ok,


My Alternator light has been on very lightly when I first start up in the mornings for like 3 secs then fades away, it's been starting fine etc,then last night went to turn my main beam on and they didn't turn on, the sidelights are fine so is Full beam,but when I turn from the sidelights to main beam they dim,and when i turn them back to sidelights they glow a little brighter, having to drive with my Full beam on last night,could both bulbs have blown at once for the main beam? loose earth? just seems strange,or maybe a relay popped? sometimes there was a 2 or 3 second delay when I turned them on? or maybe the Lever is buggered? any help please?

Thanks


Spax


*Burn't out relay,just swapped it for my Full beam one until tmw

 

Just tried it and it works again,could be a loose wire somewhere...any ideas where? switch end or light end? thanks

Spax

 

i had a similar problem on mine a couple of years ago, check the headlamp relay (its one of the little ones in the fuse box)

 

ok cool, u think it may need replacing?

 

it's the switch(stalk) that turns the lights on the blink common fault on s/2 m8

 

ahh ok cool, there easy to change yer? also the other side wiper one has started playing up, it will stop the wipers mid sweep if i move the stick instead of putting em back to the non moving state

 

take it their both due a change then piece of piss to change

 

ahh ok nice,i'll grab some tmw, any ideas how much they are?

 

Got a new wiper stalk today for Ł61.00!

still hasn;t cured the problem which is very annoying, no main beam at all just sidelights and even dimmer main beam when selected, altho full beam is fine?

Anyone got any other ideas? relay faulty? dodgy earth somewhere?

Thanks

Spax

 

Faulty relay in your fuse box m8,mine did that last year i prised the terminals out a bit and it's been fine since.

 

when you say main beam do you mean dipped headlamps,if so the relay or relay holder should be marked with a letter j,try swapping it with a one the same colour if there is one but if not go down to your local scrapyard for one,should only cost a couple of quid(gotta be worth a try)

 

Yer sorry Dipped headlights,i.e normal driving beam.....It's doing my head in!

 

Ahh ok, i'll give it a try,don't spose u know whixh it is do u?

 

I think it was a brown one,put your lights on then wiggle the relays and it'll probably work.

 

wicked thx mate i'll give it a try gonna take the new bit back monday hopefully they understand

 

No change

Dunno whats wrong? only other thing I can guess is a popped relay, I've checked everything else

Gonna take back the light stork tmw and change it for some relays,theres a relay on the sotrk itself on the steering column could this be buggered or the one in the fusebox? thanks

Spax

 

BTTT

 

was it the relay

 

yer it was, altho i's playing up a little still ?!