X1/9 My first Fiat.

[BirdyX19]

And his crazy wink.
http://youtu.be/z3xKsPYGs6Y

 

[purf]

Love the wink! Nice touch.

I guess it probably wasn't a mod done on purpose...?

It took me a while to realise the ignition switch is meant to shut the lights down (turn the key slowly) and also get used to flashing people at junctions etc... When the lights are down.

I too have recently bought one, after 10 years of wanting. I'm using it as my daily driver. Had 4 weeks of awesome trouble free driving and just had clutch slave leak all the fluid out... At least it'll be easy'ish to fix.

Iv got an 85 bertone vs

 

[BirdyX19]

Hi purf. I looked at the add for your VS. i think it was just too far away for me to travel. Even took a picture with the lights up. 2 tone blue VS or a gold one is what I always wanted. I somehow got my colours mixed up

My wink was not a mod but a glitch in the electrics. i can hear the relay click in when I switch the lights off. Doesn't do it all the time. And because the lights are not broken, I won't fix it. The wiring in those lights looks like trouble. I've also fitted below bumper spot lights because of the flashing.

And I've just seen you're in the same club as me with a broken slave.

 

[BirdyX19]

So am I right in thinking that the lights don't pop up when you flash??

Mine have something odd going on because when I put the side lights on, the headlights pop up but don't illuminate. I'm sure that's not right.

 

[ppalma]

I tlhink that is the correct way they work. Pop up with the sidelights, no light, but you can flash the lights. At least that is how mine works.

 

[BirdyX19]

Well that's good to know. Well it's that or our X1/9's were handcrafted by the same person

I prefer the term "handcrafted" instead of thrown together. Bertone makes master pieces.