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barnoon

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Gday guys,

Im having a strange problem with my left hand headlight on my R32 it used to work all the time and has slowly gotten worse,

at first it wouldnt come on just the right one would and a simple tap of the dash or turning the lights off then on again would fix it this gradually turned to a big hit on the dash to get it to come on then multiple hits on the dash now I have to beat the shit out of it for about 30 secs to get it to turn on,

Once its on if I turn it off it wont come back on again unless I repeat the process, Ive checked all fuses, replaced the globe several times and even tried another indicator stalk unit to see if that was the problem.

Im thinking its probaly just a simple loose wire but I cant understand that when it comes on if I turn it off then back on 2 seconds later I have to repeat the hitting the dash process,

Any one else have some insight for me before I book it into an auto electrcian? :sorcerer:

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its the switch. there is a thread about this somewhere on here.

instead of having both lights switch on with the same contact point, they must use 2 (1 for each light) and the right light is the first 1 to contact... or something like that.

Fixxxer Community Regular

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Yes, it's the switch, find the thread about it in DIY section I think.

I fixed mine about a month or so ago by elongating the springs, and it's working great. The ultimate solution is to buy a new switch, but I think that is about $200, second hand ones I think you can buy from about $50 from wreckers.

Fixxxer :D

barnoon Experienced

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Just thought id update everyone and let you know that it was the switch that caused this problem I picked up another one for $50 second hand from SSS Automotive and put it in just then, took about 45 mins all up :(

Cheers for the input guys

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