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the things that hold on the plastic wheel arch trim (AND DIM-DIP FEATURE!)
Artwigwa:
--- Quote from: sv130 on January 31, 2010, 10:24:31 --- The big resistor is for your headlights, when you put on your sidelights it puts your headlights on at a low power. Its not fitted to early vehicles or later ones, just middle years 200/300tdi iirc
Gaz
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My F reg 90TD has this feature for the head lights :-k
Saffy:
are my headlamps supposed to glow dim when i have sidelamps on then ? because they don't :huh:
sv130:
--- Quote from: Saffy on February 05, 2010, 20:16:35 ---are my headlamps supposed to glow dim when i have sidelamps on then ? because they don't :huh:
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Yep
Gaz
Saffy:
--- Quote from: sv130 on February 06, 2010, 09:27:40 ---
--- Quote from: Saffy on February 05, 2010, 20:16:35 ---are my headlamps supposed to glow dim when i have sidelamps on then ? because they don't :huh:
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Yep
Gaz
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[!Expletive Deleted!] I put wing back on now so can't fault find.
Saffy:
--- Quote from: Saffy on February 06, 2010, 09:31:08 ---
--- Quote from: sv130 on February 06, 2010, 09:27:40 ---
--- Quote from: Saffy on February 05, 2010, 20:16:35 ---are my headlamps supposed to glow dim when i have sidelamps on then ? because they don't :huh:
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Yep
Gaz
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[!Expletive Deleted!] I put wing back on now so can't fault find.
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Even though this function is not needed and lamps work normally I have been determined to fault find as to why it's not working anyway. So I went through the circuit (there is a dim/dip relay too behind instrument cluster) and with much dicking around its turns out the resistor that is at fault. It's not the expected ~1ohm but not open circuit either. It's measuring in the tens of Meg ohms so was getting a voltage reading but no way current was going to pass (at least not enough to light bulb).
I disconnect the resistor from the loom and used a dremel to mill out the plugged ends of resistor in hope of finding a bad connection but no it's an internal fault and beyond the resin plugs its ceramic potted so no repair.
I have ordered a 1ohm 50watt resistor in similar alloy package (£3.99 ) but with solder-able end lugs instead of potted wires, when that arrives this dim dip feature it should be working. I will then probably dislike it and disconnect the resistor from loom :lol:
On side note the rave circuit diagram for that resistor say 1e3ohm which to me is the math notation for 1000ohm (1kohm) but that doesn't make sense.
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