Spotlight issue

[Drew986]

My wife has had a r53 MCS for the past 18 months but it wasn't until the weekend when I was driving home through country lanes after a night out with friends that I noticed the two spotlights mounted on the front grille don't work, I've check the fuses, bulbs, connections and there all fine. Anyone have any idea what the problem could be?

[c4c23]

have you tried doing a simple earth test? trace the earths and make sure they have a good connection to the body! if that doesnt work try the live to earth and see if you get a spark, if you do theres no problem with the wiring! only other thing i can suggest is the connections have come apart in the back of the lamp? or the back of the switch? hope this helps, try a auto spark but youll be paying out at least £50 call out fee

[RKDE]

There is another fuse hiding in the compartment behind the air box, its on a plastic block about 1"x1" there is a little fuse in there too.

If that is fine then its a case of checking to see if you have power at the lights, then worth a call to any bmw dealer to check that the car came with spots from the factory as they may be after market and someone may have done something wrong

[Drew986]

Had the lamps apart to check the bulbs and they are both fine, due to a little corrosion on the earth point on both units I check the earth continuity and that was also good, but there is no live feed on either.

Think I need to find the in-line fuse lurking behind the air box, sounds a likely culprit to me.

Are the spot lights are activated by the main beam stalk or the fog light switch on the center console?

Cheers for the help guy's.

[c4c23]

i have a wiring diagram for you, if you put your email addy on i will send you it!

[Drew986]

Gold star for RKDE, turned out to be the fuse in the fuse box hiding in the scutle.

Thanks guys.