Headlight Issue - FIXED
Posted: 17 Feb 2015 22:17
Hizit Lads,
Went up the mountain track behind my house yesterday, patrol ran like a beauty in Low range with no worries whatsoever, however, upon arrival back at my house, i noticed my DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP and adjacent PARK LAMP (small lamp below the indicator) were not working.
I popped the bonnet and wiggled the Headlamp connector on the back and when i pushed it in a little more it came back on. The park lamp remained off, ..... possibly a fuse or bulb i suspect.
BUT!..... whilst the light was working, i opened it up this afternoon to get to the root of the issues. I put the HEADLAMP on and all seemed fine. However, i could smell plastic burning..
Below are the photos of the connector , which consists of 3 flat pins,.. One of which was ripped off the back of the headlight whilst trying to disconnect the connector... now what?!
Questions.
What do i do to fix this issue?
Do i need an entire new headlamp?
Can i replace this item, but then how does one remedy the 3rd pin etc etc....
Electrics is my weak point,... so annoyed and confused now...
Any advice appreciated.
Went up the mountain track behind my house yesterday, patrol ran like a beauty in Low range with no worries whatsoever, however, upon arrival back at my house, i noticed my DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP and adjacent PARK LAMP (small lamp below the indicator) were not working.
I popped the bonnet and wiggled the Headlamp connector on the back and when i pushed it in a little more it came back on. The park lamp remained off, ..... possibly a fuse or bulb i suspect.
BUT!..... whilst the light was working, i opened it up this afternoon to get to the root of the issues. I put the HEADLAMP on and all seemed fine. However, i could smell plastic burning..
Below are the photos of the connector , which consists of 3 flat pins,.. One of which was ripped off the back of the headlight whilst trying to disconnect the connector... now what?!
Questions.
What do i do to fix this issue?
Do i need an entire new headlamp?
Can i replace this item, but then how does one remedy the 3rd pin etc etc....
Electrics is my weak point,... so annoyed and confused now...
Any advice appreciated.