It is becoming increasingly common for the horn on the Roadster to stop working. This is usually due to the position allowing the terminals to become contaminated and therefore breaking the circuit.
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Roadster Horn Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Hub Ball Joint Change
The first thing most people hear about ball joints is when you fail the MOT because of a worn ball joint or split rubber boot.
Roadster Indicator Faults
Roadster Indicator Faults It's surprisingly normal to hear Roadster owners come up against a strange issue along the lines of: 1 or both indicators come on and stay on when I indicate. 1 or both indicators come on and stay on when I turn the car on. 1 or both sides...
Roadster Indicator Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Inner Door Removal
Lever off the front of the interior door handle. It's just clipped on. Remove the two Torx 25 screws holding the handle to the door panel. Pull the handle clear. Pull the bottom of the door panelaway from the aluminium interior frame. It can be easier from the...
Roadster Interior Handle Cable
Door handle cables snap due to poor maintenance or general wear and tear. Here is how to change them.
Roadster Interior Lights Wiring
Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour
Modules are labeled in the picture.
Roadster Interior Roof Trim
Fold down the sun visors... ...and remove the Torx25 screw found underneath. Pull the sun visor from the panel. Lever out the plastic pin on the far edge. Repeat the same above steps on the other side of the car. Grab the front of the panel and pull down to unclip the...
Roadster Internal Door Handle Fix
If your Roadster interior handle stops opening the door but you can still feel that the cable is attached you are suffering from a very normal problem. It's not the cable or the lock but the handle itself. Remove the exterior door panel. Feel through the weather...
Roadster Island SMD LEDs
The Roadster uses a great deal more surface mounted LEDs than the For2 which restricts the changing and what colour filters you can use.
Roadster Key Fob Battery
How Do I Know It Needs Changing? When the battery gets low, the indicators will flash nine times in quick sucession when you lock or unlock the car. From this point onward, you have approximately 100 uses of the remote central locking fob before it won't open the car...
Roadster Keys Stopped Working
Both Keys Don't Work When I say "don't work", I mean nothing. Not even the indicators flashing 9 times. Sometimes both keys will be temperamental but both will either not work at all or work OK. Firstly, check that both key batteries are OK by fitting new ones (not...
Roadster Lambda Sensors
The Lambda (O2) sensor is by far the most common fault that brings up the engine fault light.
Roadster Larger Oil Sump Pan
More Oil, More Better OK, the grammar is terrible but facts are there. The more oil your engine has available, the slower it will degrade. Now, I'm not saying to put more oil in your engine, that'd be terrible. What we need is a bigger sump. Bigger Sump, Bigger Cost?...
Roadster Lateral Movement Sensor
ABS warning light on? /!\ Light on as well? Busted out your generic error code reader and got any of the following codes? P2039 C11D2 C11F3 Sounds like your lateral movement sensor is shafted. What Does The Lateral Movement Sensor Do? It measures the G force of the...
Roadster LED Headlights
The Roadster Headlights Are Crap Preach! The whole optic set up for the standard Hella headlights are terrible. The reflectors are tiny and the projector lenses are inadequate. The light collection and throw of the 90mm Hella lights just doesn't light the road very...
Roadster Light Cover Tabs
The Roadster headlight covers are held in with tabs that don't want to let go, this can lead to breakages which we don't want so let's modify
Roadster Loom Connections
Wiring connectors for the Roadster
Roadster Lower Light Access
An easier and invisible way to increase access to the left front lower lights