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lost high beam
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:14 pm
by cooter
all of a sudden i have no highbeam they will work when i flas them but will not work when switched over to high is there a fuse for high and where is the high beam relay?
cheers al
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:34 pm
by 80rangie
Sounds like the switch.
I don't know about the disco's but in my early Rangies the power all ran through the switch and it used to burn out the contacts.
That problem was solved by rewiring through a relay.
Hope this helps, Glen.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:06 pm
by cooter
hope its not the switch but wouldnt surprise me strange it has never played up before btw it is a 94 series 1 disco
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:01 pm
by cooter
turned out to be the switch the plastic near the contacts had melted a bit and reset at a weird shape and was stopping the rocker contact from touching the switch contact shaved the plastic back a bit and she works good again
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 9:49 am
by bigbad
I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 1:52 pm
by Loanrangie
bigbad wrote:I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly
Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 5:42 pm
by cloughy
Loanrangie wrote:bigbad wrote:I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly
Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.
Better yet, just buy a double pole relay, some plugs and make it yourself
But seeing as he was asking what the problem could be without whipping out a multimeter (you got one yet?
) I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:47 pm
by 80rangie
Lucky it wasn't completely buggered
Pretty easy to rewire with a bit of thought, once you only have switching current through the switch it should be all good
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:19 pm
by Bush65
Common problem and more so if high wattage globes are used.
Fitting relays saves running high current through the switch and the lower voltage drop at the globes results in better lights.
I have the traxide kit from drivesafe and they are good.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:45 pm
by stooge
Funny, I just replaced my switch as both high beam and low beam melted the plastic. So got another in (thanks Pete) and now all I need to do is wire it up with some relays (thanks Justinc).
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 8:46 pm
by cooter
cloughy wrote:Loanrangie wrote:bigbad wrote:I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly
Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.
Better yet, just buy a double pole relay, some plugs and make it yourself
But seeing as he was asking what the problem could be without whipping out a multimeter (you got one yet?
) I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet
mate i now a bit about auto elect but it is good to know where components are located before you test anything. Besides my multi meter is locked in my toolbox at work and there is no way i was goin to work whilst on holidays
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:21 pm
by Loanrangie
cloughy wrote:Loanrangie wrote:bigbad wrote:I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly
Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.
I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet
At least he stayed long enough for the lessons on tact and modesty
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:08 pm
by cloughy
Loanrangie wrote:cloughy wrote:Loanrangie wrote:bigbad wrote:I would wire a relay in there before it melts properly
Or even better get one of drivesafes upgraded wiring looms.
I dare say he hasn;t done the basic elec modules of trade school yet
At least he stayed long enough for the lessons on tact and modesty
I attended those.......................And failed
