Headlight

Gardiner · Post by **Gardiner** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:37 pm

I think I might have electrical problems.
Initial issue is turn the ignition on and passenger side headlight comes on !!!
Also do the headlights have a permanant power mine has is this right ???

Darrell · Post by **Darrell** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:55 pm

Gardiner wrote:I think I might have electrical problems.
Initial issue is turn the ignition on and passenger side headlight comes on !!!
Also do the headlights have a permanant power mine has is this right ???

Yes most of them are switched earth, so have a permanent live. (Spanish built ones often have the opposite).

Gardiner · Post by **Gardiner** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:53 am

Ok so it is every chance I have a Earth problem How many and where are the Earth connections in engine compartment supposed to be.

Thanks

Tramp · Post by **Tramp** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:11 pm

How do the head lights behave normally? do they both work? full beam too? the earth is common to both lights so I don't think it will be an earth point playing up, to me it seems like the cable has broken or disconnected itself and is touching earth, if it was still connected you would have issues with both lights, is the low beam filaments ok on the drivers side?

Gardiner · Post by **Gardiner** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:11 pm

OK so the plot thickens this what I have now
Ignition Off All Dipped/Main Beam and Flash work fine and OK
Ignition On And Engine Running Lights All Good.
Ignition On Lights Turned Off both headlights are on but Not as Bright as Dipped possibly 50% as bright turn lights on and seem fine.
Its 1986 so I think "Running Lights" arnt a option.
Cheers

Darrell · Post by **Darrell** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:58 pm

Sounds like you have one of these jobbies hidding under the glove box.

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Any more problems just unplug it........

Gardiner · Post by **Gardiner** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:36 pm

What is that then ?????????????

Darrell · Post by **Darrell** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:50 pm

More info here http://suzukiclubuk.co.uk/forum1/viewto ... m/start,0/

Darrell · Post by **Darrell** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:23 pm

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So why run the foglight wires to the dip-dim unit at all, stupid Suzuki

And why the wire to the dash light, What's that all about

Post by **ScottieJ** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:41 pm

I wired my fog light onto its own circuit even when the dim dip unit still worked. I have a feeling the same thing happened with the lights when mine packed up, worked ok when it came off the road then after the rebuild it went wrong

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