My sidelights / headlights are wired into a different switch in the side of my light pod, as apparently the proper switch stopped working. The wiring is a bit of a mess and the off-side 'square' headlight isn't even wired up, there isn't even a connector for the bulb! :confused1:

 

This might sound like a silly question, but I'm hoping someone can tell me which lights should come on when?

 

Sidelights seem fine. However, when I put headlights on the two round headlight come on and that it. Should the square ones come on too?

 

If I pull back the indicator stalk the main beam (flash) on the near side headlight comes one (the other square one cant as its not connected). Do the square lights have a dipped mode or are they just main beams?

 

Pushing back the stalk does nothing, normally this would be the main beam switch.

 

As for front fogs the switch does nothing, but I guess these should work when the pod switch is turned on...

 

Interior lights (map lights, boot light etc) don't work at all, I think this may be down to a fuse (or more butchered wiring!), does anyone know which fuse the interior lights are on?

Edited December 11, 201015 yr by MasterCookieman

My sidelights / headlights are wired into a different switch in the side of my light pod, as apparently the proper switch stopped working. The wiring is a bit of a mess and the off-side 'square' headlight isn't even wired up, there isn't even a connector for the bulb! :confused1:

 

This might sound like a silly question, but I'm hoping someone can tell me which lights should come on when?

 

Sidelights seem fine. However, when I put headlights on the two round headlight come on and that it. Should the square ones come on too?

 

If I pull back the indicator stalk the main beam (flash) on the near side headlight comes one (the other square one cant as its not connected). Do the square lights have a dipped mode or are they just main beams?

 

Pushing back the stalk does nothing, normally this would be the main beam switch.

 

As for front fogs the switch does nothing, but I guess these should work when the pod switch is turned on...

 

Interior lights (map lights, boot light etc) don't work at all, I think this may be down to a fuse (or more butchered wiring!), does anyone know which fuse the interior lights are on?

 

Round lights = Dipped Beam headlights

Square lights = Main beam headlights

 

Pulling back should flash your main beam. Pushing forward should put them permantly on.

 

Fogs should indeed come on when the pod switch is pressed, perhaps fuse gone, cant remember if they have a seperate circuit though.

 

Sounds like fuse gone for the interior lights, fuse box is in the drivers footwell kickpanel (next to accerator pedal)

Round lights = Dipped Beam headlights

Square lights = Main beam headlights

 

Pulling back should flash your main beam. Pushing forward should put them permantly on.

 

Fogs should indeed come on when the pod switch is pressed, perhaps fuse gone, cant remember if they have a seperate circuit though.

 

Sounds like fuse gone for the interior lights, fuse box is in the drivers footwell kickpanel (next to accerator pedal)

 

Thanks, I'll have a dig around the fuse compartment tomorrow.

 

I'm happy that the squares are the main beam, this lessens the problem, just one light to get working really...and the fogs...

driver footwell fuse box top row 3rd fuse 10 amp.

it powers the rotary lights on switch

the switch then powers the fog switch, the side lights, the relay to change between dippen and full headlights, the interior lights , the dash lights, the rear lights, the number plate lights

the same switch (independant to that 10a feed) also switches on the 2 relays that turn on the headlights so that the flash stalk can select which ones you want.

the flash stalk uses different wiring for "flash main beam" and "have main beam on" so flashing would be unafected

driver footwell fuse box top row 3rd fuse 10 amp.

it powers the rotary lights on switch

the switch then powers the fog switch, the side lights, the relay to change between dippen and full headlights, the interior lights , the dash lights, the rear lights, the number plate lights

the same switch (independant to that 10a feed) also switches on the 2 relays that turn on the headlights so that the flash stalk can select which ones you want.

the flash stalk uses different wiring for "flash main beam" and "have main beam on" so flashing would be unafected

 

Thanks! That's really helpful! I'm beginning to understand what's going on now.

 

I think maybe something has gone wrong in the past (maybe a faulty relay) and they've rewired the all of the lights, but not bothered with the interior lights, or didn't realise that they were on the same circuit.

 

It seems like a bit of a mess. I think I could wire in the other square light and get the fog lights working, even if I wire them up separately. I see the interior lights being a harder job...I wonder how much an auto electrician would charge to sort all this out.

 

Does anyone know if not being able to select main beam permanently is an MOT fail? Saying that it was MOT'd in Nov and passed with only one main beam headlight working for flash with no permanent main beam.