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Old 06-07-2004, 11:32 AM
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my dip lights are only working intermittently. full beam is ok & the parking lights but when I dip the beams from full everything goes dark!! disconcerting....
obviously it's not the bulbs, everything appears to be connected well, fuses are intact,

any ideas anyone before I start ripping the control stalk out?

Motor is an xr3i efi.

Ta for the mail Petrucci, it's great to see the site achieving such success

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Old 06-07-2004, 11:33 AM
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sounds like either the relay on the back of the stalk or the stalk itself.

failing that it will be the relays in the fuse box
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cheers Ryan I'll take a look @ those relays first
Old 06-07-2004, 12:44 PM
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relays in the fuse box, two small white ones (probably burnt by now) right at the back give em a wiggle and the lights'll come on.

bastard to repair, only quick fix is to clean up the pins as best as possible and ensure as good a contact as u can.
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iT was one of those relays ok, effin haynes manual said they were under the instrument panel so I looked there first. gave them a clean a wiggle And now I SEEETHE LIGHT!!!!
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