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Justint
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Joined: January 31st, 2010, 10:36 pm
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Location: Norwich
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 Dull headlight For some reason one headlight is doing the being really dull thing, I've heard that it is usually an earthing problem? Does anyone have any ideas where I should start looking? I have taken the lens cap off and looked at the wiring but there is nothing obvious.
Thanks for any help.
Justin
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| January 8th, 2011, 5:29 pm |
 
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Chris 2cv
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Joined: February 2nd, 2009, 10:25 pm
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Location: Hampshire
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Re: Dull headlight Try giving the connectors under the head lamp bar a clean.
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| January 8th, 2011, 5:56 pm |
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Joe
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Joined: July 23rd, 2009, 4:03 pm
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Location: Bournemouth
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Re: Dull headlight also, check the connectors in the loom that goes down the side of the fan cowling, there was a dodgy earth connection there when mine did this.
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| January 8th, 2011, 7:37 pm |
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Xmas
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Joined: September 6th, 2009, 12:56 am
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Location: Oxfordshire
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Re: Dull headlight Also, check the bulb itself, I had this today and thought it was an earth problem, but it turned out the bulb itself had gone completely silver inside although both main and dipped filaments were still working and dimly visible through the 'chromed' bulb. Don't think I've seen one of those before, wierd.
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Jonathan
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Joined: January 1st, 2009, 7:37 pm
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Re: Dull headlight Xmas wrote: Also, check the bulb itself, I had this today and thought it was an earth problem, but it turned out the bulb itself had gone completely silver inside although both main and dipped filaments were still working and dimly visible through the 'chromed' bulb. Don't think I've seen one of those before, wierd. That tends to happen with rear-light bulbs, but I've not seen it on headlamp bulbs.
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| January 8th, 2011, 11:16 pm |
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Justint
Firing on two.
Joined: January 31st, 2010, 10:36 pm
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Location: Norwich
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Re: Dull headlight thanks for advice all, it was a dicky bulb! Should have tried that first 
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