ok other wek my driver side headlight bulb went on my morrette's, so today changed it.... Still nothing.... checked the fuses all fine.... got the volt meter out the top spade reads 13+v the right i presume is the -ve and the left .45v.... The passenger side reads same top spade the right one again -ve and the left spade .20v.....

SO what the hell is wrong why does it not light up

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not being silly but have you tried swapping the bulbs from side to side?

 

yes all bulbs work the pass side but not driver

 

got to be return/or supply!!!!!!!!!-or dead lamp(bulb)
lamps easy!!!to check
returns easy give it an earth !!
trace supply back!!!!!!!---------------------done.

 

can you explain slightly better??

 

Did you unplug both headlights when you done the test? A backfeed through the another bulb can throw you a mile. Check for corroded bulbs and fuses, I had an RS turbo which was trailered 100 miles all because the owner had a corroded fuse fitted, looked intact but was good for nowt. If you need more help PM me

 

no dodgy fuses all nice clean new....

 

im no expert at all but i do know mk5 +6 escort suffer alot with the actual stalks causing lots of different problems.maybe worth looking into.

 

bad earth (painted ? ) onto the inner wing where the original ones earth to ..?

 

I had same trouble with mine...causing all sorts or weird and wonderful problems including buzzing relays and melting multi plugs... Got an auto sparky round and he said it was faulty earths.

 

basically nothing has changed/ been moved this is why it has confused me

 

Have you treid simply running an extra earth wire to the battery terminal for example? If it works just run another to a solid body part - preferably out of the way and dry.

 

Hi had the same problem with mine going out. Checked everything, turned out it was the white plug at the light, fiddled about with it for a bit and hey-presto. it came back on.

 

gonna be having a look see tomorrow, first port will be running a test earth, then will maybe try find a set of new stalks.... then take it from there....? i have tried to fiddle with the connections...

 

take the bulb out and plug the connector in, then try a peice of wire fron a good earth point on car and touch the metal outer part of the bulb and see if it lights up. This should tell you if you have bad earth to the cluster.

 

OK been out today and its been half resolved!!! it is a bad earth somewhere!? i have for now supplied he bulb with another earth for now as i really could not find the fault wire as it goes through the loom

BUT i have lights again

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im sure when i fitted mine that the n/side earthed direct to battery and there is a seperate earth for the o/side one,i just used one of the existing holes in the inner wing

 

thats what i have just done but yes you are correct on the near side..

So god knows how mine's been lite till now

 

maybe your other earth ran across to the other side and joined that one?