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Spotlight wiring woes...

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narked:
Does seem like it could be an earth problem. With the headlights on dip beam, the main beam indicator light on the dash is dimly illuminated. The spots are also currently coming on with dipped beam. Could well be connected to the problem I've got with the driver's side headlight playing up. So hopefully fixing that will cure the spotlight issue.

karlo:

--- Quote from: narked on February 22, 2008, 23:21:32 ---Does seem like it could be an earth problem. With the headlights on dip beam, the main beam indicator light on the dash is dimly illuminated. The spots are also currently coming on with dipped beam. Could well be connected to the problem I've got with the driver's side headlight playing up. So hopefully fixing that will cure the spotlight issue.

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Its the headlamp plugs on the back of the bulbs, mainly the earth's on them clean them and squeeze them up it will cure your problem, it will only take you 5 minutes to do they go all black and rusty.

You will find if you wiggle the plugs on the back of the bulbs with your lights on that dodgy light will come back on and the spots will go out.

Range Rover Blues:
It's worth sorting soon as I've seen the plugs melt on headlight bulbs, not from the heat of the bulb but the heat generated in a dodgy joint.  Eventually it becomes a fire hazard.  Plus of course Halogen bulbs don't last as long if they are run below their designed voltage/temperature.

andyhubbard:
I'll second RRB on that one,the other month when i fitted my spots i spent some time replacing the terminals and put new plastic plugs on and had no problems.

karlo:

--- Quote from: andyhubbard on February 23, 2008, 09:43:54 ---I'll second RRB on that one,the other month when i fitted my spots i spent some time replacing the terminals and put new plastic plugs on and had no problems.

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I really have to do my plugs as they are tatered, another 'roundtuit' job  :roll:

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