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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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Default headlight/sidelight not working.

drivers side i have nothing. i've checked the fuses and pass side is fine. i have main beam on the drivers side but thats it. Is there an earth or something i'm missing?
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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drivers side i have nothing. i've checked the fuses and pass side is fine. i have main beam on the drivers side but thats it. Is there an earth or something i'm missing?
remove connector and clean it with a bit of emery cloth and then close the gap abit to tighten connection should work ok if not swap the brown relays over and see
failing that get a multi meter and see if you get a reading try putting the earth to the body on a good point this should check the earth to light and on the connector try it from the back where its cripped and in the female spad the 2 side ones are main beam and side to top is high beam if i remember rightly if you have a good 12v try the bulb may look ok but you never know
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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i sorted it cheers mate, i took the connectors out of the "holder" as it was fooked, put some wd40 o them and it works.

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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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i sorted it cheers mate, i took the connectors out of the "holder" as it was fooked, put some wd40 o them and it works.

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glad to here its sorted
give them a clean with emery cloth and whack some vaseline in them thou brass/copper and water dont go well together
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i'm gonna get some new holders and re do the spade connections in a few days (prob the weekend) and sort it that way. i stil dont have a side light though,but i'm more than happy with how it is atm, its not so much of a "pull and 3 points" to have a sidelight out. you can kind of blag that one off
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Originally Posted by orionmojo
i'm gonna get some new holders and re do the spade connections in a few days (prob the weekend) and sort it that way. i stil dont have a side light though,but i'm more than happy with how it is atm, its not so much of a "pull and 3 points" to have a sidelight out. you can kind of blag that one off
i find the side lights tobe the same with the old rotting connectors but look at the wedge bulb as if the wire for the bulb is not allinged properly it does not make a connection properly
do you have voltage at the side lights check at the back first then the connector probaly the same as before just bad connector
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