft boots
4: drivers side trackrod balljoint boot
I need some advice on the 1st and 2nd especially:
Here is the history. I crashed the car into a tree, which essentially obliterated the front driver side headlight and the loom which goes to it up until the shock tower. For reference the lights were on when this happened.
I have since replaced the headlight and the loom from another BB8 prelude, however this is a 2000 spec car with the H22A8 engine. the loom feeds the air con and radiator fans, as well as the drivers side headlights and indicators. The loom runs alongside the inner wing and goes through a hole into the drivers foot well where it connects into the main wiring harness. there is also an earth which is on the loom, I ensured that I cleaned the surface where it mounts onto the chassis well and I cannot imagine this is causing the issue.
The connectors are visibly the same, I can see no other difference in the loom, however according to Lings Honda there is a slight difference in part number…
currently I have no side light bulb in the headlamp. So I can't check its operation.
however once I switch the dipped beam on on the stalk, there is no light.
When I turn full beams on, both dipped beam and full beam illuminate, however the dipped beam is extremely dim with a really faint orange light. As you know dipped beam should turn off once full beam is switched on.
The lights for the passenger side are fed by a different loom and are working perfectly.
I really have no idea what could be causing this, apart from that everything on their car works fine. There was a weird spasm in the windscreen wipers once even though they were not turned on. However that seems to have gone away.
What can I check? Could it be that when I crashed the car with the lights on it short-circuited and blew circuitry within the switch or wiring? Maybe a relay? It can't be a fuse because the lights do come on, just at the wrong time and not bright enough.
2: SRS warning light is on as both my airbags blew when I crashed. I have replaced the airbags. I have followed the instructions for resetting the SRS warning light,the procedure is to connect and disconnect a short-circuiting connector (similar to resetting the 4 WS), however in this case you are disconnecting the connector rather than turning the wheel to 45°. the light goes on and off as I disconnect the connector but does not blink twice on the final removal.
In any case I believe in doing it correctly but it is not blinking to let me know that it has erased the memory. I believe that having an airbag warning lights on as an MOT failure so really need to get this sorted ASAP. Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
Pretty stumped here and really Wanna get the car MOTed then back on the road, at the moment I have nothing
Please also see my other post if you have a driveshaft or Cypress green body panels for sale:
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/post188923.html#p188923
it must have blown when I crashed and short-circuited to the body.
will let you guys know what happens…
Glad they're sorted 
good luck for the MOT! 
