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haywes

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Right, I got my HIDs today, fitted them and when i tested them only one worked, so I'm getting a new one sent out to me, but I've now put a normal bulb in (which I know is a good working bulb ) and this doesn't want to work either now Sad All fuses are good, and I've even tried another spare bulb which was brand new and that doesn't work either - and the car's not blowing them, so I'm a bit baffled! Any help?

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Posted 4th Mar 2010 at 22:24
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checked for power and earth etc?

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Posted 4th Mar 2010 at 22:36
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welshpug! wrote:
checked for power and earth etc?


I don't have anything I can test the power for at hand, but (as stupid as this is gonna sound) where would I check for the earth?

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Posted 4th Mar 2010 at 22:52
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for the lights i belive its earthed on the passanger wing but i doubt that would cause just one light too fail normaly get flickering or dimming your not really gonna get much joy without having a multimeter at hand really sounds more like a broken connector or break in the wire somewhere . . .
Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 03:02
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Wave Alright there Dan, hope Bianca is treating you well LOL

I have an intermittent fault with my passenger side headlight where only the sidelight comes on. The drivers side is fine though.

Try taking the cover off the back of the light and wiggling the connector to the bulb. Works for me Smile

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Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 03:34
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abergavenny_306gti6 wrote:
for the lights i belive its earthed on the passanger wing but i doubt that would cause just one light too fail normaly get flickering or dimming your not really gonna get much joy without having a multimeter at hand really sounds more like a broken connector or break in the wire somewhere . . .


Yeah, because they both share a common earth, so I kinda thought this too, but I've gotta check it all really. After messing around with it for ages and trying a load of things, I think it's most likely a break in the wire/connector somewhere, which is gonna be a huge pain to locate Doh

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Wave Alright there Dan, hope Bianca is treating you well LOL

I have an intermittent fault with my passenger side headlight where only the sidelight comes on. The drivers side is fine though.

Try taking the cover off the back of the light and wiggling the connector to the bulb. Works for me Smile


Yup, she's treating me alright (with the exception of when these little things go wrong LOL ) - how's your conversion coming? Got the magnex on it yet? Wink

There's been a lot of wiggling and fiddling lol, but I've managed to find nothing wrong with the connector anywhere, so I'm pretty sure there's either something wrong with the wiring somewhere, or another connector, it's just gonna be annoying to locate!

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Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 16:10
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for what it's worth, HID ballasts are 50% broken on arrival due to cheap shitty ones from abroad. i bought a 6k set and one ballast is being pretty lazy and sometimes won't come on for about 2 minutes or flickers on. i might try swapping the actual xenon bulbs from side to side but a new ballast is what is really needed.. one with a guarantee really

if you are having an issue with going back to normal bulbs then obviously look elsewhere. get a multimeter on it, check earth etc

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Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 16:21
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The earth is fine as it shares a common earth and the other light works, but I've located the problem by using the normal negative on the plug to the bulb, and then a wire directly from the battery, and the bulb worked, so it's definitely a problem with the positive/power.

The loom goes into a sheath and then into the wing, which then goes under the car in an even bigger sheath with a few sets or wiring inside, and I have no idea where to start or where might be the most likely. There's a lotta wires to follow in annoying places! Doh I use my car at night quite a lot so I need to get this fixed Sad

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Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 19:25
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correct the loom goes to the radiator cowling and then under the front slam panel along the bottom and back up into the driver side wheel arch, then through the suspension turret into the corner of the dashboard

it is a fecker to remove if you haven't done it before as it involves removing a fair few bits

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Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 20:23
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rikky wrote:
correct the loom goes to the radiator cowling and then under the front slam panel along the bottom and back up into the driver side wheel arch, then through the suspension turret into the corner of the dashboard

it is a fecker to remove if you haven't done it before as it involves removing a fair few bits


Is it possible to open the sheath neatly and locate certain wires? I don't even know how I'll be able to find it unless a wire is obviously broken/burnt. When you say corner of the dashboard, do you mean into the corner where the bottom under the glovebox can be removed? Or all the way through behind the dash? God I hope the dash doesn't have to come out for me to find it Mellow

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Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 20:37
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haywes wrote:
how's your conversion coming? Got the magnex on it yet? Wink


Oh yes Devil

The magnex went on ages ago but I had to get a centre silencer welded in. It sounded amazing Love


Just a bit impractical for me though Wink

It has definitely released a few ponies too Superman

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Posted 5th Mar 2010 at 22:46
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greenbelt wrote:
Oh yes Devil

The magnex went on ages ago but I had to get a centre silencer welded in. It sounded amazing Love


Just a bit impractical for me though Wink

It has definitely released a few ponies too Superman


I bet! it did sound amazing, shame there wasn't a little volume control on it Razz Hope it's treating ya well Thumbs up

Also, back on topic! Located the break today, all repaired with my HIDs working perfectly Big grin Thanks for the help lads!

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Posted 6th Mar 2010 at 22:29
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