what's happened to my lights?
what's happened to my lights?
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bernhund

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3,798 posts

216 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Strange one this. When I turn on the headlights I think they're permanently on full beam. I'm not 100% about that but the beam looks higher than normal. There is no blue light & nothing changes when I dip the beam. When the lights are off they won't flash either. Could this be a relay?

wessexrfc

4,326 posts

209 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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bernhund said:
Strange one this. When I turn on the headlights I think they're permanently on full beam. I'm not 100% about that but the beam looks higher than normal. There is no blue light & nothing changes when I dip the beam. When the lights are off they won't flash either. Could this be a relay?
Sounds like the relay has welded contacts, worth swapping out.

bernhund

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3,798 posts

216 months

Thursday 22nd May 2014
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Thanks, I'll take a look over the weekend. Are the relays in the passenger footwell?

Green3R

400 posts

271 months

Friday 23rd May 2014
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yep, behind the passenger side toe-board (for want of a better description!).

Looks to be the 2 relays at top left. 1st relay is low beam, second is high beam.


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