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Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:09 pm
by Henry
Hey all, slowly working down my mot list.


Stuck at the head lights :thumbdown:

No front, side or rear lights when i turn them on, or pull the stalk back to flash :er: Checked fuses and wiring seems to be ok. Going to have a poke around with the multi meter after tea, but any suggestions?


Henry

Re: Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:56 pm
by Darrell
Does the rest of your wiring work : horn/wipers/dash fan

If not then maybe your fusible link has blown.
The headlights are on a different circuit to the tail lights so I would not expect both to fail.
Having said that it wouldn't run either though if that link in blown. :er:

Re: Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:58 pm
by Henry
Hi

Everything else works

Got power coming to the stalk on the dash from the white lead. Is there anyway i can bridge it to see if its the switch that is at fault? Ill pick through that wiring diagram and see


Henry

Re: Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:03 pm
by Edweird
I lost one headlight once. Turned out the wire had frayed a little ways in from the plug, so I spliced it over to the other light, as in the diagram, but with a new bi of wire taken from an old vacuum cleaner. :cowboy::

Re: Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:14 pm
by Darrell
if you link the white to the black/yellow wire the side and tail lights should come on.

These lights are switched positive. The headlights are switched negative.

Re: Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:32 pm
by Henry
Ok, now i have side lights and rear lights when bridged.


Best clean the stalk up!

Tramps write up on difflock http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=35091" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; isnt working :er:

Re: Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:32 pm
by Henry
Ok, now i have side lights and rear lights when bridged.


Best clean the stalk up!

Tramps write up on difflock http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=35091" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; isnt working :er:

Re: Headlights no power?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:35 pm
by Darrell
If you connect the red wire to earth high-beam should come on. (this will spark a little if just poking a bit of wire in)