Series 3 Headlight fault

Little problem with the headlights, side lights work, full beam works, dipped headlights don't.

Going to look at it tonight but thought we could have a game of guess the fault and I'll let you all know what the issue is.

I'm going with either the headlights are low on oil or it's upset that I briefly looked at a jeep that was next to us at the lights.

(No serious guesses we all know it's either an earth or the switch has failed)

Failure to use the dip, not much point anyway. No one will flash you even if you remain on high with series sealed beams.

tottot said:

Failure to use the dip, not much point anyway. No one will flash you even if you remain on high with series sealed beams.

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Headlight upgrade on mine to halogens but if it had sealed beams i wouldn't bother using dipped at all - id just put a couple of candles on the front

If all vehicles had Lucas sealed beams [ like they used to] There would be no speeding at night.

Bulbs?
I have had two go at the same time although they were sealed beams, no relevance really.

tottot said:

If all vehicles had Lucas sealed beams [ like they used to] There would be no speeding at night.

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Or much driving at night

Anaconda said:

Bulbs?
I have had two go at the same time although they were sealed beams, no relevance really.

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That is one of the things I will check, although I went in the garage today and one of the tyres was flat so knowing land rover if your bulb goes it probably deflates one of the tyres as well

It's a spider in the stalk.

If you swap the bullet connectors over for main and dipped that will tell you if bulbs gone but both is unlikely so check you have 12v on the positive feed before they split to both , maybe just need the connectors cleaning / remaking

steve2286w said:

If you swap the bullet connectors over for main and dipped that will tell you if bulbs gone but both is unlikely so check you have 12v on the positive feed before they split to both , maybe just need the connectors cleaning / remaking

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I think its most likely the switch as the main beam on both is working

steve2286w said:

If you swap the bullet connectors over for main and dipped that will tell you if bulbs gone but both is unlikely so check you have 12v on the positive feed before they split to both , maybe just need the connectors cleaning / remaking

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Forgot to say their halogen headlamps so dipped and main same bulb

CohPC said:

Forgot to say their halogen headlamps so dipped and main same bulb

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same bulb but they have two filaments and 3 terminals as in pic

a cheap multimeter is useful when tracing voltage

steve2286w said:

same bulb but they have two filaments and 3 terminals as in pic

a cheap multimeter is useful when tracing voltage View attachment 296635

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The multimeter is just about be used, probably for testing but possibly for hitting things with

So a "fun" evening with the multimeter playing why the **** aren't the dipped beam working.

It's either just upset because the other day the Mrs was in the landy and said it's noisy, smelly, slow and there's much better rides out there (it shouldn't be upset, she was talking about me)

Or
There's a break in the wire somewhere between the switch and the point it branches off to the headlights, bulbs are fine, switch is fine. No damage to the bits of wire I can see and no damage to the loom. Everything else is working fine.

So I have 2 choices rip open the loom to find the break, or just run a new wire from switch to the point it branches to the headlights

Won’t it be the bullet connector near the radiator?

Usually is.

It’ll either be hanging under the rad panel or stung across the top of it between the lights.

Just realised I didn't check the stalk, the wire for dipped goes to the stalk first doesn't it, then to the headlights, so the most likely place for a problem is there.

Bobsticle said:

Won’t it be the bullet connector near the radiator?

Usually is.

It’ll either be hanging under the rad panel or stung across the top of it between the lights.

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No checked that,

Wildefalcon said:

It's a spider in the stalk.

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We have a winner, fault in the indicator stalk, you have won the right to be really smug any time someone says their dipped beam doesn't work

Naturally.