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dim headlight bulb ...brand new
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:21 pm
by northern lad
went to halfords and got a headlight bulb ...472-h4...12 v..60/50 w
sussed out eventually how to take it out and replace but now the light is nowhere near as bright as the other one..which was the same bulb.....any ideas?
Re: dim headlight bulb ...brand new
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 3:40 pm
by mikeWalsall
Usually a bad bulb holder or earth connection ..
Some people change the dodgy plastic connection with a ceramic one .. cheaply / easy to source from eBay ..
Re: dim headlight bulb ...brand new
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:27 pm
by northern lad
thank you very much Mike....I have wiggled the connector and the light goes bright...wiggle it again and its dim...a bit like me I suppose
Re: dim headlight bulb ...brand new
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:23 am
by winchman
Its a common fault
This is an excellent idea unless the holder has already started to melt or degrade.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-H4-PLUG-IN ... XQxU9SBipc
I often just cut them off and fit a new one but I always add an additional Earth cable, Land Rover Discovery's are notorious for it
