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and the silver resister on the fan shrouds...

be very careful when bridging the connections you do it correctly and don't get distracted by the good looking neighbour, I wasn't concentrating and burnt my loom out doing this!


this made me laugh out loud :D


splendid

thanks for correcting spelling wasnt sure and was in a rush ;)

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April 13th, 2011, 6:12 pm
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Jameswallace wrote:

splendid

thanks for correcting spelling wasnt sure and was in a rush ;)


my spelling is crap too James but my browser has built in spelling correction. ;)

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April 13th, 2011, 6:52 pm
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I am just of the view that i need to learn to spell not use a spell checker ;)

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April 13th, 2011, 7:38 pm
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( I've taken a better picture today of one with the 'jumper' lead fitted, but won't be uploading it until this evening. )


Thanks Ken, pictures always help.

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If you havnt sorted it out then two solutions:

1) Come and borrow my car and switch the number plates...its all working and then you can go and get an MOT and swap the number plates back again :lol:

2) Contact Phil Sayers who lives just around the corner and loves this kind of thing.....I found he will do or help a lot if you are armed with beer and Cornish Pasties. But best of luck, hope it goes OK...let us know what happened.


Thanks Squeezebox,
1) If I borrow your car I may decide to keep it :P
2) I will see if I can sort it myself, then call Phil to sort out my good work :lol:

Have postponed MOT until I get this licked, got a little more time before it expires. Going to an MOT knowing you have a failure takes away the delightful element of surprise.

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April 13th, 2011, 9:43 pm
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Here you go... ;)

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Jumper lead to bypass dim dip by slcchassis, on Flickr



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( I've taken a better picture today of one with the 'jumper' lead fitted, but won't be uploading it until this evening. )


Thanks Ken, pictures always help.


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April 13th, 2011, 10:54 pm
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So to disable dim-dip, I have to disconnect the cylinder below the engine mounts and stick a piece of wire on one of the relays? Anything else? I clicked the link and looked at Mike Phelan's explanation earlier but I got confused :lol:

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April 13th, 2011, 11:20 pm
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Post Re: No dipped beam
Ummm,
'a piece of wire' may be 'best price', but it isn't 'best practice'. :roll:

To recap...
Unplug the remains of the resistor clipped to the chassis front crossmember and store in the bin.
Unplug both relays near the battery tray and fit a jumper lead to the 5 pin connector.
Unplug diode which is ( usually) attached to the flasher unit, near the steering column and secure the redundant leads.

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Jonathan wrote:
So to disable dim-dip, I have to disconnect the cylinder below the engine mounts and stick a piece of wire on one of the relays? Anything else? I clicked the link and looked at Mike Phelan's explanation earlier but I got confused :lol:

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April 13th, 2011, 11:35 pm
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citroen cable tied it to diode, is black and has a similar style shape to a cuban cigar..

iirc..you brdige from 1 to 5, on the relay conenctor with 5 wires and ignore the other, please confirm this someone and dont anyone take that advice until it has as i want to make sure

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April 14th, 2011, 12:26 am
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yes the relay plug with 5 wires as in photo above

un plug the other relay too

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April 14th, 2011, 3:00 pm
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To add to Ken's excellent new picture of the finished product, I thought I would add this my 'before' picture of the two relays. Just to assist people doing this in future.
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And for clarity, and before I whip it out, this black sausage/cigar/duckwhistle that is cable tied to the flasher unit under my dashboard is the diode that needs to come out?
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Thanks for all the help/patience so far :)

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April 14th, 2011, 7:32 pm
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