Headlamp 80 series

Submitted: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 13:35

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BayBreeze

Is there anything else I can test or replace to get my driver side headlamp working?

It's not the fuse & it probably is not the bulb as it works OK when high beam is turned on.

It came on OK once when I was trouble shooting so it might be working intermittently

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Reply By: age - Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 13:41

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 13:41

BayBreeze

I had a similar problem with my 80 series. It ended up being a crook tail/brake light connection and bulb. The circuit diagram shows that these 2 circuits are only very distantly and operationly connected, but cleaning up the tail/brake assembly and a new bulb and the front right headlamp worked perfectly again.Mine was showing similar symptoms - ok high beam and intermittent on low.

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Reply By: Baz & Pud (Tassie) - Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 13:43

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 13:43

dont know much about electrics, but have had a similar problem with a globe in our c/van, got some fine sand paper and gave bottom of globe and the socket a light sand and all was ok.

Go caravaning, life is so much shorter than death.

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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Yalgoo) - Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 13:51

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 13:51

You do mean the fuse under the bonnet dont you?
not the ones by your right knee

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Follow Up By: BayBreeze - Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 18:49

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 18:49

Yes the fuses under my bonnet were the ones I was referring too

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Reply By: nickb - Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 15:47

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 15:47

"It's not the fuse & it probably is not the bulb as it works OK when high beam is turned on."

Most headlights have a low beam filament and high beam filament, and quite common for the low beam filament to fail and the high beam filament remain operational.

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