Recent content by red_k11

ok, so the 1st thing to do tomorrow morning would be to check whether the 5w sidelight bulbs light up at all and go from there. are these 5w sidelights in series (if one stops working, will it affect the other)? If they do light up (ignition on) and my car has the dim/dip, then it may be a...

ahhh, so what you were saying was that: Ignition on --> one (main) bulb operates on both twists of the stalk. With the ignition off, a separate smaller bulb operates on the first twist only, and the main ^ operates on the second twist (car off still). This is what dim/dip system is? And if the...

I will open one unit up tomorow morning and see what lights up when. Depending on which type it is, would you happen to know what the problem could be? Thanks,

Thanks for your quick reply... I'm not quite sure sorry. When the car is off, I turn the stalk once and the dim (parking/side) lights should come on (but don't). If I turn the stalk again, I do get a brighter 'full' beam - which as far as I know is from a different pair of bulbs. When the car...

Hi, I did a search on the above but could not find anything. Basically, the front sidelights work when the car is on, but when you turn the car off they are meant to operate as parking lights - problem is, they turn off - which is why my car failed its MOT today :( Bulbs are working. Rears...