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Hi guys, well took the car to be rust proofed yesterday & needed the heater on to clear the windscreen. Haven't really used the heater before so this was the 1st time using in earnest. Heater worked fine in no's 1,2 & 4, but when putting into no 3 it just stopped working so i'm wondering if this is an easy fix ?, if not it's not a major problem as i can live with the 3 settings i have, but i do like things to be right if possible !

Sounds like the heater resistor card on way out.will always work on 4 as default mode
or panel slider needs a clean

cpt black wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:45 pm

Sounds like the heater resistor card on way out.will always work on 4 as default mode
or panel slider needs a clean

So Kev, any idea whats involved to clean the panel slider ?, & further more, whats involved to replace the resistor card ( & is one available ? ).

I believe that your car is a late car, which means you will need the later heater resistor, time to put up a post in the wanted section.
Replacement can be tricky as it is near the heater blower under the dash on the passenger side, head in the foot well time

As for cleaning the slider you could try some contact cleaner on a cotton bud and try to run it inside the slider, again not easy.

I have to say that it’s unusual for just step 3 to fail, it is normally 2 & 3 that go?

Not a bad job to change, just need to be flexible to get to the two screws, short handle screwdriver.
I've just tested a few of my spares, to find a good one for Slick, (working on all 3 settings) 4 is always live,
I have found that a couple of them don't work on no 3.
I did manage two but a couple of new ones on ebay, I think for about £19 each, somebody had found them on ebay but didn't want to take a chance of them not working, so I did and its been on my lazer for ages, so I reported on the site that it worked and then I bought another, and I didn't hear from the member who didn't want to risk it,

Thanks guys, this is something i'll look at once i've got the car back, so do we know if this resistor is probe only ?

Micron wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:35 pm

I believe that your car is a late car, which means you will need the later heater resistor

Trev, do you know what year did the cars change from being an early to a late car ?

paulp wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:24 pm

Micron wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:35 pm

I believe that your car is a late car, which means you will need the later heater resistor

Trev, do you know what year did the cars change from being an early to a late car ?

A rough guide is Late 95 in to 96, as there are a few “cross-over” models as they started to change things.
The easiest way to determine early or late is the bump strips, coloured mirrors, the actual colour of the car in a metallic colour, different distributor too, I’m sure I have missed some things.

Micron wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:31 pm

paulp wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:24 pm

Micron wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:35 pm

I believe that your car is a late car, which means you will need the later heater resistor

Trev, do you know what year did the cars change from being an early to a late car ?

A rough guide is Late 95 in to 96, as there are a few “cross-over” models as they started to change things.
The easiest way to determine early or late is the bump strips, coloured mirrors, the actual colour of the car in a metallic colour, different distributor too, I’m sure I have missed some things.

Probe logo on the quarter light
Map pocket only on the passenger side
No footwell lights
No under bonnet light
Holes in the u/s tailgate for a spoiler
No door pull handle on the passenger door
No net in the boot
Smooth leather steering wheel

Think I’ve covered the other items

Kit

Is there a part no for this resistor ?, i've had a look in the part list but can't seem to find it ?, & this might be a silly question, but don't suppose these resistors can be repaired ?.