ceramic h4 sockets

Has anyone replaced their headlight (h4) sockets with ceramic ones?

was out shopping last night, and noticed the n/s dipped beam was dim.
turning light switch on / of and fault disappeared.
I've had a look at Haynes wiring diagram, and have ruled out dodgy earth as the rest of the lights were ok. I've been thinking, that probably the h4 socket is a bit manky. I'll have to wait till weekend to have a good look.

As the ceramic ones are only a couple of quid a pair, is it worth replacing them anyway ???

Just in case it could be earth problem, does anyone know where to look?

regards

Ahhhhhhh.........it gets worse..............

got the headlight out and had a look at connector......it's all blue and manky.
so checked the other one as well, and manky but not as bad.

so i'm thinking might as well go and order ceramic ones.


while i was there, I checked the indicators as well, o/s was ok, but on the n/s i found this ......



.....what an outstanding example of bodging,


I also thought the plate behind the indicator looked a tad rusty , so i poked it !!!!




Bad Move.


So todays numpty question is...........

what does that bit of plate do ? and should I get it replaced?

It's not supporting anything, It just seems to stop the outer wing from being pushed in too far.
there isn't one on the o/s.

chris

ceramic is good. but the headlight mod is better. see faq section.

Thanks Mad Hat Man

The headlight mod looks good, but it's a bit more than I think I'm capable of.

Any ideas on my rusty bit??

patch or yrm it

yrm ??

aha, a good place for panels and stuff.............but welding is a bit beyond me.

As the rusty bit isn't joined, or doesn't do anything, (as far as I can see), and as there's not one on the other side, can I just leave it , or would if fail mot?

That panel is there to stop bits getting into the air filter behind it on the inner wing you will see the air intake only the N/S wing has it?? Hope this answers your question

Nick

Indeed.

Thanks Nick.