Hi, not wanting to watch the endless repeats on tv over the crimbo period, i thought I’d change the 2 salmon relays that operate the roof.
The first thing to do is clear the boot of any blankets etc
You can see the salmon relays in this pic, the white coloured clips are fiddly to release in this position
If you undo the T25 torx securing the mounting bracket the job becomes a lot easier
The relays pull out after releasing the white clips & wiggling a little
After swapping the relays over for a new pair it makes sense to check the roof still operates correctly
I also took the opportunity to look at the old relays in more detail, the orange cover pulls off after releasing some small clips underneath & you can now operate the relay manually to check for burnt contacts (which cause potentially massive problems if they weld together or go high resistance)
My car has covered 37k since 2013 & the contacts still looked good imho, as the pair only cost around £30 it’s cheap insurance to change them though
Rob
The first thing to do is clear the boot of any blankets etc
You can see the salmon relays in this pic, the white coloured clips are fiddly to release in this position
If you undo the T25 torx securing the mounting bracket the job becomes a lot easier
The relays pull out after releasing the white clips & wiggling a little
After swapping the relays over for a new pair it makes sense to check the roof still operates correctly
I also took the opportunity to look at the old relays in more detail, the orange cover pulls off after releasing some small clips underneath & you can now operate the relay manually to check for burnt contacts (which cause potentially massive problems if they weld together or go high resistance)
My car has covered 37k since 2013 & the contacts still looked good imho, as the pair only cost around £30 it’s cheap insurance to change them though
Rob
