Headlights
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Colthebrummie
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Yes, you've wired it wrong.
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Colthebrummie
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Take a wire from the battery and test the new headlamps to make sure they work, then it's a question of checking your wiring to make sure it is supplying power. Maybe the connections on the new head lamp are not the same as the old ones in terms of which connection does what.
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Alternatively, once you checked the lamps, check the switch, the copper connection for high beam and the courtesy has a habit of stress fracturing. You can drill it, and put a little bolt in to fix it, but to be honest a new switch is a lot less hassle. Just make sure it has the same plug...or rather, the wires are in the same places.
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if you are saying dipped beam work ok, but when push the indicator stalk for main beam you get no lights at all ?
pop the lights out again and clean up the 3 spade plug (bend the H4 bulb tangs slightly so that they are under tension in the spade connectors and more likely to make good contact)
also go over the ganged earths plus ganged 12v feeds which are behind the grill tucked up by the bonnet catch. these are horrific bullet connectors set up
pop the lights out again and clean up the 3 spade plug (bend the H4 bulb tangs slightly so that they are under tension in the spade connectors and more likely to make good contact)
also go over the ganged earths plus ganged 12v feeds which are behind the grill tucked up by the bonnet catch. these are horrific bullet connectors set up
That's what I'm going to check. Suspect bad/ dirty pin connections.
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I assume you've fitted new bulbs. Could try one of the old ones and see what happens.
Big Sandy
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Whatever you do, don't let the smoke out of the wires!
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DarrenHS3
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halgoen are actually the same amount of watts as a late model sealed beam. but due to them running hotter the inrush current is higher (the spike in current when you ask the filament to heat up from cold)
to be honest even using relays on sealed beams you would see an improvement in visible light.
to be honest even using relays on sealed beams you would see an improvement in visible light.
Big Sandy
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To be honest, updating to halogen was one of the best upgrades I ever did..with relays for both dip and main beam. Better than the candles in the wind I had before!
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If flash works it's 99% switch problem. Beware cheap replacements, they're made of toffee and tinfoil.
Relays are a very good idea....they help the tinfoil cope
Relays are a very good idea....they help the tinfoil cope
Big Sandy
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I bet the wires jumped off by themselves just to screw with your mind.
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They definitely pull this sort of sh*t. Bastards.
Big Sandy
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One reason I don't like spahetti....the fact its like vehicle wiring, smokes too (well, if I cook it, it smokes). And, another, separate reason. It's foreign muck.
