jobsagooden
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 10:49 AM |
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Tin Top HELP!!!
I all
Got pulled by the police the other day for having a headlight out which in itself is fine they did however give me a pink ticket which means
I've got 14 days to get it fixed take it too an MOT station and send the ticket back. Also this is fair enough at least I wasn't fined.
Anyway the problem is I've replaced the bulb and it's still not working all the other lights (main beam fog and sidelights) in the
assembly are working. It's a Y reg Fiat Marea estate and it may aswell be a Ferrari as far as parts prices are concerned and new headlight unit
is £204 + VAT is there anything else I can check for before I go replacing the whole unit.
All help is much appreciated.
Thanks
PJ
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RickRick
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 10:54 AM |
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check for the 12v supply to that bulb using a multi meter
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ash_hammond
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 10:56 AM |
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Scrap yard - dont pay the price at the stealers.
.: www.mac1motorsports.co.uk | www.m1moc.com :.
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 10:56 AM |
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is that bulb on a seperate fuse??
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 11:32 AM |
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Suspect it is not earthing to the body or the connector.
Italian electrics !!!!
[Edited on 15/1/08 by britishtrident]
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RazMan
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 11:38 AM |
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The Italians were never briliant at electrics were they 
If everything else is working I would rule out an earth problem (which is very common) and I doubt that replacing the headlamp unit would achieve
anything.
First check if power is getting to the appropriate wire in the connector - if not then work backwards to the fuse box. Sounds simple doesn't it
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 11:55 AM |
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I had the same problem and to get it through an M.O.T i took a feed from the other headlight as a temporary measure. Its probably still there 
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jobsagooden
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 12:02 PM |
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Cheers guys
it is on a seperate fuse but the fuse is fine.
Found two cars at scrap yards but they've both got front end damage so no joy there so off to borrow a multimeter
Cheers
PJ
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02GF74
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 03:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
The Italians were never briliant at electrics were they
Unlike Joesph Lucas ofcourse 
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RazMan
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| posted on 15/1/08 at 05:04 PM |
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Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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