Ady Gancz

Member

• May 9, 2019

• #1

Greetings,
I replaced one of my headlight bulbs today (it had a bad contact, turned out that one of the 3 contacts on the bulb was loose, almost broken. There was also a lot of char on it.
Anyway, I replaced the bulb and cleaned the contacts as much as I could.
Both headlights worked well high/low but a minute later *both* disappeared. Only the parking lights work.
I checked all the fuses and they seem ok.
Does that mean its the the stalk switch?? Could it be something else?
I've already replaced the stalk twice over the past 4 years or so
Cheers

 

sierrafery

Well-Known Member

• May 9, 2019

• #2

Did you check maxi fuse MF4(30A) in engine bay fusebox?

 

Ady Gancz

Member

• May 9, 2019

• #3

 

Ady Gancz

Member

• May 9, 2019

• #4

Did check all fuses in the cabin and under the hood.

 

Last edited: May 9, 2019

Ady Gancz

Member

• May 9, 2019

• #5

sierrafery said:

Did you check maxi fuse MF4(30A) in engine bay fusebox?

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I did check all the maxi fuses and saw nothing there. Did you mean #4 or #10 on the diagram above?

 

sierrafery

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• May 9, 2019

• #6

Nr 10

 

Ady Gancz

Member

• May 9, 2019

• #7

sierrafery said:

Nr 10

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If it was MF4 would the parking lights work?

 

sierrafery

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• May 9, 2019

• #8

Ady Gancz said:

If it was MF4 would the parking lights work?

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Yes

 

Ady Gancz

Member

• May 9, 2019

• #9

sierrafery said:

Yes

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will check again. It would be great if it was only a fuse but with my luck it's probably the stalk again..

Fuse appears to be intact

 

Last edited: May 9, 2019

Interceptorxj

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• May 10, 2019

• #10

Even if it was the fuse it would appear you have a problem causing the fuse to blow.

 

Ady Gancz

Member

• May 13, 2019

• #11

Well, it turned out to be just a contact issue on BOTH sides. What are the chances... Replaced the triple connectors and bulbs and everything is back to normal. Lucky me

 

Gazbo

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• May 13, 2019

• #12

Ady Gancz said:

Well, it turned out to be just a contact issue on BOTH sides. What are the chances... Replaced the triple connectors and bulbs and everything is back to normal. Lucky me

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Yes, every time one of my D1's headlights goes off it's always the triple plugs onto the bulb pins, unplug, spray with WD, replace plug, problem go away. It's just the built in "Lucas Timebomb", or one of the many.