Thread: S40: - dipped headlight fault
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Old Apr 2nd, 2009, 21:28   #2
buzzlightyear
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hi....can i ask ?? you say u checked positivly a 12volt feed with the bulb out ! im obviousley assuming via touching the terminals on the socket which plugs onto the bulb ?? then u checked 'no voltage' when plugging the bulb in ?? did u touch the bulb terminals when checking with the bulb plugged in ?? if so inspect the spade connectors on the socket which connects to the bulb !! make sure they are a tight fit on the bulb (all 3) as its fairly common that these corrode and sumtimes overheat causing the whole thing to become 'brittle' like ! if you have checked the bulb and its ok & u are also getting a live feed to the socket it can only be the spade connectors on the socket. had a similar problem with my S40 which took some sorting but eventually got there by using a pair of snipe nose pliers to tighten the connections to the bulb !
hope this helps
regards wayne
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