S40 mk2 headlight & sidelight out drivers side
 

Hi all, I have a s40 2.4 r-design 2008. I was goin to work this morning & low beam fault come on dash. I checked when I got out & both headlight & sidelight on the drivers side was off. I have checked the bulbs & they are ok. I was told about this forum & that you would maybe be able to help. Thanks joe

Hi
first thing to do - pop the headlamp out and inspect the wiring connector that goes into lamp. Its a thick, multi-pin connector that may be loose or wires to it may be damaged. Spray some contact spray there, reconnect and put lamp in place. Test&report back and we will take it further.

btw does the long beam or indicator works on that lamp?

Thanks for the reply. The indicator works on that side. Just the side light & headlight are out. I will have to check & report back when I get a chance. I don’t get much time to do anything with the shifts I do for work. Cheers

I have just took both headlights out & swapped passesnger one over to drivers. It has come on. I will try the contact spray when I pass a car shop. Failing that it will prob be a second hand headlight from the scrappers. Cheers

before you do it, have a look at wiring inside the lamp - maybe just wires/connectors degraded a bit (loom from lamp socket to actual bulb), the ground cable is shared on parking/dipped beam so there may be just a small break in wire that is easily fixable. Unless there is signs of burned isolation/burned sockets etc, those things are usually simple to repair.