Brian

iTrader: (2)

Anyone got any ideas why my headlights wont work the side lights work but when i turn the headlights on they wont work??? When i put the main beam on the head lights come on???


Cheer's Brian

SafeChav

What car? And without offence....have you checked to see if the bulbs are blown?

Linsay

Mine did this the day of it's MOT, was just the bulbs

Oranoco

With the lights on pop the fuse box cover off and wiggle th etwo small brown relays two thirds of the way to th eback of the box.

Mine did this a few years ago and it turned out to be th econtacts in the fuse board. I poked a screwdriver down there to bend the contacts and it's been good as gold since and that's going back a good 5 years

Brian

iTrader: (2)

I have just beene out there and they seem to be working

Will see what happens when it gets dark.

Yes i have checked the bulbs and that


Brian

SafeChav

What car is it?

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Series 2 mate


Brian

SafeChav

First guess would be the plugs on the bulbs corroding and possibly the earth wires although unlikely to be the latter if full beam always works, or maybe even the stalk. But also worth trying what oranoco said.

Dan

Bugger mate, shame you've got a prob already, literally you've not had it 5 minutes have you!

SafeChav

It'll be something simple head lights arent too complicated

Dan

Think as Oranoco has already said, i'd start with the relay's and work from there...

Hope you get it sorted Brian, looked a sweet S2!

withamxr

will be the stalks

Brian

iTrader: (2)

Right i have had a quick look tonight and its the relays gave them a wiggle and the lights came on so at the weekend i am goona adjust the pins in the fuse box

O well only a samll prob



Brian

SafeChav

Give the contacts a quick clean with a fibre pen or something similar, and put some electrical contact grease on

Linsay

Oh yes, mine did this as well - they worked if you kicked the bumper

SafeChav

Excellent

BUFFTY MIC

sounds like a similar problem im having with my rs 2000,can get headlights but no sidelights or tail lights!

SafeChav

Hate to say it but the fuse boxes on MK5's are all too common to breaking down, watch out for other things starting to intermittently play up.

Oranoco

Ohhhh Who's the genius

SafeChav

Dunno give us a clue

Oranoco

Dan

Don't kick it too hard, you don't want other bits falling off aswell!

SafeChav

PMSL

Are you guna take that kind of abuse from Dan then grey RS?