Mystical black boxes...

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Mystical black boxes...

Post by HuwJones » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:07 pm

Hi.
I've had a problem recently with the dipped beam lights not turning off when i turn the stalk. Only way around it was removing the fuse. I took it to work today and me and a few others attached the headlight system with a multi-meter and a Haynes manual!
We found that a small black box which sits to the left (door side) of the fuse box in the passenger foot well on the bulkhead.

It has a white rectangular plug that goes into a brown socket that is attached to this mystical black box. Its outside has fins on it, like you would find in heat sinks on circuit boards.

Does anyone know what this is and where can I get a new one?

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Post by turbo-tom » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:10 pm

does it look like this?

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Post by Edweird » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:19 pm

turbo-tom wrote:does it look like this?

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Post by ScottieJ » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:21 pm

It's not just on Spanish models Ed ;) some Jap ones have it as well. Mine did.
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Post by turbo-tom » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:34 pm

ScottieJ wrote:It's not just on Spanish models Ed ;) some Jap ones have it as well. Mine did.
i dont think mine has it? not that it matters! Anyways...

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Post by ScottieJ » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:42 pm

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Post by turbo-tom » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:46 pm

I thought you could unplug it!
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Post by Darrell » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:49 pm

turbo-tom wrote:I thought you could unplug it!

You can :thumbup:
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Re: Mystical black boxes...

Post by HuwJones » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:52 pm

Ah ha!!
Thanks guys, much appreciated!! Thanks for the link turbo-tom

If I unplug it turns the headlights off. But I have to re-connect it when I need to use them.

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Re: Mystical black boxes...

Post by HuwJones » Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:02 pm

Hi,
The relay i bought off eBay arrived the other day and the connector is diffrent! Just by luck!
It then started to work without the relay plugged in. I was wondering, would this dammage some other component if i just use them without the relay plugged in?
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