so i was talking to matt yesterday, and he said some 2cv's cant cope with the load of the halogen headlamp bulbs, as the wire isnt thick enough. well i felt the back of my lheadlight switch, felt a bit warm, bearing in mind i only have one hal light in atm as one arrived broken, but anyway so im running with od headlamps and i know i shouldnt but thats the way life is sometimes..

and matt was saying some late cars are ok and some arent

mine is an e reg 1988

thanks

Hot headlamp switch is caused by the dim-dip system....Remove it (He says, even though it's still in situ on his car )

PS:- there are threads devoted to the removal/disabling of dim-dip, here somewhere.

Here.....

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1361&start=30

ok thanks

also,
im wanting to wire in some full beam low beam lights... ideas?

You've already got 'em, they're called headlights.

pipe down..

i mean, lights as in like, erm, led lights u know, the blue and green ones...!

what is the dim dip bit all about, about removing it?
confused.com!

Here you go james,

http://www.2cvstuff.com/Files/DIM-DIP.pdf

Personally I find the haynes diagram easier to follow.

what? warning lights? im with Jonothan. i honestly thought you hadn't worked the switch out.

Do you really want to look like every Audi/Chav tosser on the road ? You've already got a car that stands out from the crowd - appreciate it for what it is!


I found the full diagram invaluable when I rewired the Bedouin from scratch compared to the Haynes manual.

like lights on the dash, small lights, so you know what beam your on easier, i know its stupid..