When I turned my headlights on today, the full beam dashboard indicator light came on and I couldn't get the dashboard indicator light to go off regardless of what setting I turned it to. However, the full beams themselves weren't coming on at all. The side lights came on but I couldn't seem to switch to full beams.
Any suggestions?
Full Beam
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- mikeWalsall
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Re: Full Beam
Maybe a faulty headlight relay .. it is on the N/S inner wing by the plastic water reservoir .. or leisure battery if you have one ..
Sometimes a sharp tap temporally may release the internal contacts ..
![Image](http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/bridleman/Relaystagged.jpg)
Sometimes a sharp tap temporally may release the internal contacts ..
![Image](http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/bridleman/Relaystagged.jpg)
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Re: Full Beam
Thanks,
We will give this a go tomorrow
We will give this a go tomorrow
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Re: Full Beam
Also check the windscreen gutter outlet is clear .. sometimes water over flows into some of the electrics
![Image](http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/bridleman/Gutter%20drain.jpg)
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Re: Full Beam
Hi Mike,
Sometimes a sharp tap temporally may release the internal contacts ..
I was just rereading this and wondering if maybe I misunderstood your post last night. Do you mean that a sharp tap could have caused the problem? And if so, how do you suggest it could be remedied?
Thanks,
Helen
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Re: Full Beam
The relay is a a simple heavy duty switch .. works a bit like a Ding ... Dong .. door bell ..
Although covered in 'water proof' rubber .. given the position of the relay boxes they can get water / moister inside that stops them working efficiently .. even overloaded so the contacts 'weld' together ..
A sharp tap may get them working .. if only temporary ..
Although covered in 'water proof' rubber .. given the position of the relay boxes they can get water / moister inside that stops them working efficiently .. even overloaded so the contacts 'weld' together ..
A sharp tap may get them working .. if only temporary ..
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Re: Full Beam
If the Beam dashboard light is coming on then the problem will be with the head lamp or connector, quite often the lamp connector corrodes then overheats.
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If the dashboard light then doesn't go off, then that points towards the relay, so you may have a double fault, blown bulb or bad connector and a relay welded in the on position.
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If the dashboard light then doesn't go off, then that points towards the relay, so you may have a double fault, blown bulb or bad connector and a relay welded in the on position.
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Re: Full Beam
As Geoff says .. the bub holders on the back of the headlights can cause problems .. a simple DIY fix is to fit ceramic bulb holders ..(the Shogun and many other motors use the same H4 Halogen bulbs) ..
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