FINALLY sorted headlight problem

[hoj]

Some of you may have read my past posts on the trouble I’ve been having with my main beam/flash not working
So headlights were badly “fogged” tried this tried that to no avail so bought a pair off eBay brand new and sparkling …. lovely 3 months later I had cause to use the main beam but nothing after a couple of trips to the auto electricians I decided to buy a new stalk that solved it (sort of) only one side worked so again another trip to an auto electrician he couldn’t solve it …… what now
Took the light out to see wiring inside had been joined together and messed about with
Remembered the lights had a 12 month guarantee so had a trip to Doncaster yesterday and swapped the light VOILA problem solved both working fine morale of the story I suppose is don’t buy cheap parts from eBay made in Taiwan

At least it wasn’t the CEM

[Simmy]

good to hear you got the head light problems sorted was the problem inside the light or the external wireing that had been fudged up.?

[hoj]

Was inside the light Simmy three things
2 wires had been cut then joined back together exactly the same
The adjuster was broke
Water was getting in
The company I took it back to said it was all my mechanics fault haha
He had cut the wires He had pressed a bulb in to hard and he hadn’t fitted it correctly for water to get in ….. yeah ok
What about the other light he did that correctly did he.
Anyway sorted now

[TrollSniper]

Originally Posted by hoj

Some of you may have read my past posts on the trouble I’ve been having with my main beam/flash not working
So headlights were badly “fogged” tried this tried that to no avail so bought a pair off eBay brand new and sparkling …. lovely 3 months later I had cause to use the main beam but nothing after a couple of trips to the auto electricians I decided to buy a new stalk that solved it (sort of) only one side worked so again another trip to an auto electrician he couldn’t solve it …… what now
Took the light out to see wiring inside had been joined together and messed about with
Remembered the lights had a 12 month guarantee so had a trip to Doncaster yesterday and swapped the light VOILA problem solved both working fine morale of the story I suppose is don’t buy cheap parts from eBay made in Taiwan

At least it wasn’t the CEM

You do realise your headlight stalk won’t engage main beam unless the headlights are switched on ? Remember the switch and headlights run as DRLs, so the main beam doesn’t lock on, only allows you to flash.