Lights problem
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Light on my S2 have just started to play up - side/dipped lights work ok on the first notch of the switch and main beam lights work but normal driving headlights do not
any ideas anyone ?? I have checked fuses etc and seem ok
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Yeah, just had the same problem fella.... i was driving along at night last Sunday, and then it suddenly all went dark!!!
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I still had side lights, but the headlights didn't work at all!
It was the relay that had blown, inside the fuse box!
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I still had side lights, but the headlights didn't work at all!
It was the relay that had blown, inside the fuse box!
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The problem I had on mine wasn't that the relay had blown, but the contacts were loose. I squeezed them together using pin nosed pliers and also slightly twisted the relay contacts, been fine ever since!
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Checked my relays last night and the ones that seem to relate to the lights are yellow not white (am I looking at the wrong relay ??)
p.s. in the fusebox where is the relay I am looking for located ? there are two white ones at the bulkhead end of the fuse box - is it those I should be looking at ??
Also I heard the problem could be the switch - is that possible ??[/quote]
p.s. in the fusebox where is the relay I am looking for located ? there are two white ones at the bulkhead end of the fuse box - is it those I should be looking at ??
Also I heard the problem could be the switch - is that possible ??[/quote]
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Yep, could also be the switch!!??
When mine blew, i was initially told it was either the relay or the switch!
Seems a VERY common problem now, due to the age of the cars!
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When mine blew, i was initially told it was either the relay or the switch!
Seems a VERY common problem now, due to the age of the cars!
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I also have this problem (although touch wood, seems not to have played up recently)
Changing the white relay in the top corner used to sort it for a few months at a time, but the terminals in the fuse box get abit weak aswell, so it might be worth checking that they are making good contact with the relay terminal.
Changing the white relay in the top corner used to sort it for a few months at a time, but the terminals in the fuse box get abit weak aswell, so it might be worth checking that they are making good contact with the relay terminal.
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Cheers peeps - all help appreciated - I have just noticed that the top corner white relay has had the wire from the fuse box soldered to it so I think I have found the problem - obviously had a weak connection in the past and has been soldered to get round the prob as a temp fix. I will see what I can do with it now and hopefully that will solve the prob
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Probelm solved
It was the white relay in the top corner - in the end just a bad connection in the fuse box
thanks for the advice - saved me a lot of trouble
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It was the white relay in the top corner - in the end just a bad connection in the fuse box
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thanks for the advice - saved me a lot of trouble
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Glad to hear it mate. I hate it when people bodge things like that just to get them working ASAP why not do it right first time, it'll last a lot longer! My bro is like that "sling a wire across here to there...." and a few of my mates, then I end up coming round and replacing burnt out wires etc and doing it properly
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Im am also having this problem found alot of corrosion. cleaned it up. My indicator lights work only one of my brake lights work and my reverse light will not come on. also my headlights dim when on full beam.
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