oomigooly

New here.....flickering dash lights !!
Hi all,
i've recently bought a 52 plate 2003 focus st170 ( pics to follow ) and i love it......problem is, the dash lights have started flickering and two days ago the o/s main beam h/l blew.....this morning the n/s headlight blew....i had to drive to work with side lights and fog lights on !!....apart from this the car is fantastic....i know you have prob had this one before but any ideas or pointers to other discussions would be a great help.....regards Damo.
(oomigooly)

Magnum PI

Hmmm. I think you have a bad earth or an electrical fault.

Check for corrosion around all the earthing points in the engine bay

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

Occasional flickering does happen if you have got the bulb brightness set to max. Try turning it down a bit. Bulbs blowing just sounds like a coincidence!

caprizetec170

flicking dash lights common problem on st's had my cluster replaced at 50k something do with resisters?

mac82

yep, mine do aswel. must be a common fault lol.

oomigooly

thanks for your replies....i'll try the dimmer switch....will have to try the others at weekend....when its light.....hopefully the lights blowing IS just coincidence..

tsutton

Like other said, it's one of the "quirks" of the ST170 lol. If you turn down the dimmer a little bit, it will stop flickering.

melinamotor

Mine did this too, you can as stated turn them down a touch. Its not uncommon for two h/l bulbs to go in close succession especially if they were put in as a pair.

oomigooly

Nice 1....any ideas of decent bulbs to put in ??