M35 Headlight Problem

[Brendan Diss]

Hi everybody,

I am having an issue with my M35 where my righthand headlight (low beam only) is not working. I have just changed the bulb only to have no success. On further probing, it seems that there is no voltage to the plug at all. I have checked all the fuses I can find (both next to the battery in the engine bay and in drivers side footwell and cannot find any duds. Trying to trace the wires through the engine bay I can across no fuses and eventually the loom disappeared into the passenger side of the firewall. I have also tried the ECU fault codes check on the CEL just in case, which reported no faults.

Has anybody else come across this problem or know of any other fuse box that I am missing?

Any assistance would be really appreciated thanks

Brendan

[nickcorr]

I woud imagine that this might have been screwed up when they removed your Xenons during compliance.

I would get onto the dealer you bought the car from or the compliance workshop. They really should sort this out for you, especially if you are still in the manditory 3 month warranty period.

[Brendan Diss]

Hmm I might give the compliance workshop a call about that, however im not sure it is their fault as the headlight was working when I got the car. Im not in my warranty period, but they certainly might know how to fix it though.

Thanks,

Brendan

[zei20l]

remove halogens and install aftermarket HID

if you think its a fuse, then they are located behind the battery. youll need to remove the cover around the battery. and im not talking about the little fuse box in front of the battery, that would be too easy

Edited June 20, 2009 by zei20l

[[[d a n n y]]]

i had that problem...

probably due to dodgy wiring.

take out the headlight and check the wiring on the headlight

u need to take out the covers on the actual headlight..

on the bottom of the light houseing where the HID ballast sits

[iamhe77]

I woud imagine that this might have been screwed up when they removed your Xenons during compliance.

I would get onto the dealer you bought the car from or the compliance workshop. They really should sort this out for you, especially if you are still in the manditory 3 month warranty period.

that is if they still have the Xenon ballasts/globes. Most workshops that disconnect (cut) the Xenon's throw out all the good stuff - as was the case with a mates V35.

Try to get them to supply you with what the missing stuff if they have it (I doubt they will wire it in as non-automatically adjustable Xenon's don't pass ADR).

They may have left everything in the light and just wired up the halogen's (as Northshore used to do). You will have to look in the back of the light for the thick silver Xenon connector.

remove halogens and install aftermarket HID

+1

or instead of aftermarket stuff, I may have a set of NM35 headlights you could buy

[zei20l]

cam, PM me with how much you want for the headlights if you decide to sell. i have aftermarket HIDs but i prefer factory

Edited June 20, 2009 by zei20l

[iamhe77]

cam, PM me with how much you want for the headlights if you decide to sell. i have aftermarket HIDs but i prefer factory

First in best dressed my friend. When I confirm that my new lights are A1, I will let you know about mine.

Still interested in tinting?

Scott, if you want a hand with your lights, give me a yell.

Edited June 20, 2009 by iamhe77

[Jetwreck]

I may have a set of NM35 headlights you could buy

you got those cheap ones of IM didn't you???.....damn it!!!!!

[iamhe77]

you got those cheap ones of IM didn't you???.....damn it!!!!!

Which one's?

If you mean the PM35 set, then yes. Yes I did.

[Bis-e Bee]

cam, PM me with how much you want for the headlights if you decide to sell. i have aftermarket HIDs but i prefer factory

Are you at it again, sheesh

That t-shirt get's a lot use, no wonder it's got holes in it

[zei20l]

i have a singlet now, it shows off my canons

[Jetwreck]

Which one's?

If you mean the PM35 set, then yes. Yes I did.

yeh I saw them at the same time as I purchased the dump pipe....had no more cash at the time.

[pixel8r]

I know this is offtopic - but does anyone know if the factory headlights can have the height adjusted manually? Mine shine pretty much straight ahead instead of down at the road in front of me. So I can see signs lit up for miles but not much in front of the car. Its enough to drive with but could be lots better if they can be adjusted.

[zei20l]

yup

on the back of the headlight unit are some manual adjustment screws. as for exactly where, or which direction to turn im not sure, but im 150% sure they are there. they must be there actually for minor adjustments etc.

just beware there will be a seperate pair of adjustment for lo and hi beam

[[[d a n n y]]]

i might try that my driver side is slightly higher than the passenger side

[[[d a n n y]]]

i might try that my driver side is slightly higher than the passenger side

[Brendan Diss]

Thankyou everyone for your suggestions, I will be sure to pull the whole headlight out tonight or tomorrow and see if I can find the problem wiring. At least I also have a working headlight to check the correct wiring on lol. Thanks again and I will keep you posted on what the findings are.

Brendan

[mrRS4]

Hi everybody,

I am having an issue with my M35 where my righthand headlight (low beam only) is not working. I have just changed the bulb only to have no success. On further probing, it seems that there is no voltage to the plug at all. I have checked all the fuses I can find (both next to the battery in the engine bay and in drivers side footwell and cannot find any duds. Trying to trace the wires through the engine bay I can across no fuses and eventually the loom disappeared into the passenger side of the firewall. I have also tried the ECU fault codes check on the CEL just in case, which reported no faults.

Has anybody else come across this problem or know of any other fuse box that I am missing?

Any assistance would be really appreciated thanks

Brendan

Yere i have had the same problem with my c34(lefthand headlight) have brought a HID kit so im hoping that fixes the problem.

Edited June 24, 2009 by mrRS4

[pixel8r]

yup

on the back of the headlight unit are some manual adjustment screws. as for exactly where, or which direction to turn im not sure, but im 150% sure they are there. they must be there actually for minor adjustments etc.

just beware there will be a seperate pair of adjustment for lo and hi beam

Just tried this last night with help from my dad, and we just got more and more confused the more we tried to align the headlights.

Basically from what we worked out, both screws adjust both lo and hi beam, and they seem to work against each other. ie. using a ratchet, and turning both screws the same way, one brings both lo & hi beam up, the other brings them down. Change the direction on the ratchet and they are both reversed.

From what we worked out, you have to keep doing one then the other, and that will move the beam either to the left or to the right. Hope that makes sense. In other words, one of them adjusted it upwards, but slightly to the right. Turning the other in the same direction moved the beam downards but also to the right. So you can use both working against each other to adjust the height and left-right angle of the beam.

From what we could tell, there was no independant adjustment for lo vs hi beam. They both moved when we turned either screw. So it was a case of finding a happy medium where the low beam was low enough and the high beam still high enough.

If anyone else has more info on how the adjustments work PLEASE feel free to share it.

Also I read recently about the headlight adjustment on the dash - does this work? I always thought the motor for this was disconnected in compliance...I'd be thrilled if it worked. That'd be one awesome feature to have.