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Random Headlights
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:33 pm
by jthorne
My '77 DD6 Coupe has started to have some random headlight issues. On normal dipped lights only the drivers side works, on main beam only the passenger side works
Any ideas as to the reason for this?
Thanks
Jon
Re: Random Headlights
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:39 am
by piman
Hello Jon,
dirty\corrroded terminals where the light units plug into the loom, poor earths at the light unit, also check that the lamps themselves haven't blown, but I'd go for poor connections as being most likely. The main beam wires are blue\white and the dip beam are blue\red.
Alec
Re: Random Headlights
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:45 pm
by jthorne
Thanks for this, sorted!! The fuse boxes were bad and one has no cover. Cleaned and no no problem except that one inner headlight appears to a bulb down. I have no manual or handbook is this removed form the inner side of the bonnet and changed that way?
Thanks for your help!
Re: Random Headlights
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:31 am
by mike020150
If you remove the chrome trim ring (one screw & a sideways wiggle) you will see that the headlight is held in place by another bright ring fixed by 3 small self tappers. Be careful not to ruin the heads of these screws by using the wrong size screwdriver or you'll make a simple task unnecessarily more difficult. At this point the headlight will be free. The bulb holder should have the usual bent wire clip to retain the bulb itself. Mike.