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Headlight ceramic connectors??

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:10 pm
by Gdlee1976
I've got a P Reg, 2.5L and I had a headlight that went dim so I replaced it only to have the other side do the same thing. Then the new bulb went dim so upon further investigation I've found that I can wiggle the dim lights connector and it fixes the issue. Now just tonight, there were no headlights at all until I wiggled the connectors. Seems that this is a known fault so my question is, which ceramic connectors do I need to fix this?? Just any 3 wire H4 ones?

Re: Headlight ceramic connectors??

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:35 pm
by mikeonb4c
Gdlee1976 wrote:I've got a P Reg, 2.5L and I had a headlight that went dim so I replaced it only to have the other side do the same thing. Then the new bulb went dim so upon further investigation I've found that I can wiggle the dim lights connector and it fixes the issue. Now just tonight, there were no headlights at all until I wiggled the connectors. Seems that this is a known fault so my question is, which ceramic connectors do I need to fix this?? Just any 3 wire H4 ones?
If you enter ceramic AND connectors in the search box you should get some old threads returned, such as this one:

http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... connectors

Good luck, let us know how you get on.

Re: Headlight ceramic connectors??

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:21 pm
by Bob
Yep, H4 ceramic connectors.

Cheap and readily available.

Re: Headlight ceramic connectors??

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:53 pm
by Gdlee1976
I've got ordered so should have them in hand soon. Hope that this resolves the issue!!

Re: Headlight ceramic connectors??

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:16 am
by Bob
You may need to clean the connectors in the original plugs, and possibly tighten them a little (long nosed pliers, gentle squeeze) to get a good conection to the new leads.

Free and simple to do. :wink: