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Need help. High beam/spotties gooonne

Post by jigga »

Hi,

My high beam and spotties were working....for a very short while . then i drove over a few bumps, the lights went on and off then just went straight off. the then a smell in the cabin (like electrical burning smell).

My auto leccie said that there is a fuse or the like behind the dash which has blowen. he said it is about a $95 part. is this true, and is it easy to replace?

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Post by chimpboy »

A $95 fuse? I think not. But are you sure he said it was a fuse?
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chimpboy wrote:A $95 fuse? I think not. But are you sure he said it was a fuse?
for $95 you wouldnt want it to blow :lol:

I think your auto leckie is having a piece of you, sounds like dodgy wiring has touched and shorted, find and the replace the fuse, they are very cheap, ie I sell 120 bade fuses for $15 and trace and fix the short that caused the problem in the first place
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Post by j-top paj »

something should be blown for $95... :lol:
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Post by My8612HT »

j-top paj wrote:someone should be blown for $95... :lol:

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Post by Buckshot »

Best thing I used while wiring up mine as a complete ametuer was a 12V test lamp.Can easily find the problem yourself.
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Post by jigga »

i cant remember if he said fuse or switch. either way it was around a hundred buck part (apparently). i agree, i think it is juts a fuse, and yes, something had touched and blowen one.

So does most people think that the high beams and spotties obviously have a fuse, and this has blown?
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Post by Tiny »

jigga wrote:i cant remember if he said fuse or switch. either way it was around a hundred buck part (apparently). i agree, i think it is juts a fuse, and yes, something had touched and blowen one.

So does most people think that the high beams and spotties obviously have a fuse, and this has blown?
all the elictrical gear (unless dodgied) will have a fuse to stop car fires and blowing expensive electrical gear

Stereo $1000 vs fuse 20 cents, you do the math

Like I siad if the fuse has blown I would be checking the reason why and fixing it
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Post by turps »

The auto elec wasnt talking about the combination switch wher they?

This is the stalk thingy that controls lights and indicators. It has a switch in for when you go from low to high. Mine had problems here. And wouldn't switch on high. Ended up with getting a new combination switch. Some are fixable, after pulling apart and using abit of emery paper to get rid of the carbon build up.
Think I payed more than that though.
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