Headlamps help!!

dentyboy · Nov 14, 2012

Hi there,
My 110's headlamps have stopped working. Side lights are fine, but dipped and main beams have packed up. Tail lights are working normally.
I was driving home through heavy rain the other night and they were working when I set out. After a brief stop-off, I continued my journey but the headlamps had stopped working.
The headlight flashers are still working so I don't think it's the bulbs. Fuses are intact and there's still a click from the relay behind the instrument panel when I flick the switch.

Any suggestions?

wattfield · Nov 14, 2012

I'd check the switch first by shorting it (attach a wire between the terminals, if the lights work, get a new switch). I'm thinking if the lights flash the main beam's earths & fuses must be OK?

ratty · Nov 15, 2012

switch is goosed.

The metal contact will have got hot and sunken into the plastic that it sits in.

dentyboy · Nov 15, 2012

Wattfield, Ratty, many thanks for your suggestion. Do the switches burn out easily?
Not very clued up on electrics...

Allyipod · Nov 15, 2012

It's a common problem. Do a wee search.

dentyboy · Nov 15, 2012

When it rains my drivers side footwell usually has a small puddle in it. I'm thinking water's coming in through a perished windscreen seal and possibly passing though the back of the instrument panel. Is it possible the switch connections have got wet and shorted out?

Playsatan13 · Nov 15, 2012

had this problem because of some dodgy wiring, ended up buggering up the switch, £15 for a new britpart switch later job done, then sorted the wiring out later on

Playsatan13 · Nov 15, 2012

dentyboy said:
When it rains my drivers side footwell usually has a small puddle in it. I'm thinking water's coming in through a perished windscreen seal and possibly passing though the back of the instrument panel. Is it possible the switch connections have got wet and shorted out?

on mine it comes through the roof seal above the window, always fun after it's bee sitting still in the rain for a while and you it in reverse, like a waterfall down the leg

wattfield · Nov 15, 2012

My leak's in the passenger side, so I don't really care!

Dobbs · Nov 16, 2012

Lucas.. The Prince of Darkness.

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