Headlight woes
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Headlight woes
yesterday my golf failed its mot.
tester has said that the near side headlight is shorting out.
effectively this side lamp is not as bright as the offside
it does respond to the dip/full change, but you can definitly tell not a bright.
the yellow dash light usually flickers on off when the lights are in dip and side.
i get the feeling its a bad earth, but just not sure really where to start looking.
if anyone's got any ideas or can point my in the right direction i'll get ya a beer when i'm next up at gaydon!!
cheers john
1982 Non Sunroof Black 1600 GTI
2003 MKIV Golf PD150 GT TDI
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i'll check it all as soon as. any chance you can tell where the earth out for the headlamps is???
also is there a relay for each side? i.e near side and off side?
john
1982 Non Sunroof Black 1600 GTI
2003 MKIV Golf PD150 GT TDI
2003 MKIV Golf PD150 GT TDI
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What you need to do first is:
Swap bulbs.
Check for corrosion.
Bad connections.
Bodged wiring near the lamp holder .
Strange just one side dim ! Makes me think earth .
If above fails .
Run an earth from the battery direct to the light holder [brown wire] see what happens .
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2003 MKIV Golf PD150 GT TDI
2003 MKIV Golf PD150 GT TDI
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