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malucas

New Member

• Aug 17, 2008

• #1

Can anyone suggest anything to get this headlight working? We have replaced everything we can think of, including the wiring to the light and the bulb, but still no joy.

 

TWEETS

Banned

• Aug 17, 2008

• #2

Have you tried replacing the bulb? *snigger*

 

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malucas

New Member

• Aug 17, 2008

• #3

Yes.

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Aug 17, 2008

• #4

The earth connection at the lamp and/or on the body work, also each headlamp has it's own fuses one for dip one for main and one for side. All the six fuses are located in the main fuse box below the steering wheel.

 

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malucas

New Member

• Aug 17, 2008

• #5

Thank you for the suggestions,but we have renewed the earths and checked the fuses.

 

TheVengefulElephant

Well-Known Member

• Aug 17, 2008

• #6

next step is probably the switch

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Aug 17, 2008

• #7

As the bad elephant says..... So not much left to check, let us all know what u find..ok.

 

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DevonDavid

New Member

• Aug 17, 2008

• #8

Might be a long-shot, but have you looked at the "Dim/Dip" unit ? The way it works seems to depend on the model year, but as there is a relay involved, it's quite possible for it to go wrong !

 

RAZ8550TDI

New Member

• Aug 18, 2008

• #9

think its a yellow or blue relay under the fuse panel on the driver side, bit of a bugger to get into and is held in by a screw.

 

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Dave 2000

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2008

• #10

Have you lost both the dip beam and the main beam?

regards

Dave

 

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malucas

New Member

• Aug 27, 2008

• #11

Yes I have. I have since changed the dim/dip control unit, but still nothing. In fact, this had no plug in it when I was checking where it is, which suggests someone had already done a by-pass. However, I would't have a clue how this was done, therefore I can't test it!

Regards,
Margaret.

 

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Dave 2000

Active Member

• Aug 27, 2008

• #12

malucas said:

Yes I have. I have since changed the dim/dip control unit, but still nothing. In fact, this had no plug in it when I was checking where it is, which suggests someone had already done a by-pass. However, I would't have a clue how this was done, therefore I can't test it!

Regards,
Margaret.

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Both the dip and the main depend on one earth, I know you say you have checked but as the dip/main relay applies to both sides of the car at the same time and we know the bulb is good then it leaves only the earth, try this again?

The chance of losing both circuits at the same time due to a single connection (barring earth) is very very rare. I have seen some dip/main relays with two sets of contacts i.e. one for each side so thats a very thin straw to grasp at.

Other than that try probing the cables with a tester working your way back to the switch/relay/fuse box.

regards

Dave