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(Message started by: fastflyer99 on Jan 18^th, 2007, 4:59pm)

Title: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by fastflyer99 on Jan 18^th, 2007, 4:59pm

Nearside dipped beam isn't working, and it's not the bulb. Have checked the fuse (F5, 10A) and that's fine too. All other lights on the car are working.

I'll have another look tomorrow, but I wonder if anybody has experience of this problem. Bad earth? Sidelight's working though. Perhaps a dirty connector?

If you give me any tips, it would be much appreciated. Of course, I need to go out tonight, and it's my only transport :-[ b****r.

Thanks, Mark

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by scorpio_man on Jan 18^th, 2007, 5:12pm

hi there

best to check all the fuses as the lights are covered by quite a few different fuses!

hth

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by fastflyer99 on Jan 18^th, 2007, 5:28pm

Thanks - I'll have another look at the fuses tomorrow. I'm wondering whether it might be the relay, but that depends on whether it has separate contacts for each dipped beam I 'spose.... Anybody know?

I could hook up the high beam wires to the dips for now to get me going, couldn't I. Nothing like a bit of bodgery... ;)

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by TiberiuS on Jan 18^th, 2007, 5:31pm

Another member had a similar problme recently, turned out to be a bad earth on the loom. If you have a multimeter you can check for voltage at the connector and for the presence of the earth connection...

Hope this helps.

Regards, Bruce :).

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by harry.m1byt on Jan 19^th, 2007, 12:26pm

The earth is common to main, dip and side - so doubt this is a problem if main is OK. Check for volts on the plug, with the plug off the lamp. 12v with no load might suggest a poor connection somewhere. Also check the spade connector on the end of the wire is clean, with signs of overheating. As main is not live unless main is on, it will not help much to bridge across to that.

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by fastflyer99 on Jan 19^th, 2007, 2:20pm

Thanks Harry - I need to get out there with my multimeter and start tracing don't I. Off topic, but M1BYT sounds like an amateur radio callsign to me, mine is G6DOD, although I think its just lapsed (again).

I'll post up again when (or even if...) I find the problem.

Mark

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by Malcolm73 on Jan 19^th, 2007, 5:32pm

Hi Mark,

My user name is Malcolm73 and when I give my name at the end I sign like this.

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73's Malcolm

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by Highlander on Jan 19^th, 2007, 6:22pm

I've got a mobile phone ;D

Title: Re: Dipped LH beam not working
Post by harry.m1byt on Jan 19^th, 2007, 6:30pm

Hi Both,

Yes, it is the M1BYT.

No excuses for 'just lapsed', its free now you just renew on line ::)

seventy trees.