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20th March 2017, 16:07 | #1 |
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Headlight Warning Indicator
Replacement H7 on pre facelift Halogens showed warning after a few weeks so bought another new bulb but the warning lights still on. Any ideas or do I need to be reseating every bulb and checking the others?
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The warning lights reset themseleve when they can detect a new bulb is fitted
Sounds like you've been unlucky with the bulb(s) or you have another problem First check is that all the lights work
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Assuming you have the highline pack telling you it's that headlamp bulb then check for frayed wires in the loom leading to the lamp unit. If it's just a normal bulb out warning then check one or both tail lights haven't failed.
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If not then you have a poor connection at the bulb holder. |
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No the bulb was working fine. But, on setting 1 it wasnt working so I used a new bulb. New bulb did the same thing. And I checked for chafed wires and cant find any. Not an earthing problem?
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best get the voltmeter out and check for voltage at the bulb socket then work back from there.
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I had a similar problem and it turned out to be a corroded pin in the light switch module plug. Cleaned and WD 40'd and now all Working again. |
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Nope but I will be soon. Have been testing my Xenons and the corresponding bulbs still doing the same so its not the bulb but a connection somewhere.
I'll double check the wiring again and if I have time even take of the wiring protection I had on. Its a bit like cable routing stuff for inside pc's. Regards, Alan |
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So if you check around the wiring and test etc, remove the headlamp unit also to check.
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