Baby Elan headlight spring

Post by: **pharriso** » Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:22 pm

The requestor is in trhe US, so probably #18?

Post by: **richardcox_lotus** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 8:21 am

billwill wrote:
The Veg wrote:Quick question, for the' baby' Elan, what is the diameter of the wire from which the headlight spring is made?

Which spring,

Number 10 or number 17 or the one that helps open the bonnet?

PS: I don't think I've ever seen that number 17 one. I don't have one on my car ??

Bill, I think the #17 springs are for the S1/S2s.

Regards
Richard

Post by: **elanfan1** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:11 pm

It’s in the title Bill, Headlight Spring not bonnet spring. :lol:

Post by: **elanfan1** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:13 pm

Bill,

It’s in the title Headlight spring not bonnet spring. :lol:

Post by: **Mazzini** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:50 pm

richardcox_lotus wrote:
billwill wrote:
The Veg wrote:Quick question, for the' baby' Elan, what is the diameter of the wire from which the headlight spring is made?

PS: I don't think I've ever seen that number 17 one. I don't have one on my car ??

Bill, I think the #17 springs are for the S1/S2s.

Regards
Richard

They operate the headlamp micro switches. My April '67 S3 has them. Were they dropped on later cars?

Post by: **Craven** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:16 pm

Mazzini
Headlight pod mounted micro switches came in early1967, they replaced the pull switches together
with changes in relay arrangement.

Post by: **Mazzini** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:34 pm

Sorry, I should have said pull switches :roll:

Post by: **Quart Meg Miles** » Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:15 pm

Surre, 17 is Type 26 and possibly S3.

But are springs 10 and 18 the same type? The latter has to return (or raise in fail-safe) both pods. Did the federal Elan+0 do fail-safe or was it just Elan +2?

Post by: **pharriso** » Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:20 am

Quart Meg Miles wrote: Did the federal Elan+0 do fail-safe or was it just Elan +2?

Yes it did, from about 1969 on I believe (from 1970 on according to the parts book...) That's the single cylinder & spring shown on the RHS of the picture.

Post by: **1owner69Elan** » Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:01 pm

Failsafe on my 69 Federal S4. Built May 1969.

Microswitches built into the headlight pull switch. Not up front on pods.

Post by: **pharriso** » Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:32 pm

Are you still looking for the spring wire diameter? The issue seems to have gotten lost along the way... :roll:

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