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Joe_89

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Hey guys,

Couple of nights ago, i realised my driver side headlight was out, and as far as im aware, theyre not a cheap kit so i was pretty supprised.

So anyway, when i got to a set of traffic lights i played with the headlight switch a little, turned them off and on a few times and about the third time it came back on.

Now usually to start with it wont come on but eventually if i play with the switch long enough it will go on and it will stay on.

Ive been over all the connections to check for something loose but it all seems normal and doesnt seem to be the problem pinch.gif

Just want to know if anyone else has experienced this with their headlights before, and what the solution was?

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Ey Joe,

Has a similar problem once, one headlight wouldn't turn on, but turning them on and off would sometimes get it to come back on, then the other light did the same thing, ended up getting new globes, problem solved.

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pull apart the headlight switch (attached to the indicator stalk), sounds like you might have some corroded contacts in it.

it's fairly common.

Yea my mate suggested that, but it wasnt, i moved the connections closer while i was there anyway.

But it turned out to be the ballast that has gone :(

I figured it was broken anyway and started digging at the silicone to try fix it. I soon realised it was NOT gonna work haha.

However, i filled it back up with silicone and put the plate back on and its now less temprimental but still not reliable.

New HID kit it is :(

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