one dim headlight...sometimes

meek.tv · Post by **meek.tv** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:37 pm

ok im on the road to getting the bongo back on the road.
new battery is in and new hose on with (hopefully) a succesfull bleed

ive got a problem (which might be why the original battery died) where when i start the van up my passengerside headlight is quite dim and the full beam dashboard light is dimly lit.....after driving around for a while it seems to sort itself out. Is it likely to be an alternator/charging problem?

mister munkey · Post by **mister munkey** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:46 pm

Ahh!

Mine does that on the drivers side & the high beam light dimly glimmers too.

Give it a clout to the headlamp & it comes back up again. Failing that, take a look at the block connector at the back of the bulb & give it a wiggle to see if that works. Chances are yours is the same as mine & has melted a bit hence losing power.

Short term I've just cleaned up the contacts & it seems ok at the mo but will need a new connector block & a check of the earth to see whats caused the fault.

alectroll · Post by **alectroll** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:40 am

Hi i had that problem too, check your connectors on the back of the headlight filament. mine were melted and had to replace them with new, only cost a fiver for 2 new connectors from japautotrader parts. easy enough to do if you've got a crimping tool.

karena · Post by **karena** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:09 am

seems to be a common problem -for the moment we have also resorted to jiggling the connector a bit.

alectroll · Post by **alectroll** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:48 am

yep i must admit i was doing that for some time too!!! until they both failed at night whilst driving. which was fun!!!!

meek.tv · Post by **meek.tv** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:50 pm

just had a check and yes it seems to have melted. time to order a new one me thinks

meek.tv · Post by **meek.tv** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:56 pm

alectroll where did you find the connectors?

alectroll · Post by **alectroll** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:18 pm

if you look on evilbay and type in ''H4" headlight replacement connectors it should come up for you.http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H4-HEADLAMP-HEADL ... dZViewItem

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:07 pm

I had this phenomenon intermittently for a while... The connector blocks were visually fine, yet the connector on one block seemed a bit "loose"... I cleaned up the connectors, and crimped in the female bits for a tighter fit... No probs with it since i fiddled with it a couple of years back.

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