Giving the S2 some love

[John.]

Weather looks fine to me

S2 looking rather good too

[Ian Simmonds]

I know the weather has been rubbish, but I just wanted to drive this morning.






Pictures taken outside the Cass Sculpture Park, Goodwood.

The S2 ran great, such a competent machine and a pleasure to just enjoy.

[Ian Simmonds]

Well, both the S2 and S3 passed MOT on Tuesday without advisories. So I clearly got the elipsoids fitted correctly and the DIY refurb held inspection. Then, this evening, the S2 decided electric windows are pure evil, and stopped working. Just right when you return to a hot car. Anyway, I seem to recall this problem many moons ago. So, a quick search of this fine forum, and I had a word with this fella….



And behold, the electric windows are back.

In other news.


Refurbished and ported K24 for the AAN.

[Mr G]

If you have not upgraded to HID's in the elipsoids - do it! It makes a vast difference. HIDS4U have been really good to me in the past

Care to share, or if you have done a post, please direct me there. Is it a straightforward conversion? I need to enhance the lights on my RS2 - TIA

[Fat Audi 80]

If you have not upgraded to HID's in the elipsoids - do it! It makes a vast difference. HIDS4U have been really good to me in the past

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Looks so much better with Elipsoids.

[psiconauta911]

Really weird fault with the S2 today, and an even more bizarre 'holistic' fix.

I parked back on the drive with the S2 this afternoon and the fan kept running on speed 2. I left it, thinking it'll shut off, but 15mins later it was obvious that wasn't going to happen.

Anyway, after some tinkering, I tapped the Aircon relay and it immediately stopped. Looking at the relay board, there's three "214's", so I swapped in the fog light relay '214' to replace the Aircon relay, and all is copasetic.

Here's the weird bit.

Three weeks ago the Ur quattro had the X relay fail and I swapped in the one from the RallyRep, then ordered the 'as described part number' direct replacement.

Of course it wasn't... But as a £10 venture I just wrote it off.

Guess what? The 'as described' X relay turns out to be a direct replacement for '214', air con relay...

So that is now happily sat in the S2 powering the fog lights rather than 'relief' relaying in the Ur

You couldn't make it up.

It happened to me once, stoped the car and the fan kept going and it shouldn´t as it wasn´t that hot, after a while looked for the relay and removed it and the fan stopped, put the relay back on and has never happened again, this was 5 years ago, it is not the first time that my S2 cures itself!

[anthonys2]

2nd option looks fab

[Tractor Dave]

Another vote for clear. Looks more sleek

[le mans]

I like the second option - very clean.

[Ian Simmonds]

I’ve refitted the clear indicators.

So, the choice… Original OEM Hella with orange indicators

as was…



Or Elipsoids with OEM clear indicators.

[Ian Simmonds]

Really weird fault with the S2 today, and an even more bizarre 'holistic' fix.

I parked back on the drive with the S2 this afternoon and the fan kept running on speed 2. I left it, thinking it'll shut off, but 15mins later it was obvious that wasn't going to happen.

Anyway, after some tinkering, I tapped the Aircon relay and it immediately stopped. Looking at the relay board, there's three "214's", so I swapped in the fog light relay '214' to replace the Aircon relay, and all is copasetic.

Here's the weird bit.

Three weeks ago the Ur quattro had the X relay fail and I swapped in the one from the RallyRep, then ordered the 'as described part number' direct replacement.

Of course it wasn't... But as a £10 venture I just wrote it off.

Guess what? The 'as described' X relay turns out to be a direct replacement for '214', air con relay...

So that is now happily sat in the S2 powering the fog lights rather than 'relief' relaying in the Ur

You couldn't make it up.

[Tractor Dave]

Looks lovely. You did a good job on those lights. Now you need to send me your cluster to replace the faces

[Ian Simmonds]

New set of bulbs arrived today. Jobs a good’n.

[Ian Simmonds]

The elipsoid redemption…

Before I even start this post, I’ve got to give a huge thanks to John (newsh) who gave up a couple of hours to pore over schematics and listen to me trying to fry the car.

This started way back when, when Dave (tractor Dave) sold me a pair of elipsoid lamps in care worn condition. Knowing my original Hella were flaking (and getting ropey), I decided to tidy the elipsoids up and fit them.



I started this job last summer and finished it yesterday. Tardiness and procrastination being the root cause.

Anyway, John pm’d me the elipsoid thread and I set too.

Fitting was easy.

The old, nicely yellow ones



Came off, and the shiny elipsoids went on.



Then the fun started with the wiring. The trick here (for this car) was to swap the 2.5mm yellow wire from pin 7 to pin 8. It did take us about an hour messaging and finally a phone call to work through the options, but we got there.



Ordered a couple of new H1’s to fit.

Incidentally, anyone fitted LED side lights and recommend a brand? The incandescent ones in it at the moment are pitiful.